Inspection Borescope

Does anyone have any experience with these things as to performance and price? http://www.mpja.com/10-09-12.asp?r=349092&s=1 Many Thanks Charlie

Ive played with the higher end models at HD. They seem to work well. The issue is the length. You are limited in feet for the wand. You can get longer ones but they typically cost more then the unit itself. So if you can live with 3' then there should be no issues. Newer models have a light source at the end so you can see into darker places like areas underneath and engine (oil pan) which have no light source....or smaller cavities on the boat where its impossible to shine a light on. /ch On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 5:51 AM, Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE) <hu… [at] bah.com> wrote: > Does anyone have any experience with these things as to performance and price? > > http://www.mpja.com/10-09-12.asp?r=349092&s=1 > > Many Thanks > Charlie > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -- /ch

I agree with Chris about the light source. I have one I have had for years (8). I paid over $350. I like it, but the newer stuff is much better. It really depends on what you are going to use it for? This unit from mpja looks pretty good to me. I used mine once to look at my "beam" I'm sorry I did! I used one at work 20 years ago the cost 450K. It was trailer mounted and would fly down tubes. It used air jets to move along. You would use a joy stick to controll it. I bet today's units would be a tenth the cost and 100 times better. Chuck From: chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 6:27 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Inspection Borescope Ive played with the higher end models at HD. They seem to work well. The issue is the length. You are limited in feet for the wand. You can get longer ones but they typically cost more then the unit itself. So if you can live with 3' then there should be no issues. Newer models have a light source at the end so you can see into darker places like areas underneath and engine (oil pan) which have no light source....or smaller cavities on the boat where its impossible to shine a light on. /ch On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 5:51 AM, Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE) <mailto:husar_charlie%40bah.com> wrote: > Does anyone have any experience with these things as to performance and price? > > http://www.mpja.com/10-09-12.asp?r=349092&s=1 > > Many Thanks > Charlie > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -- /ch

I use a small pocket camera with a piece of white tape covering the flash so the shot is not overexposed. Obviously you cannot inspect the beam this way but it does work for under the engine and other can't get to places. Allen On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Chuck Lennox <le… [at] yahoo.com> wrote: > ** > > > I agree with Chris about the light source. I have one I have had for years > (8). I paid over $350. I like it, but the newer stuff is much better. It > really depends on what you are going to use it for? This unit from mpja > looks pretty good to me. I used mine once to look at my "beam" I'm sorry I > did! > I used one at work 20 years ago the cost 450K. It was trailer mounted and > would fly down tubes. It used air jets to move along. You would use a joy > stick to controll it. I bet today's units would be a tenth the cost and 100 > times better. > Chuck > > *From:* chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com> > *To:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 9, 2012 6:27 AM > *Subject:* Re: [Cal_Boats] Inspection Borescope > > > Ive played with the higher end models at HD. They seem to work well. > The issue is the length. You are limited in feet for the wand. You can > get longer ones but they typically cost more then the unit itself. So > if you can live with 3' then there should be no issues. Newer models > have a light source at the end so you can see into darker places like > areas underneath and engine (oil pan) which have no light source....or > smaller cavities on the boat where its impossible to shine a light on. > > /ch > > On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 5:51 AM, Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE) > <mailto:husar_charlie%40bah.com <husar_charlie%40bah.com>> wrote: > > Does anyone have any experience with these things as to performance and > price? > > > > http://www.mpja.com/10-09-12.asp?r=349092&s=1 > > > > Many Thanks > > Charlie > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > -- > /ch > > > >

About a week ago I purchased a dewalt borescope. Drilled a hole in the wall and there was only enough light to see if I was right on top of something like a close up of a screw head. I was not able to get enough from the light to tell if the wall plate had rotted out or not......not enough light to be generally usefull. I returned it. I would love to have one that I could see the inside a wall cavity or a large suitcase sized compartment and not just enough light to look at the seams. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: Allen Edwards To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 9:12 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Inspection Borescope I use a small pocket camera with a piece of white tape covering the flash so the shot is not overexposed. Obviously you cannot inspect the beam this way but it does work for under the engine and other can't get to places. Allen On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Chuck Lennox <le… [at] yahoo.com> wrote: I agree with Chris about the light source. I have one I have had for years (8). I paid over $350. I like it, but the newer stuff is much better. It really depends on what you are going to use it for? This unit from mpja looks pretty good to me. I used mine once to look at my "beam" I'm sorry I did! I used one at work 20 years ago the cost 450K. It was trailer mounted and would fly down tubes. It used air jets to move along. You would use a joy stick to controll it. I bet today's units would be a tenth the cost and 100 times better. Chuck From: chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 6:27 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Inspection Borescope Ive played with the higher end models at HD. They seem to work well. The issue is the length. You are limited in feet for the wand. You can get longer ones but they typically cost more then the unit itself. So if you can live with 3' then there should be no issues. Newer models have a light source at the end so you can see into darker places like areas underneath and engine (oil pan) which have no light source....or smaller cavities on the boat where its impossible to shine a light on. /ch On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 5:51 AM, Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE) <mailto:husar_charlie%40bah.com> wrote: > Does anyone have any experience with these things as to performance and price? > > http://www.mpja.com/10-09-12.asp?r=349092&s=1 > > Many Thanks > Charlie > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -- /ch __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7564 (20121009) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7565 (20121009) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

I have a friend who made one for looking at the bottom of his boat using a web camera sealed inside a pvc pipe with a piece of glass siliconed on the end. Obviously not the best set up but it allowed him to check his prop etc from the boat with his laptop w/o diving. They now make all kinds of "spy" cameras that you could use in a similar fashion I'm guessing, you'd still need to figure out a light source. I'd like to have one for my fuel polishing business to see inside tanks before and after I clean them. Preferably a camera so I could document before and after. Paul From: Mark Alan Stahnke (MAS Consulting) <ma… [at] cox.net> To: Cal_Boats <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tue, Oct 9, 2012 8:36 pm Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Inspection Borescope About a week ago I purchased a dewalt borescope. Drilled a hole in the wall and there was only enough light to see if I was right on top of something like a close up of a screw head. I was not able to get enough from the light to tell if the wall plate had rotted out or not......not enough light to be generally usefull. I returned it. I would love to have one that I could see the inside a wall cavity or a large suitcase sized compartment and not just enough light to look at the seams. Mark From: Allen Edwards To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 9:12 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Inspection Borescope I use a small pocket camera with a piece of white tape covering the flash so the shot is not overexposed. Obviously you cannot inspect the beam this way but it does work for under the engine and other can't get to places. Allen On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Chuck Lennox <le… [at] yahoo.com> wrote: I agree with Chris about the light source. I have one I have had for years (8). I paid over $350. I like it, but the newer stuff is much better. It really depends on what you are going to use it for? This unit from mpja looks pretty good to me. I used mine once to look at my "beam" I'm sorry I did! I used one at work 20 years ago the cost 450K. It was trailer mounted and would fly down tubes. It used air jets to move along. You would use a joy stick to controll it. I bet today's units would be a tenth the cost and 100 times better. Chuck From: chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 6:27 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Inspection Borescope Ive played with the higher end models at HD. They seem to work well. The issue is the length. You are limited in feet for the wand. You can get longer ones but they typically cost more then the unit itself. So if you can live with 3' then there should be no issues. Newer models have a light source at the end so you can see into darker places like areas underneath and engine (oil pan) which have no light source....or smaller cavities on the boat where its impossible to shine a light on. /ch On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 5:51 AM, Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE) <mailto:husar_charlie%40bah.com> wrote: > Does anyone have any experience with these things as to performance and price? > > http://www.mpja.com/10-09-12.asp?r=349092&s=1 > > Many Thanks > Charlie > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -- /ch __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7564 (20121009) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7565 (20121009) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Paul, the one I’m looking at says it takes pictures and videos, but I do not know the light intensity. It’s a Aardvark, apparently from the UK. Makes me think of Aardman movies and cartoons. Take Care Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of pw… [at] aol.com Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 8:44 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [External] Re: [Cal_Boats] Inspection Borescope I have a friend who made one for looking at the bottom of his boat using a web camera sealed inside a pvc pipe with a piece of glass siliconed on the end. Obviously not the best set up but it allowed him to check his prop etc from the boat with his laptop w/o diving. They now make all kinds of "spy" cameras that you could use in a similar fashion I'm guessing, you'd still need to figure out a light source. I'd like to have one for my fuel polishing business to see inside tanks before and after I clean them. Preferably a camera so I could document before and after. Paul From: Mark Alan Stahnke (MAS Consulting) <ma… [at] cox.net> To: Cal_Boats <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tue, Oct 9, 2012 8:36 pm Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Inspection Borescope About a week ago I purchased a dewalt borescope. Drilled a hole in the wall and there was only enough light to see if I was right on top of something like a close up of a screw head. I was not able to get enough from the light to tell if the wall plate had rotted out or not......not enough light to be generally usefull. I returned it. I would love to have one that I could see the inside a wall cavity or a large suitcase sized compartment and not just enough light to look at the seams. Mark From: Allen Edwards<mailto:al… [at] gmail.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com<mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 9:12 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Inspection Borescope I use a small pocket camera with a piece of white tape covering the flash so the shot is not overexposed. Obviously you cannot inspect the beam this way but it does work for under the engine and other can't get to places. Allen On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Chuck Lennox <le… [at] yahoo.com<mailto:le… [at] yahoo.com>> wrote: I agree with Chris about the light source. I have one I have had for years (8). I paid over $350. I like it, but the newer stuff is much better. It really depends on what you are going to use it for? This unit from mpja looks pretty good to me. I used mine once to look at my "beam" I'm sorry I did! I used one at work 20 years ago the cost 450K. It was trailer mounted and would fly down tubes. It used air jets to move along. You would use a joy stick to controll it. I bet today's units would be a tenth the cost and 100 times better. Chuck From: chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com<mailto:ch… [at] gmail.com>> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com<mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 6:27 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Inspection Borescope Ive played with the higher end models at HD. They seem to work well. The issue is the length. You are limited in feet for the wand. You can get longer ones but they typically cost more then the unit itself. So if you can live with 3' then there should be no issues. Newer models have a light source at the end so you can see into darker places like areas underneath and engine (oil pan) which have no light source....or smaller cavities on the boat where its impossible to shine a light on. /ch On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 5:51 AM, Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE) <mailto:husar_charlie%40bah.com> wrote: > Does anyone have any experience with these things as to performance and price? > > http://www.mpja.com/10-09-12.asp?r=349092&s=1 > > Many Thanks > Charlie > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -- /ch __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7564 (20121009) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7565 (20121009) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com