[DeTomaso] SuperEyes borescope review

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Well now that's a cool idea.  I may have to try them out.  Let us know
how it works for you.
Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 11/2/2013 6:18 PM, Jerry Knotts wrote:
> Asa,
>
> In taking your advise, because I can never miss out on cheap, I
> purchased one also.  I think with an additional purchase of:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CBKFJ9Y/ref=pe_259560_33682720_pd_re_dt_dt1
>
> You will find the scope easier to use.  I is a three mirror set that
> affixes to the end of the borescope and provides mirrors at 3
> different angles to deflect the lens and LED light.
>
> Thanks, YMMV,
> jerry
>
>
> On 11/2/2013 6:06 PM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
>> Today I finally got a round to trying out that fancy and inexpensive
>> borescope I found on Amazon.  Well, it might not be all it's all cracked
>> up to be, and I don't have anything to compare it against so here goes.
>>
>> It fits through a spark plug hole with ease; there is plenty of
>> clearance.  The lens area is only about a quarter inch in diameter.
>>
>> The neck is flexible but isn't easy to control; it's really only
>> "flexible," there are no control cables or thingy's to help you
>> manipulate where it's pointing.  This makes it a bit of a trick to get
>> it where you want, having to flex it around, reposition, etc.
>>
>> At one point I attempted to flex it into a u-bend, in an attempt to look
>> back -up- the cylinder to see if I could tell what kind of heads I had
>> (quench or open-chamber).  Mind you I already know what I have; I was
>> trying it to see if it could be done.  Well, maybe.  I believe this
>> particular piston was about half way up the bore, so I don't think I had
>> enough room.  I did however manage to get it turned around enough to see
>> I was right next to an intake valve.  My impression is that if the
>> piston is all the way down, you might be able to futz with it enough to
>> get a view back up the cylinder, but I didn't go that far.
>>
>> There is no focus adjustment.  If you are too close... things are fuzzy,
>> and if you are too far away... dark.  The LED lighting on the lens is
>> very bright, but it's also very concentrated.  Therefore in a dark
>> cylinder, if you get too far away from the subject, it tends to get dark
>> all around.  There -is- a brightness adjustment on the LED and I was
>> constantly checking to make sure I hadn't accidentally dimmed the light.
>>
>> The protective casing on the flexible neck is thin and easily damaged.
>> In my attempt to get the neck bent into a u-shape inside the cylinder,
>> the protective coating rubbed on the threads of the spark plug hole and
>> cut into the sheath.  It wasn't bad but now when you run your hand down
>> the tube you can feel sharp bits which is a little annoying.
>>
>> The software that comes with it allows you to take snapshots and video.
>> It runs on Windows computers and I think there is a driver for MACs on
>> their website.  This was probably the cool part, having a nice large
>> streaming picture on a laptop screen while using two hands trying to
>> manipulate the darn thing.
>>
>> It's inexpensive and I guess you pretty much get what you pay for.  I
>> don't know how the more professional borescopes work; if they have more
>> control over the lens head so you can flex it in specific ways or not.
>> I don't know if they have an adjustable focus or not.  If they do, they
>> may be a much better investment for detailed examination of an engine
>> cylinder, piston, head and valves.
>>
>> This is the product:
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007ROP3FO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>>
>>
>> Asa Jay
>>
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