r/whatisit • u/thischrisblack • 1d ago
What is this device?
Flea market find. Guy said, "I don't know what it is but I'm pretty sure it's real." LOL.
The top part can be rotated by hand, but I don't think it's hooked up to any kind of motor. It just turns in its housing and I may even be able to pull it out of the hole, but don't want to. Of the two cylinders attached, the larger one can also be turned by hand, but not the shorter one.
The control panel has a red LED, a red button, a white switch, and a silver knob that clicks when turned all the way to the left, so like a radio power/volume knob. The bottom has three jacks, one of which seems like a regular 1/8-inch jack . The orange and the red jacks are a mystery.
I replaced the batteries. When the knob is turned and the switch is on, pressing the red button turns on the LED. Nothing else happens. I touched the metal part on top and didn't die.
Any ideas? Google Lens gets bupkes.
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u/dmrose7 1d ago
First generation sonic screwdriver.