System Overview - GE Everest XLG3 VideoProbe Operating Manual

2 Chapter 1 Introduction

System Overview

The rugged and dependable Everest XLG3™ VideoProbe
based flexible borescope used for remote visual inspection.
Working through access passages, the XLG3 system delivers high-resolution images of
internal details of turbine engines, airframes, automotive engines, piping, vessels, wind-
turbine gear boxes, underwater structures, etc.
The probe's fiberoptic bundle illuminates the inspection area with light generated by a
75-watt high-intensity discharge (HID) arc lamp in the base unit. At the end of the probe, a
miniature camera assembly converts the image into an electronic image, and sends it
back through the probe. The system displays the image on the handset. No focusing is
required, because the XLG3 system contains a fixed-focus optical system with a large
depth of field.
If your system is equipped with measurement capability, you can measure defects and
features.
The XLG3 system is compatible with various removable storage devices: DVD-R, DVD+R,
compact Flash cards (Type 1), USB thumb drives, portable drives — most compatible
USB-based or compact Flash card-based devices.
With our QuickChange™ interchangeable probes, you can quickly reconfigure the system
for maximum productivity.
Probe
Camera
Remote control
GE Inspection Technologies XLG3 VideoProbe System
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system is an advanced video-
Handset
Case
(small size shown)
Base unit
(accessible when
case door is open,
as shown)
Base unit removed from case:
two positions for handset