What Is Better To Use: Rigid Borescopes, Flexible Fiberscopes, Videoscopes or Your Own Eyes?
There are many questions about the use of videoscopes, borescopes, and flexible fiberscopes. Most inspection firms of course push clients to use most of these equipments against dismantling things like engines and safes which take time and money. Everyone is worried about the costs. If you are the owner of the material to be inspected, you would want to fix it at the shortest possible period and at the lowest possible cost. Sadly, these two factors sometimes can’t be done simultaneously. There are instances that it can be finished in a matter of hours but will cost you a fortune and sometimes it take several weeks but you will only pay a little because of less professional fees involved.
For rigid borescopes, you can easily take a look at the inside of the engine just by taking it in the interior the material to be inspected and just take a look from outside of it. Borescopes gives clear image data to the user and he can evaluate what’s inside in just minutes. Flexible fiberscopes can also give the same results and much more it can go anywhere inside an engine even in bends and corners because of its flexible property. With this characteristic, it can give less clear images than the rigid straight borescope. Fiberoptics are being used to transmit lights from the light source to illuminate the subject to be analyzed. With the frequent bending and turning in corners, the fiberoptics will give less data but you can provide a solution for this problem by enhancing other factors like the light source and by installing a superb lens or camera.
Videoscopes can give you a good result because you can easily record the whole process into your video recording equipment or your digital camera. These recordings can then be used for future analyses. Some companies have their own videoscope operator but are not experts on the material being inspected so the recordings and other videos will then be sent to the proper professionals for their study. Doing this can let you spend only a little and the problem will be fixed and will only involve a little time.
If most of these tools are not available, then it is time to use your own eyes for investigation. Breaking down and taking engines apart may take time but it is your own eyes and expertise that will get things done and fix things so it is as effective as everything else or even more. Using your own eyes is a great way to get things done but if you are in a hurry and you are willing to spend a little money, then you should go for a little expensive but a quick way of evaluating problems. In contrary, if you are dealing with only a little problem inside the engine and you disassemble it, that would cost much in terms of man hours and materials. So if you are not sure about the exact problem, you should use a borescope, flexible fiberscope, or a videoscope for an immediate and accurate evaluation.
Interesting Facts About Borescopes
With its great uses, borescopes are becoming more and more popular and useful. Many professionals use this gadget in their everyday jobs. Individuals like mechanics and engineers have their works done easily because of borescopes. There are many types of borescopes and if you are going to use one, you should choose the right type to acquire.
These gadgets can let you take a look at remote areas of equipment or a building. There is a reflecting mirror on one end of it that enables you to look from the other side. This mirror is perfectly crafted like those being used in cameras. The tubing is composed of optic mechanism that enables the images to travel to the eyepiece for the user to see.
There are two types of borescopes which are flexible and rigid. There is also a third one which is not commonly used but as effective. This is called the semi-flexible borescope. The main difference among borescopes is found in the optical relay.
About Rigid Borescopes
The rigid borescope's tube will not bend. You can also find rigid tubes that are ninety degrees. These are the two types that are widely used and are best-sellers. There are other angles as well, but are rarely being sold. If you found one, you can encounter a very heavy price tag. There are several lenses on the tube that enables the user to see the images from the inspected material. Borescopes gives the best quality inspection images. If your inspected equipment is compatible, you should use a rigid borescope in order for you to have the clearest image possible.
About Flexible Borescope
Flexible borescopes uses optic fibers for it to transmit images from the lens to the user. There are separate fiber optic strands that are also being used to transmit light from the light source to illuminate the subject to be inspected. The image quality when using fibers is sacrificed but the flexibility is met. For many users, they always want to have the best image which is a result of high resolution lenses. To get good results from the image transmission, you should choose a borescope that has more than 10,000 pixels or even more.
The fuzzy image produced by flexible borescope is because of the contrast between black and white. Because of its flexibility and ease of use, this borescope is more expensive than the rigid ones.
Market Sectors That Use Borescopes:
1.) Borescopes are widely used by aircraft mechanics. This is to prevent future repairs in internal combustion turbines. The operating lives of the compressors of a jet engine and fuel components are preserved by inspecting those using borescopes.
2.) Diesel engines are more prone to engine wear. By using borescopes, auto and diesel engine mechanics are able to prevent engine breakups and future damages.
3.) Machinists can have convenience in their finished material. Before they give it back to their customers, they can make everything sure by using a borescope.
4.) The accuracy of guns is also being ensured by using a rigid borescope.
5.) Another major use of borescopes is the inspection of building walls and ceilings. This can give data on the structural integrity of a building like water and molds.
6.) Borescopes are also used for medical purposes as well. A particular borescope being used in a human body is referred to as endoscope.
Rechargeable 4W LED Light Source for borescopes and fiberscopes with ACMI and STORZ connections
Here is a brief review of our Top Selling Palm-Size Rechargeable Heavy Duty Extra Bright 4W CREE LED Light Source. Is has proved itself to be long duty alternative to expensive halogen light sources that have the same characteristics at the above mentioned unit. It worthy to mention that it comes in two variants with just ACMI Light Source adaptor, and with STORZ and ACMI Light Source adaptor that makes them fitting 99.9% of rigid borescopes available on the market.
Also, we attach PDF data sheet for the reviewed product in case somebody will need to print our detailed information.
Palm-Size Rechargeable Heavy Duty Extra Bright 4W CREE LED Light Source is a convenient low cost alternative to expensive bulky Halogen and Metal Halide light sources, or unfocused amateurish LED light handles. It is best low cost light source solution for most types of rigid borescope and fiber optic scope aka fiberscope units carrying ACMI (male thread M10*0.5) light post connection.
Palm-Size Rechargeable Heavy Duty Extra Bright 4W CREE LED Light Source features:
- ACMI (female thread M10*0.5) light post connection for coupling with different types of rigid and flexible borescopes. Compatible with RIGID and FLEXIBLE borescope makes such as Olympus, Hawkeye, Provision, Storz, Wolf and other makes that are using the ACMI light post connection.
- anodized CNC machined convenient waterproof body design, made of very durable and corrosion resistant aerospace aluminum type II housing.
- highest intensity illumination (in comparison with competitive products), the best and brightest single-junction 4W CREE Q4 LED (100,000 hours life) and essentially single handedly doubled LED efficiency element.
- three modes of operation: (1) 3W normal brightness power, (2) 4W boosted brightness power and (3) 3W strobe light.
- specially designed super-magnifying LED concentrator that increases light output in 4-5 times
- long runtime rechargeable lithium ion battery (High Quality 3.7V/2200mAh 1x18650), included battery charger.
- ample illumination, on average of 120,000 - 150,000 LuX, with low power consumption and continuous runtime for 3 hours.
It delivers enough light power for use in most visual inspection applications. It is light, powerful and handy. So why buy expensive Xenon and Metal halide light sources?
Areas, where the Light Sources are best to use:
Automotive - Aviation
- Customs and Police Investigations
- Electrical
- Engine Inspection
- Gunsmith
- Locksmith
- Manufacturing
- Plant Maintenance
- Plumbing
- Veterinary
In addition to the outstanding features of our innovative Palm-Sized 4W LED light source and low power consumption it is easy to use, store and recharge on the go.
This type of LED light sources is designed for wire free / portable industrial use with a wide variety of rigid and flexible borescopes, thus allowing simple and quick inspections right where you are.
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