I want to check cylinders and valves. Anyone have good tips. Want to spend $100 or less. Thanks
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Can anyone recommend a good cheap Bore Scope with articulating camera.
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Choose cheap or good, not both.
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Vividia Ablescope VA-400 V5 USB Borescope | Aircraft Spruce ®
Vividia Ablescope VA-400 V5 USB Borescope Ideal for detailed visual inspection
OK thanks... I was thinking $70 to $100, with camera and screen... no need to break out the phone or laptop.
LumenScope Articulating Borescope Camera with Light,Two-Way Industrial Endoscope Inspection Camera with 0.24In Articulated Probe, 5.3FT Flexible Snake Bore Scope Cam for Automotive Engine Inspect: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
LumenScope Articulating Borescope Camera with Light,Two-Way Industrial Endoscope Inspection Camera with 0.24In Articulated Probe, 5.3FT Flexible Snake Bore Scope Cam for Automotive Engine Inspect: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
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VEVOR 2 Way Articulating Borescope – 5" IPS, 6.4mm Lens
Need clear inspections in tight spaces? VEVOR 2 way articulating borescope offers 180° control, an HD screen, and long battery life. Order yours today!
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Steve Iacoviello
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The Vevor works well for me. I was using a Vividia but the Vevor is better.
I have that exact Vevor ^. Bought it from the recommendations previously on here. Bought it when I riveted my lower wing skins but has become one of my favorite tools. I just used it extensively on my 1946 C-140 annual inspection. Its a really nice tool. Battery lasts a long time. Images are clear. Can take pics when scoping and with a SD card.....(not included) you can download pics onto your laptop etc.
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My Vividia worked for me for one set of pictures then it crapped out. It has a short somewhere and keeps turning off. I will not get another one of them. I have seen the Vervor and it looks pretty good but Im open to suggestions too.
Radioflyer
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My EAA chapter club had long been using the Vividia VA-450 with a 5.5mm diameter x 1m probe. It was very good until the built-in LEDs crapped out. The 1m flexible probe length was a little awkward to maneuver inside the cylinders and forced twisting of the probe to properly frame our object probably induced the LED failure. I think a shorter solid probe shaft (with 180 degree flex tip) is much easier to maneuver and to orient the image.
Nevertheless, as a replacement, we found on Amazon a DXZtoz borescope for about $100. The probe was 8.5mm x 2m. The 2m length is even more awkward for framing, bordering on difficult, to use in our cylinders. However, the true negative is that while the tip was advertised as flexing to 180 degrees, we could only get it to flex to about 135 degrees. We tried contacting the manufacturer but emails were returned as non-deliverable. Also of note, the field of view was about 1/2 as wide as our original borescope, not ideal. The unit is workable for our cylinder inspections, but not ideal for easy framing of the image we want. We gladly pay more for easier use.
These days image quality, even with cheap stand-alone borescopes, is not really an issue. The more important factors are probe-tip flex range, shorter or rigid probe length, and wide field of view. With lessons learned, we will search further for the optimal borescope.
Nevertheless, as a replacement, we found on Amazon a DXZtoz borescope for about $100. The probe was 8.5mm x 2m. The 2m length is even more awkward for framing, bordering on difficult, to use in our cylinders. However, the true negative is that while the tip was advertised as flexing to 180 degrees, we could only get it to flex to about 135 degrees. We tried contacting the manufacturer but emails were returned as non-deliverable. Also of note, the field of view was about 1/2 as wide as our original borescope, not ideal. The unit is workable for our cylinder inspections, but not ideal for easy framing of the image we want. We gladly pay more for easier use.
These days image quality, even with cheap stand-alone borescopes, is not really an issue. The more important factors are probe-tip flex range, shorter or rigid probe length, and wide field of view. With lessons learned, we will search further for the optimal borescope.
I bought a Teslong articulating borescope from Amazon for $118 bucks last June to use for my condition inspection. It can record images, has a slim probe so you can get it through small tooling holes, a lighted articulating arm and easy to view screen, plus you can recharge the battery via USB. I've been very happy with it.
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I have same one works great.
