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STRAHL Borehole Camera: Functionality, Versatility and the Right Price
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By: Terry Peristerakis
Source: Fiberscope.net
Fiberscope.net has introduced a practical and easy to operate system for underground and underwater inspection. The new Borehole Camera has been designed for an ample variety of applications, including different types of wells, caves, mine shafts, various reservoirs, pipes, and tanks. Given such a wide range of intended applications, the new camera provides users with a customized cable length, reaching up to 500 meters, or 1640 feet.

The camera head size is 63 mm (2.48’’) in diameter and 570 mm (22.44’’) in length. It is widely known that composite camera heads with multiple moving parts may easily suffer physical damage while inspecting areas filled with debris or even those with rugged surface and edges.

This issue has been radically solved with the STRAHL Borehole Camera - the dual camera head is a solid piece of equipment. As such, it does not have any external moving parts in spite of housing two cameras, for a straight and lateral view. Needless to say, the camera head is tightly sealed against any water infiltration up to 50 bar of water pressure (IP 68).

The light supply is provided by super bright LED illumination. Comparatively lightweight and portable motorized reel sets the cable in motion, while a built-in digital meter counter informs the user of the cable length currently in use. The DVR unit of the inspection system possesses a 10’’ high-resolution LCD display and a wide spectrum of built-in features.

These include an integrated Wifi module and a compass. Inspections are visualized on a display and, if the operator so chooses, they can be documented as JPEG snapshots or as MPEG2 video files. The captured files can be stored directly on a 128 GB capacity hard drive or on an external storage device via USB.
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