[DeTomaso] SuperEyes borescope review

[Boyd Casey]

A flexible bore shaft with a camera head that can be controlled by the
operator is available, the cheapest iv'e seen is close to $5,000. So for
under $20  and up those on Amazon.com look like a bargin. Just don't
attempt a do it yourself colonoscopy! LOL
Boyd


On Saturday, November 2, 2013, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:

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