Diamond Select Star Trek Tricorder

micdavis · Jun 13, 2009

A Bruce Wegman tricorder has a custom made holder for the scanner built into the lower compartment. It consists of two rings (with one flat side) glued to the inner surface of the lower door. One the size of the clear cover, the other the size of the aluminum ring at the bottom of the clear cover. Sits super snug, no rattling around.

WinstonWolf359 · Jun 13, 2009

I made a "holder" to keep the scanner pressure fit into the bottom compartment of mine. I cut a piece of foam, with a layer of black rubber gasket cut to the same size, and glued that to the bottom of the compartment. No more rattle. Not as fancy as the Wegman, though.

stapleton13 · Jun 13, 2009

Well I have the DTS scanner upgrade done. The Tricorder will have to wait. Check out the video below the image.

Video of Scanner

Funky · Jun 13, 2009

Which scanner is that?

micdavis · Jun 13, 2009

Wow, wow. Nice job.

stapleton13 · Jun 13, 2009

Funky Jedi said:
Which scanner is that?

Its the DTS scanner I started upgrading a few posts back. I probably should edit my post.

mtpalin · Jun 13, 2009

micdavis said:
A Bruce Wegman tricorder has a custom made holder for the scanner built into the lower compartment. It consists of two rings (with one flat side) glued to the inner surface of the lower door. One the size of the clear cover, the other the size of the aluminum ring at the bottom of the clear cover. Sits super snug, no rattling around.

Any chance you could post some pics of the Wegman tric? I've always wanted to see one.

micdavis · Jun 13, 2009

Sure. Not the best pics. Sorry

Remember these were made in late 70's early 80's.

phase pistol · Jun 13, 2009

:eek Wow! That's a Bruce Wegman? It looks just like the prop!

He even got the screen shape right, which is easy since there are screen filling closeups in the show, but nobody ever seemed to nail it. :lol

Pumpernickel · Jun 13, 2009

Nice work on the scanner upgrade, Stapleton13. Thanks for posting.

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Pumpernickel · Jun 13, 2009

robn1 said:
There were several episodes, especially first season, where you could see McCoy remove the hand scanner from the bottom compartment.
And in Space Seed, McCoy's tricorder on the table with the bottom open, notice the medical scanner inside.

Nice caps, Robn1. Never noticed that scene in "Space Seed."

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Funky · Jun 14, 2009

stapleton13 said:
Its the DTS scanner I started upgrading a few posts back. I probably should edit my post.

More details, bro! Where did you get the motor? I must have a tutorial!

stapleton13 · Jun 14, 2009

Funky Jedi said:
More details, bro! Where did you get the motor? I must have a tutorial!

I actually posted more info with my youtube video. Its really nothing I can make a tutorial for. I did this mod quick and dirty.

I cut the simulated aluminum ends from the scanner body, and filled the hand spinner gear slot, and the button hole. I then took my dremel and removed all the excess plastic from inside the handle so that it was just a tube. I drilled a new hole in the right place for a button, and primed and painted it.

I cut 2 pieces of aluminum disks for the top, and bottom. I then took a motor, and transmission from one of those micro rc cars the kids had broken, and glued it to the upper disk. The shaft of the motor is run through a hole in the center of the upper aluminum disk, and attached to the spinning head.

I then took a sound circuit from a playmates medical scanner. Soldered a wire to the button contacts so that it is shorted. I also removed the playmates speaker, and soldered the DTS speaker in its place.

Now came the fun part. I wired the motor, and sound circuit together + to +, and - to -. I then attached a ipod shuffle battery to the + and - with a button on the + side.

I then glued all of the parts into the body with hot glue.

Here is a quick drawing of the wiring.

DrMcoy · Jun 14, 2009

NICE work on that scanner upgrade, although to PURCHASE all the parts and batteries it would take to convert one, it may be cheaper to buy an HMS Scanner!! However, if you have the iPod battery and the RC motor handy AND you can cut the aluminum yourself, then it's a GREAT solution.

The question is, how much would YOU charge to make me one just like yours!!

Pumpernickel · Jun 14, 2009

micdavis said:
It is supposed to be a sensor. That's why characters hold things behind the tric for analysis.

Was it ever stated in the TV series that the screw on the back of the tricorder was a sensor? If not, what is the source of this info? Thanks,

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micdavis · Jun 14, 2009

Well on the two original trics I've handled. It was missing on one, on the other it was not a screw. Just a small aluminum disc. No "function" to it at all.

stapleton13 · Jun 14, 2009

DrMcoy said:
NICE work on that scanner upgrade, although to PURCHASE all the parts and batteries it would take to convert one, it may be cheaper to buy an HMS Scanner!! However, if you have the iPod battery and the RC motor handy AND you can cut the aluminum yourself, then it's a GREAT solution.

The question is, how much would YOU charge to make me one just like yours!!

Like you said. More than its worth.

DrMcoy · Jun 14, 2009

well, you did a fantastic job -- if I didn't already have a fan-made prop of this piece with motion and sound, I'd beg you to make me one. How many hours did it take you to build it?? And how did you think to use an ipod battery? How do you recharge it?

stapleton13 · Jun 14, 2009

DrMcoy said:
well, you did a fantastic job -- if I didn't already have a fan-made prop of this piece with motion and sound, I'd beg you to make me one. How many hours did it take you to build it?? And how did you think to use an ipod battery? How do you recharge it?

Begging would do no gool. lol!!! I probably have 5 or 6 hrs in it. I use ipod batteries of different types in all my builds. I add a small charging port using RC car servo connectors inside the props, and I solder a wire and the other end of the RC servo connector to the Leads of a small universal chargers I pick up on ebay.

Pumpernickel · Jun 15, 2009

The TOS tricorder was my number one toy "want" for about 25 years. I remember back in 1995 when Playmates Toys announced their release of a TOS science tricorder. I was thrilled. I found it in a store and the box-size and artwork gave the impression of a great toy. Got home, opened it, and saw it was about two-thirds scale. :eek What a huge disappointment. :unsure Flash foward to 2003, when Art Asylum began releasing TOS toys, beginning with the phaser. Then about three years later, they released a TOS communicator. Surely the tricorder would be next, I hoped. :confused

The UPS man delivered my TOS medical tricorder about an hour ago. :thumbsup My first impressions were good. I got it out of demo mode and began playing with it and the first thing I noticed was the moire was not spinning. The moire motor was running, but no spin. Everything else worked. A couple of bangs on the side, though, and the moire now works fine. The McCoy phrases on mine sound good and at the correct speed. As others have mentioned, the sound on the medical scanner is too low and the manually spinner is a huge disappointment.

In spite of these minor issues, I give DST a lot of credit and appreciation for getting this toy made. Overall, I'm happy with it and would give it a B+. I'm now ready for the science tricorder (should be shipping in about 1-2 weeks) and the geo version whenever DST finds a retailer.

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