ProVision (SLIPV636) Borescope Inspection Tool - 36 in. 5.6mm

by Provision

Product Description

• The Ultimate inspection Tool for hard to reach areas
• Great for diesel engine inspection
• 40 field of view
• Lamp Volts: 2.7V
• Power Source: 2 AA batteries ( Not Included)
• Cable Length: 36"
• Over all length: 42"
• Features .23" diameter, flexible, non-obedient cable & carrying case

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 45.5 x 4 x 2.5 inches ; 2.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000I195OI
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,423 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My Review, February 12, 2009

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Bakerboyerbank "Bret McKinney" (Walla Walla WA usa) - See all my reviews
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I love my bore scope I am a everyday mechanic and use it to look inside engines. I have sent it down a few spark plug holes. it works great. you can submerge the cable into solvents because it uses fiber optics. so there is no electrical charge in the cable. I have submerged it in gasoline and motor oil. if the motor oil is black then it does not work so well. I have not used it in diesel fuel yet or thicker oils like 90 weight. I have also not sent it down an intake manifold yet to inspect valve seats. I am not sure if you could see it that well. it is very flexible but sometimes hard to control. it works best in pipes that have nice radius's. it has a replaceable light bulb in the handle. you can also focus the lens just like a camera. I love mine

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Works, but could be better built, December 28, 2009

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P. Wu - See all my reviews
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Pros: works
Cons: unreliable light switch, tight battery compartment, flimsy battery door

The light switch needs to be held down with force in order to make good contact. Otherwise the light would flicker. After a few seconds my hand gets tired from holding the switch down.

The battery door looks like it could break off from material fatigue after opening and closing a few times because the hinge is just a thinner section of the plastic case that you bend open and close.

There is no polarity indication for the batteries. I put them in with positive facing out and it works. The other way may work too.

Also the battery compactment is so tight, I could not put in rechargeable NiMH batteries. I have to use alkaline AAs. When removing them, the inner one needs to be shaken loose.

I wish they use an LED instead of a replaceable light bulb. Perhaps it is a dated design.

The focusing mechanism is similar to a camera's dioptic adjustment. It focuses your eye to the projected image. Once adjusted, you don't need to adjust it again. It does NOT adjust the focus between the lens and the object your are looking at. That part is "focus free" -- anything farther than about 0.25 inch is viewable.

The image only fills a small portion of your vision. It reminds me of looking through a door's peephole. I don't know if this is a norm or a con because I don't have other units to compared to.

It comes with a very long case to keep the cable straight. I did not read the manual.

Would I buy it again if I lose mine? Probably. However if I find other competing units with better build quality then the answer is not so sure.

5.0 out of 5 stars My new toy, September 27, 2011

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EM from New Jersey - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ProVision (SLIPV636) Borescope Inspection Tool - 36 in. 5.6mm (Misc.)

Got this from tooltopia. Received well package and came ahead of schedule. Tool is as described and came very useful but 36 inches long for me is still short... I would recommend getting 48 inches or longer... Great tool to use around the house.. Great seller!