Comments on: Stick Your Nose In Everywhere With The SeeSnake Micro http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:57:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Show And Tell With Ridgid http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/#comment-128482 Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Show And Tell With Ridgid Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:03:07 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/#comment-128482 [...] Although this program seems like a great idea, there are a few potential downsides. Since the demo request form asks for your company name, it is a fair assumption that Ridgid will only honor requests by serious customers (read: businesses). Additionally, although there are a few products, such as the SeeSnake, that weekend hobbyists might be interested in, most are intended for industrial applications. [...] [...] Although this program seems like a great idea, there are a few potential downsides. Since the demo request form asks for your company name, it is a fair assumption that Ridgid will only honor requests by serious customers (read: businesses). Additionally, although there are a few products, such as the SeeSnake, that weekend hobbyists might be interested in, most are intended for industrial applications. [...]

]]> By: Nate Bezanson http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/#comment-95437 Nate Bezanson Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:00:59 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/#comment-95437 Personally I'm holding out 'til the digital camera version comes out. Seriously, what's the point of having batteries and an LCD unless there's also an SD card slot? The 0.7" tip diameter is also two or three times larger than competing fiber-based models, making it unsuitable for spark-plug-hole entry. What excites me about this design is that since the actual imaging device (CCD or CMOS camera chip) is in the tip, its resolution can be improved without making the shaft any thicker. Whereas adding more fibers to a traditional fiber-optic borescope makes it correspondingly thicker, this one should be sporting megapixel resolution just as soon as the designers make it a priority. And since NTSC video (which the current generation uses internally) won't handle all those pixels, it'll necessitate a shift to a digital sensor, hopefully implying a smarter back-end! Memory slot! 30fps high-res movie mode! Audio narration from the operator! Pleeease? ;) Personally I’m holding out ’til the digital camera version comes out. Seriously, what’s the point of having batteries and an LCD unless there’s also an SD card slot? The 0.7″ tip diameter is also two or three times larger than competing fiber-based models, making it unsuitable for spark-plug-hole entry.

What excites me about this design is that since the actual imaging device (CCD or CMOS camera chip) is in the tip, its resolution can be improved without making the shaft any thicker. Whereas adding more fibers to a traditional fiber-optic borescope makes it correspondingly thicker, this one should be sporting megapixel resolution just as soon as the designers make it a priority. And since NTSC video (which the current generation uses internally) won’t handle all those pixels, it’ll necessitate a shift to a digital sensor, hopefully implying a smarter back-end! Memory slot! 30fps high-res movie mode! Audio narration from the operator! Pleeease? ;)

]]> By: toolaholic http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/#comment-95421 toolaholic Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:54:04 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/#comment-95421 I own one of these and would not be caught with out it. I do handyman work full time and I use it for everything from helping to get an electric snake go through a wall or ceiling, to checking out what is pluging up a drain. I drill a 3/4 " hole in the wall and you can snake it through. Color screen with brightness control on the handheld works great. Worth every penny. I own one of these and would not be caught with out it. I do handyman work full time and I use it for everything from helping to get an electric snake go through a wall or ceiling, to checking out what is pluging up a drain. I drill a 3/4 ” hole in the wall and you can snake it through. Color screen with brightness control on the handheld works great. Worth every penny.

]]> By: Ed McKiernan (from RIDGID) http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/#comment-95008 Ed McKiernan (from RIDGID) Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:26:14 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/#comment-95008 FYI, you can buy 3' extensions as an accessory to lengthen the SeeSnake micro camera's reach. FYI, you can buy 3′ extensions as an accessory to lengthen the SeeSnake micro camera’s reach.

]]> By: Pat http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/#comment-94905 Pat Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:54:18 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/#comment-94905 I had a play with one when they had it out on display somewhere. The screen is pretty good, it is easy to see what is at the end of the thing. The only problems I can see is that the standard hose is not that long. Limited use, but would be really good if you had that use. I had a play with one when they had it out on display somewhere.

The screen is pretty good, it is easy to see what is at the end of the thing. The only problems I can see is that the standard hose is not that long.

Limited use, but would be really good if you had that use.

]]> By: John http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/#comment-94889 John Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:19:34 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/#comment-94889 i have one of the old school bore scopes where you have to look through a tiny peep hole in the handle. it workd, but it's hard to use. the screen on this thing sounds like it'd be handy. The borescope has come in handy. Not very many times you need to use it, but when you do, nothing else quite matches it. I bought it to track down a pinhole leak in a water pipe in an exterior wall. I didn't want to knock the whole wall out finding the leak, so I cut a small hole and used the borescope. The one I have has a tip about 1/4", so a bit handier than the larger .7", but the screen might be worth it. i have one of the old school bore scopes where you have to look through a tiny peep hole in the handle. it workd, but it’s hard to use. the screen on this thing sounds like it’d be handy. The borescope has come in handy. Not very many times you need to use it, but when you do, nothing else quite matches it. I bought it to track down a pinhole leak in a water pipe in an exterior wall. I didn’t want to knock the whole wall out finding the leak, so I cut a small hole and used the borescope. The one I have has a tip about 1/4″, so a bit handier than the larger .7″, but the screen might be worth it.

]]> By: Firemanpiper http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/#comment-94825 Firemanpiper Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:26:24 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/18/stick-your-nose-in-everywhere-with-the-seesnake-micro/#comment-94825 Maybe this should be your next give-away! Maybe this should be your next give-away!

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