OverviewDetachable stainless-steel straight-shaft eddy current surface probes in a pencil style housing. Small-diameter housings and high-frequency coils are optimized for detecting surface-breaking cracks and small defects. Available in reflection (send-receive) and absolute bridge configurations with Powerlink™ or Triax (Fischer™*) connector options.
Key advantages- High sensitivity to small, surface-breaking defects.
- Access to bottoms of holes aligned with the opening.
- Pencil-style, easy-to-handle straight-shaft design.
- Optional Powerlink™ connectivity for fast setup.
- Multiple shaft lengths and coil configurations available.
- Offered in reflection and absolute bridge types to match inspection needs.
Typical applications- Inspection of hole bottoms in aircraft piston housings and similar components.
- Aircraft structure, unit and engine surface inspections.
- Through-paint detection of stress corrosion cracking in stainless and carbon steels.
- Surface crack inspection on manufacturing and transportation equipment.
Absolute bridge- Internal reference coils ensure best matching to the test coil when used with Triax (Fischer™*) or Powerlink™ connectors.
- Shielded coils improve resolution and signal clarity.
- Detection of cracks in all orientations.
- Globally common probe type with predictable response.
- Cost-effective option for many surface inspection tasks.
Reflection type probesAlso referred to as send-receive or driver-pickup probes, suitable where separation of drive and sense coils is required.
- Produces responses comparable to absolute bridge probes for many defect types.
- Available with stacked or concentric driver/pickup coil arrangements.
- Enables multi-directional crack detection.
- Stable performance across temperature variations.
- Operates over a wide frequency range for adjustable sensitivity.
Typical configurationsStraight | Reflection/Absolute | 4 in. (101.6 mm) | 50 kHz to 500 kHz | 0.125 in. (3.17 mm) | Triax Fischer | Part ID 9216194.00 | Item U8623200 | Cable SPO-6687 | Cable Item U8800538
Straight | Reflection/Absolute | 4 in. (101.6 mm) | 50 kHz to 500 kHz | 0.125 in. (3.17 mm) | Triax Fischer | Part ID 9222209.00 | Item U8626047 | Cable 9122083 | Cable Item U8800073
Straight | Reflection/Absolute | 3 in. (76.2 mm) | 50 kHz to 500 kHz | 0.125 in. (3.17 mm) | Triax Fischer | Part ID 9231663 | Item U8626040 | Cable 9122083 | Cable Item U8800073
ResourcesWhite Papers: Eddy Current Probes and Application Guide
Product Resources: Brochures (Straight Shaft Surface Probes)
Technical specifications- Material: Detachable stainless-steel shaft with small-diameter housing.
- Design: Straight shaft, pencil probe style.
- Primary use: Surface-breaking crack and small defect detection.
- Connectivity: Powerlink™ option; Triax (Fischer™*) compatibility.
- Coil configurations: Reflection (send-receive/driver-pickup) and Absolute bridge types.
- Frequency range (typical): 50 kHz to 500 kHz.
- Lengths (typical): 3 in. (76.2 mm), 4 in. (101.6 mm).
- Shaft diameter (typical): 0.125 in. (3.17 mm).
- Features: Shielded coils for higher resolution; internal reference coils in absolute bridge types; wide frequency operation; temperature-stable designs.
- Example part IDs: 9216194.00, 9222209.00, 9231663 (associated item and cable IDs shown above).