Re: AA/Diamond $20 Star Trek Communicator: photos, review, autopsy, VIDEO
Behold...the blob...
Behold...the blob...
AA/Diamond $20 Star Trek Communicator: modified with metal parts
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Re: AA/Diamond $20 Star Trek Communicator: photos, review, autopsy, VIDEO
Borrowing a picture from earlier in the thread:
The blob is the one right above the right-most J2, as indicated by XX here:
PB2 o [XX] o PB0
------->J2
Borrowing a picture from earlier in the thread:
The blob is the one right above the right-most J2, as indicated by XX here:
PB2 o [XX] o PB0
------->J2
Neon Sentry
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Re: AA/Diamond $20 Star Trek Communicator: photos, review, autopsy, VIDEO
Whoever scrapes off that solder first, please post the audio. I'd love to hear the extra phrase before I do the same to mine.
Also, has anyone emailed DST about the inaccuracies on the box regarding the amount of sound clips and who they are? I'm sure some people are gonna be very pissed when these are widely available.
Whoever scrapes off that solder first, please post the audio. I'd love to hear the extra phrase before I do the same to mine.
Also, has anyone emailed DST about the inaccuracies on the box regarding the amount of sound clips and who they are? I'm sure some people are gonna be very pissed when these are widely available.
Re: AA/Diamond $20 Star Trek Communicator: photos, review, autopsy, VIDEO
The exclusive phrase is...
"Your signal is very weak can you turn up your gain?" -Spock
And one person has verified that this does indeed become enabled once the solder jumper is removed. :thumbsup
Though I supposed you could cut away at it with an exacto. I would recommend a soldering iron. Even a cheap one.
Your going to need it for something else eventually.
The exclusive phrase is...
"Your signal is very weak can you turn up your gain?" -Spock
And one person has verified that this does indeed become enabled once the solder jumper is removed. :thumbsup
Though I supposed you could cut away at it with an exacto. I would recommend a soldering iron. Even a cheap one.
Your going to need it for something else eventually.
Neon Sentry
Sr Member
Re: AA/Diamond $20 Star Trek Communicator: photos, review, autopsy, VIDEO
I've been meaning to get one. I think RadioShack carries a soldering set for $12 or so... that should cut it till I get more serious about electronics, right?
I've been meaning to get one. I think RadioShack carries a soldering set for $12 or so... that should cut it till I get more serious about electronics, right?
A solder remover would help too. They can usually be found in PC repair kits that include soldering irons. They look oddly enough like a hypospray, and you basically heat the solder then stick the solder remover next to the molten solder, hit a button, and it sucks the molten solder away from the connection.
Re: AA/Diamond $20 Star Trek Communicator: photos, review, autopsy, VIDEO
Oh yeah, so many things just need a touch of solder to fix. So it is a good thing to have in the tool box. Buy a little solder and flux (flux helps make solder flow better) with it. Maybe a set comes with some. Some solder has a flux core. There is also "solder wick" to remove solder. Most of this should be chump change. You can always practice on some old electronics to get an idea how to use it all.
Oh yeah, so many things just need a touch of solder to fix. So it is a good thing to have in the tool box. Buy a little solder and flux (flux helps make solder flow better) with it. Maybe a set comes with some. Some solder has a flux core. There is also "solder wick" to remove solder. Most of this should be chump change. You can always practice on some old electronics to get an idea how to use it all.
skyit
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There's one way to get it to run with just the lights. Open the comm, leave it open, let it go to sleep (takes three minutes), then press the left button. This wakes it up with just the lights (and sound effects if you press the right button later). After you stop playing with it though, it will go to sleep again in three minutes.
OK this is probably IT for the upgrades for awhile... I was able to modify the circuit board, and now I have a comm that has all the sound clips from the "exclusive" Entertainment Earth comm!
You can hear on the full readout of clips... it's the last one, Spock saying "your signal is weak, can you turn up your gain?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9UZ_pheFqE
And here she is in all her glory. Compared to the STTE in the final shot.
You can hear on the full readout of clips... it's the last one, Spock saying "your signal is weak, can you turn up your gain?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9UZ_pheFqE
And here she is in all her glory. Compared to the STTE in the final shot.
An upgrade kit would sell well for this I bet since it is mass marketed.
hint hint hint
hint hint hint
Of course folks who are less picky about accuracy can just wait for the Hallmark ornament that's coming out. :lol
The Reliant could be nice tho. And it's Kirk with Tribbles, and also some guy with a hat and whip. :rolleyes
The Reliant could be nice tho. And it's Kirk with Tribbles, and also some guy with a hat and whip. :rolleyes
darthgordon
Sr Member
Looks like they've got the gold microphone right though.
Zing!
Actually it looks ilke they copied the AMT Star Trek Exploration Set kit from 1973. :lol
Actually it looks ilke they copied the AMT Star Trek Exploration Set kit from 1973. :lol
Wasn't it pretty much figured that the old Exploration Set was supposed to be the animated series props?
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Are you talking about the AA? If by "heatsink" you mean the midplate, I don't know, I think it looks OK.
- k
The midplate would be one of the things I'd like to upgrade on my AA. It looks OK, but it's molded from one piece of plastic and then the silver is sprayed on to the midplate and there's some overspray on mine. I'd rather dremel it off and replace it with a piece of metal.
Phase Pistol, where can the average guy lay hands on the bits you used to accurize your AA? I've ordered another comm, the non EE version and am going to upgrade it as you've done.
Phase Pistol, where can the average guy lay hands on the bits you used to accurize your AA? I've ordered another comm, the non EE version and am going to upgrade it as you've done.
