Fiber optic camera--how do they work?

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Lifer
Dec 14, 2000
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I need to buy a small fiber optic camera, something that will fit in a hole the size of a thumb, have a light, and perhaps another small fiber along side of it for spraying water

I dont need anything fancy and saw a camera setup on ebay for 1k, but i dont want all the monitor, printer, etc. All i need is to have an rca cable out so i can hook it to a small tv or something

I'm wanting to invent a small tool to perform diagnostics on your motor through your oil plug. This would allow you to check your oil pickup screen, crank, general condition of the oil pan, etc. without having to pull your motor to remove your pan.

If I could make all of this into a tool that runs $200.00 or so, I would make a killing. The sprayer would be to spray carb cleaner or brake cleaner on the parts to get gunk off and clean the pickup screen.

Think there is a market for this?