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DIAGNOSTICS
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The best decisions are made from an abundance of information and
a thorough understanding of your options. Buying a RIDGID SeeSnake
camera system is no different.
A camera’s rated pipe capacity can be one of the first things customers
look at when determining which system fits their needs. We define pipe
capacity as the range of pipe sizes where a given SeeSnake system
performs best. This means we rate where it can physically fit and where
it can operate, both in terms of its ability to deliver a useful image that
illuminates a pipe’s interior and where it may be pushed to complete
an inspection.
On the large side, our rating ends where we feel the cable has enough stiffness to
push through a given diameter while supplying sufficient light to create a usable
image of the pipe’s interior. A camera can readily be used beyond its rated capacity,
but the experience of pushing the cable will be more difficult and may yield less-
satisfying results. High dynamic range (HDR) image sensors on TruSense
®
cameras
illuminate many pipes that are wider than the rated pipe capacity, leaving push cable
stiffness to be the limiting factor for those systems. More flexible cables navigate
turns more readily, but the lack of stiffness of these cables limits the distance they
can be pushed, even in straight runs. Stiffer push cables will push farther in straight
runs but are more quickly limited when the pipe makes multiple turns.
When choosing an inspection camera, it is important to match the expected job requirements
with a camera system’s attributes:
SELECTING THE RIGHT CAMERA SYSTEM FOR YOU
RIDGID
®
SEESNAKE
®
TruSense Enabled
Includes:
Camera Head
Diameter
Push Cable
Stiffness
Pipe
Diameter
Sonde
Ability
Distance
Pipe
Material
Push Cable
Length