In the August magazine in the Safety Spot it mentions using a Maplins Stick Cam to see inside a fuel tank. I have always fancied a borescope so has anybody got any views on the quality or usefulness of this device compared to expensive proper jobs. There is an old thread on the model with the built in LCD screeen but I presume this is the one you connect to your laptop and power via USB.
As my day job involves fuel tanks I am aware of the hazards of non ATEX equipment around fuel, I was thinking more of structural inspections through access holes.
Thanks, Alan.
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Alan,
I can't comment on the Maplins item but I bought a 'SeeSnake' kit a couple of years ago and I have used that successfully to inspect my a/c (though that wasn't why I bought it); very useful it is too! Now however, they (SeeSnake) do a much smaller bore camera and also they have the facility to write the pic to a SD Card so you can view the image on a computer afterwards (there is also a screen on the pistol grip as before). Cheaper too, take a look on the great provider site (Ebay!).
As for intrinsic safety, the cam is waterproof so I would think it would be fine in a tank (I've looked in my wing tank without blowing myself up).
I can't comment on the Maplins item but I bought a 'SeeSnake' kit a couple of years ago and I have used that successfully to inspect my a/c (though that wasn't why I bought it); very useful it is too! Now however, they (SeeSnake) do a much smaller bore camera and also they have the facility to write the pic to a SD Card so you can view the image on a computer afterwards (there is also a screen on the pistol grip as before). Cheaper too, take a look on the great provider site (Ebay!).
As for intrinsic safety, the cam is waterproof so I would think it would be fine in a tank (I've looked in my wing tank without blowing myself up).