Valve Borescope Pics

[jonhop]

It's annual time and here are the pics. Enjoy!

Looks like a healthy beast to me...

[carusoam]

The best Pizza on MS award goes to... Jon!
 

One plain, one pepperoni, one sausage...

Looks like great pizzas! 

 

and extra clean valves too... is that a lot of LOP flying?

Fantastic pics!
 

Thanks for sharing all the details.

Best regards,

-a-

[Guest]

I can never get that type of clarity in my pictures.  What camera and software are you using?

Clarence

[carusoam]

@jonhop interesting question from the doc came in...

-a-

[jonhop]

23 hours ago, carusoam said:

is that a lot of LOP flying?

@carusoam - Correct, always LOP. 

16 hours ago, M20Doc said:

I can never get that type of clarity in my pictures.  What camera and software are you using?

Clarence

Doc @Clarence It's a dental endoscope. Link on amazon is below. Software is default Windows 10 camera application. All my A&P IA buddies love it and mine is on loan most of the year.

https://www.amazon.com/Vividia-Ablescope-VA-400-Borescope-Articulating/dp/B00GY7C9ZW

Best Regards,

Jon

Edited December 3, 2020 by jonhop

[bmcconnaha]

Doc [mention=7193]Clarence[/mention] It's a dental endoscope. Link on amazon is below. Software is default Windows 10 camera application. All my A&P IA buddies love it and mine is on loan most of the year.
https://www.amazon.com/Vividia-Ablescope-VA-400-Borescope-Articulating/dp/B00GY7C9ZW
Best Regards,
Jon

Wait... are you guys saying you can fly lean of peak and have clean and unburnt valves?! Say it ain’t so! Kidding, nice pics! Like the camera.


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[Guest]

8 hours ago, jonhop said:

@carusoam - Correct, always LOP. 

Doc @Clarence It's a dental endoscope. Link on amazon is below. Software is default Windows 10 camera application. All my A&P IA buddies love it and mine is on loan most of the year.

https://www.amazon.com/Vividia-Ablescope-VA-400-Borescope-Articulating/dp/B00GY7C9ZW

Best Regards,

Jon

Thanks, that’s the one we have, but never get that clarity.

Clarence

[N201MKTurbo]

46 minutes ago, M20Doc said:

Thanks, that’s the one we have, but never get that clarity.

Clarence

Clean the lens.

[EricJ]

5 hours ago, M20Doc said:

Thanks, that’s the one we have, but never get that clarity.

Clarence

You probably would if you shrunk the pics like the above.   When they're larger they're not as sharp.

I have the same borescope and noticed this before.

[Bolter]

5 hours ago, M20Doc said:

Thanks, that’s the one we have, but never get that clarity.

Clarence

Same for me.  Even with a clean lens.  

[tmo]

The camera in the VA400 scope has a native resolution of 640 x 480 pixels, making the image any larger involves transforming it, which costs quality. How much quality depends on the software and algorithm used, but you probably don't want to do it. Think of how DVDs got upscaled to 4k.

[shawnd]

10 hours ago, tmo said:

How much quality depends on the software and algorithm used, but you probably don't want to do it. Think of how DVDs got upscaled to 4k.

That's the best explanation I've heard  

[hammdo]

On 12/2/2020 at 9:43 PM, jonhop said:

@carusoam - Correct, always LOP. 

Doc @Clarence It's a dental endoscope. Link on amazon is below. Software is default Windows 10 camera application. All my A&P IA buddies love it and mine is on loan most of the year.

https://www.amazon.com/Vividia-Ablescope-VA-400-Borescope-Articulating/dp/B00GY7C9ZW

Best Regards,

Jon

That is the same one I use!

-Don

[shawnd]

Found this other borescope online similar to the Vividia's articulating end that can turn 180 degrees but with 1080p resolution (instead of 640x480). If anyone can figure out where to buy one from, that would be great!

Datasheet: http://www.misumi.com.tw/pdf/2019/80_VD700_311_1W_77.pdf

Youtube video:

 

[shawnd]

Turns out Vividia VA-450 is out there with 1280x720 pixel resolution. A little pricey but probably worth it.

URL http://www.vividia-tech.com/va-450-lcdwifi.html

and comes with a video of cylinder inspection

 

[shawnd]

Curious if @M20Doc has tried this?

[Guest]

5 hours ago, shawnd said:

Curious if @M20Doc has tried this?

Not yet, but will look into it.

Clarence

[PT20J]

Before I bought one, I'd like to see how it works on an operational cylinder. At trade shows, they bring a dry jug. Same with this video. And, even with the cheaper 640 x 480 camera, the view looks great. But I notice that when I use it on my engine with cylinders that have an oil film and are highly reflective, the lighting is a problem and the light backscatter seems to cause focusing problems and glare issues.

Skip

[EricJ]

$900 bucks on Amazin.

https://www.amazon.com/Articulating-Borescope-Videoscope-Inspection-Side-View/dp/B0885RH9PV

 

The high-res, super-duper ones with built-in screen and full articulation have been around for a while, but have been in the $1500 region.   It's nice to see the prices coming a bit more within reach.

 

[shawnd]

@PT20J I ordered Vividia ME-610X after some researching. The current sale price is ~$100 more than the VA-450 but the 360 degree articulation, joystick control, and lastly the 5mm focal range had me convinced. The video below compares the ME-600 to the 980 (I believe same camera as the 450) and shows samples from "wet" engine conditions.  Ability to focus up close is a must-have in the cramped cylinders (and blurry valve pics from history). Oasis Scientific improved the image clarification in the 610X over the ME610.

Let me know if you are interested in trying it and we can coordinate once I receive it. My plane is in the shop for annual so will be eager to try it out the new toy.

 

 

[PT20J]

37 minutes ago, shawnd said:

@PT20J I ordered Vividia ME-610X after some researching. The current sale price is ~$100 more than the VA-450 but the 360 degree articulation, joystick control, and lastly the 5mm focal range had me convinced. The video below compares the ME-600 to the 980 (I believe same camera as the 450) and shows samples from "wet" engine conditions.  Ability to focus up close is a must-have in the cramped cylinders (and blurry valve pics from history). Oasis Scientific improved the image clarification in the 610X over the ME610.

Let me know if you are interested in trying it and we can coordinate once I receive it. My plane is in the shop for annual so will be eager to try it out the new toy.

 

 

Looking forward to you posting some pix.