Some subscribers may remember that occasionally I do product overviews for the peeps over
at Tech Tool Supply and their Youtube channel.
This is one of those occasions except I’m uploading the directors cut here.
In the old days when people who fished wires, inspected behind walls, creepy crevices, harrowing
holes, and areas full of venomous spiders; needed extra help they used a ferret.
But they were mean, had sharp teeth, and apparently needed food.
So nowadays we have things like the appropriately named Cable Ferret WiFi.
Which is kind of like a real ferret but less musky, and also a little more like a wireless
fishable and glow rod compatible camera that uses the screen on your smartphone.
Of course a glow or fish rods are just extendable pole systems for people who work, and no one
ever trained ferret to do that stuff.
I don’t know why they call it that, I just needed a dumb opening line.
In the most basic terms, or for idiots, the wifi ferret is a slim line action camera that
prefers doing work to extreme sports and skateboard videos that waterproof to IPX67 standards.
Just make sure the cap is covering the power switch and charge port and you’re ready
for slime, water, and non corrosive fluids.
It’s suited for running and pulling of wires in hard to see places or a flexible inspection
tool.
It attaches to your current glow rod, wire pull, or fishing set with a set of included
brass adapters to make things compatible with your sticks.
Adapt and thread your rod through the back.
The camera is rechargeable via an included USB C cord.
You or the person who buys things for you will need to supply a power brick.
In addition it also includes a flexible gooseneck to get you around tight corners and odd angles,
and a rod and hook to attach to the front of the camera to help pull wires or uhh…
things.
Maybe you dropped your keys or someone else.
There’s even a strong magnet attachment included to retrieve a metal object or tool
from the tightest or highest of spots.
Yeah I know cool.
It’s not just cool, it’s lit.
Literally.
It has a set of bright LEDs on the camera end that allow you to see in completely dark
areas.
So what else do you need to supply with the wifi ferret other than your rod system.
Just your non windows based smart phone.
That either means disappointment or you’ll need Android or Apple.
Just kidding no one uses Windows phones.
Download the app via the App Store or google play.
There’s handy QR code in the box to take you right to it if you’re not into typing
words.
Unless of course you have yet to download a QR reader.
Let’s do it.
Unscrew the back cap to access the switch, turn it on.
Then open your phones wifi settings and connect to the wifi ferret.
Now open the app, wait a second or two and you’re ready to go.
You can record video and snap pictures in 720p quality and save them right to your phones
photo and video library.
Turn off or on the LEDs and adjust from 2 brightness settings.
I guess if you count off it’s 3.
You also have a handy battery charge indicator that tells you how juiced the ferret is, and
a ? Mark button that helps you remember what all the pictures mean.
(Voice in the distance) What happens if you forget what the question mark button does.
So you’re ready to inspect and you may want to know the bulk it adds to your glow rod.
Cue dimensions About 1 1/4 inch extra height, and the camera itself is about .875 inches
wide, and about 3 and a quarter inch long.
You’re probably wondering what’s the catch?
Uhh you have to buy it?
So now you have a handy dandy flexible inspection tool to help you retrieve lost tools, explore
hard to reach spaces at the job site… up high.
Down low.
Through.
Under, Over, and even odd angles with the flexible neck.
Looking for pests?
I dunno are ferrets pests, do they live in trees?
That was a joke ferrets are cool.
(Whispers) “No they’re not” Look in your gutters.
Inspect an HVAC system.
Or pretend you are.
Look for blockages in plumbing or culverts.
Or pretend to do it.
Look for hard to find leaks in ceilings or floors.
Or just look to see how big the spiders really are back there, wherever you need help in
a tight spot.
Plumbers, mechanics, install techs, HVAC dudes, contractor gals, pest control heroes, explorers,
people curious about holes, everyone needs the Ferret Wifi, well maybe not the pests.
While this isn’t the regular sort of video for this channel, you’re still allowed to
subscribe anyway, give the video a thumbs up, leave a comment, you know the usual.
If it’s something you’d use at your job check out the links below the video to buy
it over Tech Tool supply.
And I’ll link a few of the other videos here that I’ve done for them.
So check it out and thanks for watching.