Major Tech Video Borescope

Product Code: MT 175

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Product Description

MT175 comes with flexible gooseneck imager head that is waterproof (IP67) and can easily perform visual inspections in hard to reach areas. Goosneck retains configured shape.



Features:
  • 3.2" Colour TFT LCD and supporting
  • photo/video, time date display
  • Flexible gooseneck for use in hard to reach places
  • Camera and video function
  • Compatible with TV (TV-OUT)
  • Allows viewer to view image on LCD monitor
  • Rechargeable battery with USB cable
  • Adjustable LED lighting
  • Video and images can be transferred to PC via SD card or USB cable
 

 

A borescope is an optical device consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with an eyepiece on one end, an objective lens on the other linked together by a relay optical system in between. The optical system is usually surrounded by optical fibers used for illumination of the remote object. An internal image of the illuminated object is formed by the objective lens and magnified by the eyepiece which presents it to the viewer's eye.

Rigid or flexible borescopes may be fitted with a video or CCD camera.

Note: The terms boroscope and borescope are synonyms for the same device.
Uses

Borescopes are used for inspection work where the area to be inspected is inaccessible by other means. Devices for use inside the human body are referred to as endoscopes.

Borescopes are commonly used in the visual inspection of aircraft engines, aeroderivative industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, diesel engines, and automotive and truck engines. Gas and steam turbines require particular attention because of safety and maintenance requirements. Borescope inspection of engines can be used to prevent unnecessary maintenance, which can become extremely costly for large turbines. They are also used in manufacturing of machined or cast parts to inspect critical interior surfaces for burrs, surface finish or complete through-holes. Other common uses include forensic applications in law enforcement and building inspection, and in gunsmithing for inspecting the interior bore of a firearm.

Flexible borescopes

A flexible borescope includes a bundle of optical fibers which divide the image into pixels. It is also known as a fiberscope and can be used to access cavities which are around a bend, such as a combustion chamber or "burner can", in order to view the condition of the compressed air inlets, turbine blades and seals without disassembling the engine.

Flexible borescopes suffer from pixelation and pixel crosstalk due to the fiber image guide. Image quality varies widely among different models of flexible borescopes depending on the number of fibers and construction used in the fiber image guide. For flexible borescopes, articulation mechanism components, range of articulation, field of view and angles of view of the objective lens are also important. Fiber content in the flexible relay is also critical to provide the highest possible resolution to the viewer. Minimal quantity is 10,000 pixels while the best images are obtained with higher numbers of fibers in the 15,000 to 22,000 range for the larger diameter borescopes.

Video borescopes

A video borescope or "inspection camera" is similar to the flexible borescope but uses a miniature video camera at the end of the flexible tube. A display in the handle shows the camera view. Because the complex optical waveguide is replaced with an inexpensive electrical cable, video borescopes can be much less costly and potentially better resolution (depending on the specifications of the camera). Digital models often have an integrated recorder and can save images in common digital formats.