ANNOUNCEMENT Just a heads-up for you Folks out there who are interested in upgrading your 90’s Playmates STNG Tricorder. The Upgrade kits are now available on eBay for C$155. At the time of writing, two out of five units have been sold. Right now, I am posting this ahead as I am still updating this […]
Category Archives: Tricorder
20250713 My Playmates Toys MkVII Science and Medical Tricorders
The MkVII Tricorders By now, you would have known that I am a little obsessed with post MkVII Tricorders from the Star Trek:The Next Generation. Although this is just a plot device, it was the folding clamshell design which go to me. Imagine a small compact device which unfolds to reveal its internal controls and […]
20250705 The Phosphor LED
One of the things that irks me during the design of the Playmates Toys MkVIII Tricorder or the actual replica, is that I cannot get uniform lighting on the four ALPHA, BETA, GAMMA & DELTA indicators. I can use SMD LEDs, push it deeper by a few milimeters and stick a diffuser in the front. […]
20250412 TR-595E Top Panel v04D
Yes, it is version 04D now. Over some stupid reasons. When I soldered the board, I got about 1.92V from the meter. Disappointing was not the word I was looking for. More like… You see, the TPS3733 voltage regulator has one configuration pin which I should not be meddling with when I needed a fixed […]
30032025 TR-595E Top Panel v04
After the disastrous error 5 weeks ago, with the LiPo IC, the revised Design arrived from JLCPCB. I did not notice the error when I downloaded the part Library from SnapEDA.s3.amazonaws, which I have no idea where I got this link from. Recap – Or what does it do? In summary, this board was designed […]
