On Friday, March 6, 2015 at 12:53:13 PM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:
On 3/6/15 11:10 AM, Gramps' shop wrote:
Any of you folks have one of these?

http://www.harborfreight.com/digital...l_s1021_c1015b



The bride jammed a drawer in the china cabinet and no amount of
futzing and wiggling will get it open enough to free the jam. I
need to drill in from the back and think a scope will be helpful in
troubleshooting. Hopefully I can free this with two small holes --
one for the scope and one for the coat hanger.

Comments on this HF unit will be appreciated.

Larry


I got this one from Ridgid when it was on sale for 70 or 80 bucks...
http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-Micro-CA25-Inspection-Camera-40043/203258908

I can honestly say it has paid for itself several times over. It helped
me find an abandoned 220v electric line in the wall so I knew exactly
where to punch a hole to remove it. It also helped me find the source
of a clog in our main sewer line which was a nail that had wedged itself
across the pipe. The camera costs less than a plumber would've charged
just to show up to the house.

Someone else mentioned needing a light with the HF camera. That would
kill the deal for me. The Ridgid has LEDs in the camera head and no
external light source is needed.

I didn't actually say (or mean to imply) you *needed* an external light with the HF camera. I said that I was wondering about needing a 3rd hole for a light - before I even checked the HF site. Then I checked the HF reviews at the link offered by Gramps and read that while the HF device does indeed have LED's in the camera head, they don't seem to be adequate in really dark spaces.

In other words, I didn't mean to imply that the HF device has *no* LED's like some cameras do. Now, I did use the words "lack of lighting" in my response, but I meant "lack of *adequate* lighting", not no lighting at all.

I recognize the reason for the misunderstanding.


The Ridgid also has a hook and magnet that attach to the camera head for
retrieving items using the camera snake itself. So you don't need to
fish another wire in through a second hole. I think the HF model has
that too, but you better make sure it has integrated lights.


It does have integrated LED's, they just may not be adequate for the application - per the reviews.