Boroscopes/endoscopes - aircraft inspection
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Boroscopes/endoscopes - aircraft inspection
Hoping to pick the brains of those of you that may have purchased or used the cheap (£30 approx) boroscopes/endoscopes that plug into a laptop via the usb and used to inspect the less accessible locations in an airframe.
Do they provide good images?
Are the LEDs bright enough to illuminate the target areas?
Are there any software issues?
I've read a few online reviews on the product but there is very little in them to help me decide either way, so some honest opinions from fellow members would be welcomed. Thanks.
Do they provide good images?
Are the LEDs bright enough to illuminate the target areas?
Are there any software issues?
I've read a few online reviews on the product but there is very little in them to help me decide either way, so some honest opinions from fellow members would be welcomed. Thanks.
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My friend has one and they provide reasonable quality images (at least good enough for my purposes). The biggest challenge was to manipulate the flexible probe to point at the thing we were trying to view. Not as easy as one thinks it is going to be, especially if you can't physically see the item of interest yourself! Illumination levels were okay as well.
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I saw a 'camera on a stick' boroscope in Maplins for about this sort of price and snapped it up because I needed to inspect inside a glider wing with minimum disruption to the fabric. The head end is about 8mm diameter and the LEDs do provide enough illumination for viewing inside closed structures. It can be a bit tricky to know exactly the orientation you are viewing, but it is a super bit of kit and I now use it all the time. The picture quality isn't exactly HD but it is generally sufficient and you have the interesting capabilty to display it remotely via Skype!
Jim
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I've bitten the bullet and ordered one via Amazon and at £23.99 including p&p, it seems a fair price.
Thanks to everyone who offered ideas on how to use such things as mobile phone and web cameras. I'll remember those ideas just in case I'm away from base and ever have a need for an emergency inspection device!
I'll let you know how I get on with my "new toy" when I've used it.
Thanks to everyone who offered ideas on how to use such things as mobile phone and web cameras. I'll remember those ideas just in case I'm away from base and ever have a need for an emergency inspection device!
I'll let you know how I get on with my "new toy" when I've used it.
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Aldi have a standalone unit on special offer for tomorrow (28th Aug). http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/sp ... _20474.htm Costs 69.99 but has a built in monitor so no PC required.
In the immortal words of Victor Meldrew "I do not believe it"!Aldi have a stand alone unit on special offer for tomorrow (28th Aug).
I've been asking Aldi for the last couple of months if there's any prospect of this item (or similar) becoming available soon and the answer even as late as last week was "NO".
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