Cheap(ish) Inspection Cameras at LIDL from 31st May
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I posted this last week 
have a look on ebay there a tenner cheaper and same model (not powerfix) but made by same manufacturer. Cheers
have a look on ebay there a tenner cheaper and same model (not powerfix) but made by same manufacturer. Cheers
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I bought this Snake Cam from Firebox because............well it was only
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I've just been down to Lidl to get one of these. Arrived there at 7.15am and got the last but one out of twenty. Thanks for the heads-up, Sprocket.
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Just been having a play with this and found a
davetheglitz
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Just got one today -quite a few in Lidl at St Budeaux in Plymouth
Looks to be a useful bit of kit - hoping to try it in anger this afternoon!
Thanks for the heads up!
Looks to be a useful bit of kit - hoping to try it in anger this afternoon!
Thanks for the heads up!
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I got last one in stock near me there ok only had a quick look at it though
davetheglitz
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Tried it this afternoon.
Customer heard popping noises behind the soil stack cover and the socket ring fuse had blown.
After investigating under the bath to no avail I drilled a 50mm access hole downstairs - and with the camera was able to see where a leak from the bathroom had run down and saturated a taped up choc block - cables burnt out. Typical bodge job.
Luckily cables were long enough to be fished out of the hole, made good with maintenance free connections, secured in a connector box with tie wraps holding cable, taped for good measure and poked back in place - bit lucky to find it that easily. All tested fine.
The camera gives a good picture and illumination is fine - but in a featureless cavity it's hard to know what you're looking at as there is no sense of scale or orientation - probably needs a bit of practice. There is no zoom in or out function on the camera - don't know if more expensive models have this facility.
Also unless in a closely confines space it's difficult to control the gooseneck over any distance. I doubt if I'll ever use more than the first 9 inches - which is probably good advice all around!
Overall a useful piece of kit!
Customer heard popping noises behind the soil stack cover and the socket ring fuse had blown.
After investigating under the bath to no avail I drilled a 50mm access hole downstairs - and with the camera was able to see where a leak from the bathroom had run down and saturated a taped up choc block - cables burnt out. Typical bodge job.
Luckily cables were long enough to be fished out of the hole, made good with maintenance free connections, secured in a connector box with tie wraps holding cable, taped for good measure and poked back in place - bit lucky to find it that easily. All tested fine.
The camera gives a good picture and illumination is fine - but in a featureless cavity it's hard to know what you're looking at as there is no sense of scale or orientation - probably needs a bit of practice. There is no zoom in or out function on the camera - don't know if more expensive models have this facility.
Also unless in a closely confines space it's difficult to control the gooseneck over any distance. I doubt if I'll ever use more than the first 9 inches - which is probably good advice all around!
Overall a useful piece of kit!
