And so, the two gmsprops’s Tricorder boards are now mounted inside the Ikea’s Hovsta Photo Frame. It is a very simple exercise but ti still took me decades. I do not see myself ever building the beautifully casted Roddenberry.com Endgame Tricorder. As for the MkVII, I do have a few Playmates Toys which I might want to mount it but there is still the front sensor detailing and also, the lightblocking solution for the screen to do.
What’d you need
The main components for this is… just a battery. But you will need to know what type of battery or to be precise, the circuit’s working voltage. I have forgotten the working voltage for the Endgame Tricorder but it did work well with 3x AA batteries. That would be 4.5volts and so, 5volts does not hurt. As for the MkVII Tricorder, it came with a LiPo battery, which means, it does work with 3.7volts.
However, I am aiming for a very light power system and so, I am looking at LiPo batteries. I do have a specific LiPo charger which also boosts the battery’s 3.7volts to 5volts. And to top it off, it comes with a push-button and a set of LED indicators to show the LiPo battery’s state of charge. Last but not least, when it comes to charging the LiPo batteries, I do not want to connect them to a USB cable of sorts. And so, if I can find the receiver coils, I will be using Qi Wireless chargers.
Anyway, here is the video
And a very important thing…
You can still get the Electronics from Mr. Gerhard Mros. Just shoot him an email at gmros77@gmail.com.
And for the Tricorder Shells, you can get them from Mr. Myron Stapleton at https://www.facebook.com/myron.stapleton
