Borescopes & Endoscopes
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Free UK DeliveryExtech HDV700 High-Performance Videoscope (Monitor Only)£1,282.80 £1,069.00
- Lightweight and versatile borescope
- Use interchangeably with 8 Extech IP67, articulating, small-diameter camera probes
- Save voice annotations and photo notes with images and footage
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Free UK DeliveryTestSafe Video Drain Pipe Inspection Camera with 40m Fibreglass Cable£1,350.00 £1,125.00
- Ø23mm Sony CCD camera with a 120° FOV
- 40m rotatable cable reel located outside of the box
- Smart braking system for fixing the cable and camera
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Free UK DeliveryLaserliner VideoInspector 3D - (ø 6mm) 360 Articulating Camera Probe - Choice of Cable Length (1m or 2m)£1,398.00 £1,165.00
- Find objects in difficult locations
- One-handed manual 3D control
- Image rotation in 90° increments
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Free UK DeliveryExtech HDV710 Videoscope Kit (with Ø5.5mm x 1m HD Camera Probe)£1,714.80 £1,429.00
- Lightweight borescope with a five-inch capacitive touchscreen display
- Waterproof, semi-rigid probe with a Ø5mm & 1m length
- Voice Annotations, Photo Notes, Session, & Tag features
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Free UK DeliveryRothenberger Roscope i2000 Inspection Camera: Optional Module 25/16 or 25/22 Pipe Reel Set£1,738.80 £1,449.00
- Available with or without module pipe reel sets
- Self-levelling system ensures pictures are correctly rotated
- Auto-focus from 4cm to infinity
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Free UK DeliveryWöhler WO12222 VIS 500 Monitor Solo EN£1,794.00 £1,495.00
- High-resolution images
- Modular system
- Easy cleaning
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Free UK DeliveryExtech HDV720 Videoscope Kit (with Ø4.9mm x 1m HD Camera Probe)£1,858.80 £1,549.00
- Lightweight borescope with a five-inch capacitive touchscreen display
- Waterproof, semi-rigid probe with a Ø 4.9mm & 1m length
- Voice Annotations, Photo Notes, Session, & Tag features
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Free UK DeliveryFLIR VS80 Videoscope Screen (No Probes)£1,918.80 £1,599.00
- Versatile, professional videoscope
- View sharp, vivid images and videos
- 7-inch touchscreen display
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Free UK DeliveryWöhler VIS 200 Visual Inspection Service Camera£2,062.80 £1,719.00
- Light-sensitive camera head with a 26mm diameter
- Bright, TFT, colour, 7” monitor with a 2m cable
- Inspect pipes with a diameter of 40mm+
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Free UK DeliveryWöhler VIS 250 Visual Inspection Service Camera£2,300.74 £1,917.28
- Waterproof, light-sensitive camera head with a diameter of 26mm
- Powerful work light for illuminating pipes and lines
- Two versions available with different push rod lengths
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Free UK DeliveryFLIR Videoscope Kits (VS80 & Probe) - Selection of Seven Probes£2,338.80 £1,949.00
- FLIR VS80 Videoscope
- 7 versatile camera probes
- Choose your kit
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Free UK DeliveryWöhler VIS 300 Visual Inspection Service Camera£2,730.00 £2,275.00
- Integrated transmitter enables precise location of the camera head
- The camera head has a diameter of 40mm and a length of 60mm
- Optics pan 360° and tilt 180°
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Free UK DeliveryFluke DS703 FC High-Resolution Diagnostic Videoscope£2,868.00 £2,390.00
- An effective maintenance tool suitable for use within aviation, automotive, production, and industrial sectors
- Supplied with a 1.2m, Ø8.5mm Dual View Probe
- Up is Up® technology ensures the image is correctly rotated despite the probe’s orientation
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Free UK DeliveryExtech HDV730 Videoscope Kit (with Ø 3.9mm x 1m 2-Way Articulating Camera Probe)£2,878.80 £2,399.00
- Lightweight borescope with a five-inch capacitive touchscreen display
- Waterproof, 2-way articulating probe with a Ø 3.9mm & 1m length
- Voice Annotations, Photo Notes, Session, & Tag features
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Free UK DeliveryWöhler VIS 350 Visual Inspection Service Camera£3,358.80 £2,799.00
- Two versions available with different push rod lengths
- Home function: automatically aligns the camera head to a straight-forward position
- 4GB SD for saving images and footage
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FREE Clulite LED Head TorchFree UK DeliveryTestSafe Industrial Video Drain/Pipe Inspection Camera (120m Reel)£3,474.00 £2,895.00
- Comprehensive kit for inspecting inside pipes/drains/other areas
- 120m flexible cable, high quality waterproof camera head and high resolution monitor all included
- Supplied on an easy-wind stainless steel wheel with mounting for the monitor
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Free UK DeliveryExtech HDV750 Videoscope Kit (with Ø28mm Camera Probe with 30m Plumbing Spool & Probe Length Locator)£3,742.80 £3,119.00
- Lightweight borescope with a five-inch capacitive touchscreen display
- Waterproof, 28mm-diameter camera head & 30m plumbing spool
- Voice Annotations, Photo Notes, Session, & Tag features
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Free UK DeliveryWöhler WO12342 VIS 500 Inspection Camera INT with Camera Cable 20m, Ø40 mm£3,894.00 £3,245.00
- High-resolution images
- Modular system
- Easy cleaning
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Free UK DeliveryWöhler VIS 350 PLUS Visual Inspection Service Camera£3,936.00 £3,280.00
- Detachable camera head
- 12 white LED lights for illuminating dark workspaces
- 4GB SD card
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Free UK DeliveryWöhler VIS 500 Inspection Camera INT with Camera Rod 30 m / (Ø26 mm or Ø26 & Ø40 mm) - Choice of Model£4,138.80 £3,449.00
- Ø26 mm or Ø26 & Ø40 mm available
- High-resolution images
- Modular system
- Easy cleaning
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Free UK DeliveryWöhler VIS 500 Inspection Camera with Pan and Tilt Camera Head Ø 40 mm£4,390.80 £3,659.00
- Glare protection
- Double-sided suitcase
- USB mains charger with USB-C cable
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Free UK DeliveryExtech HDV740 Videoscope Kit (with Ø6mm x 1m 4-Way Articulating Camera Probe)£4,414.80 £3,679.00
- Lightweight borescope with a five-inch capacitive touchscreen display
- Waterproof, 4-way articulating probe with a Ø 6mm & 1m length
- Voice Annotations, Photo Notes, Session, & Tag features
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Free UK DeliveryWöhler WO12141 VIS 500 Inspection Camera INT with Cable Reel 20m, Ø40 mm£4,752.00 £3,960.00
- High-resolution images
- Modular system
- Easy cleaning
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FREE Clulite LED Head TorchFree UK DeliveryTestSafe 3688 Industrial Pan & Tilt Video Drain/ Pipe Inspection Camera (120m)£4,978.80 £4,149.00
- Ø56mm, 1/3 CMOS camera head with 360° pan and 180° tilt
- 10” colour LCD monitor
- USB stick/ SD card slot for saving images and videos
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About Borescopes
Borescopes (or as they're sometimes known - boroscopes) are visual inspection devices that allow users to see into areas where it might not otherwise be possible. They're ideal tools for a huge amount of applications including aviation turbine and airframe inspections, land-based turbines, power generation, natural gas compressors, large diesel engines, heat exchangers and boilers, down-hole motors/ PC pumps, refineries, chemical processes, nuclear power, wind turbines, paper mills, casting, HVAC and mechanical, military/EOD/law enforcement, mining and exploration and heavy equipment maintenance. In short, they're an extremely practical tool that is perfect for any application where it simply isn't possible for a human to see without potentially costly dismantling of equipment.
A common borescope generally consists of three parts. First, you have the borescope's lens, which is used to see exactly into an application. This is then attached to either a rigid, semi-rigid, or flexible piece of cabling that can be navigated into the target application. Naturally, flexible borescopes are much more adaptable to difficult-to-see applications, as the flexible cabling can be navigated precisely around corners, through holes, and even occasionally submerged into substances. This cabling is then usually attached to a type of viewfinder - depending on the type of device, this may be a simple eyepiece viewfinder, but other devices are video borescopes, and feature large LCD screens for viewing and capturing whatever the viewfinder sees.
When in use, these tools are suitable for many different things. The first and most obvious use of the device is to simply check that things are installed correctly. Once inserted into the application users can begin to use the borescope to check for excessive corrosion, detect loose parts, spot potential leakages, and more. Borescopes are also used quite commonly in the medical industry, but they're generally called by their medical name - endoscopes. These allow doctors to perform intricate surgeries and analyses by passing the scope through the patient's body, meaning there's less damage done overall and internal problems can be spotted and rectified before they become a bigger problem.
Determining that you're using the right type of borescope is an important part of considering which type of device to buy. Flexible versions of these devices, while handy for navigating into tricky areas, often suffer from pixelation and reduced image quality. This is because the flexible cabling used has integrated fibers - which leads to the product being also known as a fiberscope - relying on these fibers to construct an image. Depending on the make and model of the fiberscope the results may be very different - generally, the higher the price, the greater the overall quality of the image obtained. These types of scopes often also contain LED lights on the end, allowing the user to adjust the light as needed to obtain the best image possible (many also offer manual focus options).
In comparison, rigid borescopes may sacrifice the overall ability to enter as many applications as flexible scopes do, but their image quality is generally greater and they generally cost less. This type of scope is best suited for tasks where humans can't see well but easy for a thinner application to enter. This can include looking inside automotive engines and inspecting aircraft turbines, and other applications.
Video borescopes, or inspection cameras, are similar in design to their flexible counterparts. The only major difference between the two types of scope is that the video versions, naturally, can be used to capture video as tests are being performed. This is much more efficient than just using a standard scope, as problems that might be missed in real-time might be spotted at a later date once the video is viewed back. As before, the overall price of the device generally determines the overall video capture quality - cheap borescopes will produce a less crisp image, while more expensive options can be used to capture greater detail and detect more problems. Like flexible scopes, these devices also generally come with integrated light and - depending on the model - can sometimes be submerged into liquids.
It is also worth considering the overall pixel quality of the borescope you're buying. Lower-end devices generally are around 10,000 pixels, but it is recommended that devices with higher resolutions are purchased to maintain image quality (particularly if it is a fiberscope and the image might be more distorted).
Some types of these devices are also USB borescopes, allowing the captured video/images to be uploaded directly to a PC via a USB connection.
Got any questions about the Tester.co.uk range of borescopes? Our team is on hand every weekday to answer any questions about our products, and you can get in touch by phone, email, or by asking a question using the chat feature.