Usb Endoscope

[chryslerben]

Good Morning all

I've been looking for a borescope to insert into things recently :cough: And came across these-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_tr...

Seems to be a cheap altenate, anyone had experience or bought one?

Edited by chryslerben on Friday 8th January 08:47

[Jakg]

Your links not working, but I bought a cheap one off eBay (~£12). It's fantastic!

Most recent use - dropped an impact socket into the engine bay. Knew it was sitting on the undertray, but couldn't find it with a magnet or by hand. Spend maybe 20 minutes messing around. Eventually got the endoscope, found it within 15 seconds.

My advise is get one with a light on the end, and get an HD one if possible. The last thing you want it not to be able to see clearly!

[chryslerben]

Jakg said:

Your links not working, but I bought a cheap one off eBay (~£12). It's fantastic!

Most recent use - dropped an impact socket into the engine bay. Knew it was sitting on the undertray, but couldn't find it with a magnet or by hand. Spend maybe 20 minutes messing around. Eventually got the endoscope, found it within 15 seconds.

My advise is get one with a light on the end, and get an HD one if possible. The last thing you want it not to be able to see clearly!

Hopefully working now computing was never a strength of mine haha

Those are the one's I am looking at, cheap and plug into a android phone so easily portable.

Sounds like you got your moneys worth straight away with yours did you get a phone one or pc based?

[Jakg]

chryslerben said:

Sounds like you got your moneys worth straight away with yours did you get a phone one or pc based?

I use mine with my laptop.

[PositronicRay]

Blimey I didn't realise these things were so cheap! I've an old vista laptop I use in the workshop, so I could use one of these to replace my mirror on a stick.

[normalbloke]

Even the standalone handheld colour screen jobbies are now within the hobbyist budget.

[E-bmw]

I have recently bought this one as it has a stiff but flexible 3m long end rather than just a wire, it is much easier if you want to direct it somewhere.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B016DAPFK0?psc=...

[anonymous-user]

I've got a Aldi/Lidel one, its fantastic, Ok I don't get the technical pxel/lux stuff, the picture is Ok for me, light is bright enough, but I understand the important thing is a built in light and the thinner the probe the more you pay.