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Thudpucker

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I watched a couple guys struggling today. I felt sorry for them too.
Looking up into the Shade with the Sun on everything else.
It made me wonder if anybody's come up with a Remote Camera on the end of a flexible shaft that shows on a little TV (etc) set for the guys to see up in them dark places?

Plumbers have one that will go down the sewer pipe.
We mechanics should have one too! Don't you think so?
 
we have them and use them! all the way to high tech video probes a few steps better than a colon scope works great to look into cylinders, we can do a u turn and check the valves saving pulling the heads to take a look! technology is great if you use it but much of the stuff is way over priced! its very easy to construct your own especially with large tablets now and high res color bullet cameras
 
Boroscope!
A guy furnished me with the name.
I guess it was used to look down Rifle bores....
Anyway, they sell the camera/Cable for $37, but I don't know what the other end of the Cable goes to. It has a USB connector. I'm guessing a Laptop or PC.
What display do you guys use Kevin?
 
Harbor Freight has a short one cheap

Someone on here mentioned a wireless one used for model railroading uses a 9 V battery
 
There are lots available with widely varying prices and features. B/W or Color, monitor size , brightness and light sensitivity, resolution, cable length if wired, wired vs wireless, cam size ,water-resistance of cam, accessories and kit case...

Inspection Camera: http://www.google.com/search?source.....3.0i10l5.0.0.0.8026...........0.-zXBC4jjLJw

For engine internals you just have to pick one that has the smaller dia. camera .

I don't have one yet but I will.

I do occasionally use my B-I-L's handy Atlantis underwater cam with 100' cable back to the included battery powered TV monitor onbard for inspecting extremely difficult-access areas of the boat particularly under the motors, as well as checking U/W running gear from inside the cockpit and many successful lost anchor searches in ~~ 30+ ' depth for friends with grapnel to retrieve, etc..
 
I'm just about to buy a cheap one just to see if it needs to be more expensive. Makes sense to me!

I have a laptop. I liked the scope with the hand held 2" viewing window. $100+++ is a little too much for experimenting though.
I'd bet Charlie has one!
 
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Originally posted by Gregory S

I think it already exists.

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Greg I saw a movie with your kind of scope. It was aptly called the "Red River". We went up from the groin to the heart and then some other places.I was intrigued with that trip.
 
Yup, Got the harbor freight with the 2" screen works great. Saw what thuddie found at ebay and ordered the 2M and 10M for drain pipe and looking in the attic and under the house.
 
underwater cams are pretty cheap even a go pro works well to look at underwater props and struts before you dive under just tape it to a boat hook then tape it to another pole making a roughly 90 degree angle, add a bit of practice getting oriented in the marina looking for mermaids and you will find it kinda neat and useful
 
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Originally posted by Thudpucker

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Originally posted by Gregory S

I think it already exists.

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Greg I saw a movie with your kind of scope. It was aptly called the "Red River". We went up from the groin to the heart and then some other places.I was intrigued with that trip.

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Just for the record, Greg does NOT use the Harbor Freight model.
 
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Originally posted by bobalong

Harbor Freight has a short one cheap

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Yes they do. And you can use it to do your own colonoscopies as well as for working on your boat. ;)
 
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