Found this on FleaBay, thought it was interesting:

New 7M USB Waterproof Endoscope Borescope Snake Inspection Camera Fast USA Ship | eBay

Anyone using a laptop while working on their car/truck this might be a decent inexpensive inspection cam.

 

wow. i am very tempted to buy one.

 

Isnt an endoscope thing used for buttholes ? Lol

 

yea, but it is still a borescope.

 

Sounds interesting, it certainly would come in handy tracking down a blockage in the bathroom drain pipe; however, would'nt there need to be a light source otherwise it would be like looking in a black hole?

 

it has switchable led's on the camera.

 

Thanks for the info, other than checking the drain blockage not sure how I would use it; having said that, being a tool junkie does it really matter

 

Just the thing to see if the sending unit float is hanging up in my truck.

 

I'm not real sure that it gives enough resolution to be all that helpful -- maybe it does.

Would also be nice to know the focal length -- if it gets fuzzy when you get close to something, that's not good.

I'm fairly skeptical of this deal. From what I've seen, good borescopes are spendy.


Just my .02


hj

 

No it doesn't matter, not to this admitted tool junkie anyway! Besides think of the panache this gives us with our other tool junkie buddies. I have one of the Milwaukee inspection cams intended for use in walls and such but its been useful when working on my van from time to time too. I paid a lot more than $38.49.

Absolutely, can't disagree with you on that in the overall. For areas or spaces where your eyes can't see such a tool would be invaluable IF you need to see into that space. Most borescopes have necessarily short focal lengths so would most likely not be comparable to the better and more expensive versions. Resolution might be an issue IF this were to be used in a medical situation but if we're peering into a cylinder bore through a spark plug hole any image we could see would be better than nothing. On my Milwaukee version I can "focus" on anything simply by the distance from the target I place the camera lens---from a bigger field of view down to checking the crosshatching on a cylinder bore is entirely possible.

Its just a cheap tool, thinking anyone who uses a laptop as a code scanner or diagnostic tool might also find this helpful. In the end if we need a laboratory type borescope they're available but are they what we need for most automotive uses?

Anyway glad a few found this worthy of at least checking out--thanks all!

 

Thanks for posting that, it looks like a decent tool for what it is.
For an all-in-one unit, Harbor Freight offers one for $100:
Wireless Inspection Camera - Great Deals on Wireless Inspection Cameras at Harbor Freight
The HF one has a larger head and shorter cable though.

 

hmmmm.. interesting..!!
but you need something to guide that cam into narrow spaces.

 

well, being the tool addict i am, i ordered one. i will let you all know if it is a waste of money or not when it gets here.

 

That kind of thing would be handy to see if there is damage inside a cylinder...

 

exactly what i was thinking.
especially since i am working on a 4 cylinder with what i think is a hole in a piston.
the camera will be a lot easier than pulling the head to see if i am rite.