The Hawkeye Borescope
The hawkeye borescope leads the way in the borescopic industry. They are an improvement of the human eye and different styles are used in different industries. No matter what the job the Hawkeye borescope will all work on different styles of jobs and handle the job efficiently.
No matter what the job, Hawkeye makes a kit to help you do it. One of the tools they make is a ridged borescope. It is used is for gunsmithing. While a flexible borescope could be used, a ridged one is all that is needed and much cheaper. With it the inside of barrel can be seen to look for imperfections and wear but also used to see if the cleaning agent is doing a satisfactory job. Things like those are very important to target and competition shooters in-particular as they affect accuracy.
The flexible borescope has many more uses and has proved it's self an invaluable tool. It has the ability to both magnify it's target and eliminate the need for line of site. This can make a great time saving tool by eliminating the need to see places where only a small piece of information is needed. Imagine the time that can be saved when the only thing needed was a serial number of a part located behind a mounted engine.
Hawkeye borescope kits have a particular great importance in the field of aircraft maintenance. Nobody likes to have equipment failure but they take on new importance in aircraft because it cannot fail at 30,000feet. The effect could be disastrous. The Haweye flexible borescope is used to inspect cylinders and pistons but can also be used in inaccessible spots such as behind the engine. The maintenance personnel can look for cracking of hoses or lines. They can look for signs of metal fatigue as well as wear on the gears and cables. This improves safety and reliability.
The borescope kits are also commonly used on diesel engines to exam the fuel injectors and the injector housing. Diesel engines are very high mile engines. During those miles sludge can build up and clog the injector or the housing can crack. Granted, when this happens the trucks do not fall from 30,000 feet but can create logistical problems for the shipper. This is why the borescope is used to inspect fuel lines as well.
Hawkeye borescope have two advantages over some other manufacturers. For one the are extremely bright which allow the operator to have a better view of the are being inspected. Also, their borescopes attach directly to a PC to make a video borescope. This gives a much larger image than can be found in scope that use small LCD views. It is the combination of these to technologies that helps Hawkeye remain a cutting edge manufacturer.
The Hawkeye borescope have taken maintenance to a new level. Both the earlier ridge borescope and the new flexible borescope kits allow workers to see needed areas faster and clearer than ever before. This has both lowered the maintenance cost as well as increase reliability and safety. While they are more expensive than a common screwdriver, they are considered an invaluable tool.
