Opening a family heirloom can be nerve wracking, but I will take this one in stride. My Dad's Sound Conditioner needs a little TLC, and a little tear down - but gently! Enjoy....
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18 thoughts on “My dad’s mysterious sound conditioner”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Sean Faherty says:

    My wife has one of these.
    I donโ€™t know where she found it or why but she has one

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars EVE GLEAD says:

    I would love to think something like this magic works but isn't it just making a noise to cover up another= just overlaying more noise??

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Duke Nukem says:

    Cool gadget they don't make em like they used to! I've been digging into the science of oils a little, is the sewing machine oil silicone? Seems like silicone oil is taking over from petrol cus it has a higher flash point, doesn't degrade rubber, and isn't toxic.

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars lias says:

    My dad is a social worker and I grew up around these machines. How funny LOL

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mojave Gold says:

    This one brought back some memories! Back in the late 1980s I worked as an engineer for a private company owned by an older gentleman who regularly used one of these to help him sleep. When he travelled to England and stayed for a few weeks at his residence there, he had great difficulty sleeping without his wind machine. So he asked me if I could modify it for use at 230V 50Hz. I simply pressed out the lamination section of the shaded-pole motor that the coil bobbin was on, and rewound the coil with 2.3x the original turns – with magnet wire that was 4 gauges smaller. The idea was to keep the flux density using british power the same as it was on the US grid. Maybe not an ideal solution – but it was still working fine for him around 20 years later when he passed over.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars th1ngo says:

    Thanks Fran (& Dad).
    I love using my Dad's tools.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Patrick Cardon says:

    Who DOESN'T keep their equipment in the original box with bags and manuals? ๐Ÿ˜

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Soufiane Bellahbib says:

    Think dad๐ŸŒด๐Ÿ’š

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Soufiane Bellahbib says:

    FRAN Vous รชtes: scientifique,artiste dans ton choix, soigneuse ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Very Feminine cultural ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒดโ˜€๏ธ

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Soufiane Bellahbib says:

    ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒดโ˜€๏ธ

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Pops Fereal says:

    They had one of these in the (completely modern) hospital room I just got out of. It worked great!

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Live free says:

    I have one of them. I still use it in my office. It was left there by the previous business owner. Works great!

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars john hood says:

    Hi, Great machine, wish I had one, very impressive regards. JH

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Coffeeology says:

    "Can't void warranty, if no warranty." *taps head

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MurderMostFowl says:

    I think they chose to explain the polarized plug because the NEC standards for polarized plugs and grounding didnโ€™t happen until the early 1960โ€™s, so it stands to reason that some folks didnโ€™t commonly encounter them until later in life and may have gotten frustrated that you could only plug the device in one way, or just wanted to know why the pins were different sizes

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars EakcoTV says:

    How weird this appeared on my feed. We just found one of these in my father in lawโ€™s stuff after emptying the house for sale. Why change something thatโ€™s not broken? Well you answered that when we saw the inside ๐Ÿ˜‰

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars thelaneman says:

    It's basically a "whispering siren" LOL

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Neal B says:

    I've been using one of those every night for 30+ years. Can't sleep without it. Still works as good as the day it was new.

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