Star Trek TNG Mark VII Tricorder Playmates Modified

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Star Trek TNG Mark VII Tricorder Playmates Modified YOU ARE BIDDING ON A COLLECTIBLE "STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION" MARK VII SCIENCE TRICORDER. IT WAS BUILT BY MODIFYING A PLAYMATES TRICORDER AND USING GMROS ELECTRONICS. ALL MODIFICATIONS AND ASSEMBLY WAS DONE BY MYSELF. THIS IS NO LONGER A TOY, BUT A PROP THAT IS LIT WITH OVER 60 LEDS. HERE IS A LINK TO VIEW THE TRICORDER IN ACTION: /watch?v=6hllNXR-eCw THE TRICORDER HAS BEEN CUSTOMIZED TO INCLUDE AN INTERNAL 3.7V LITHIUM ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERY THAT CAN BE RECHARGED VIA A CHARGER PORT THAT IS INSIDE THE TRICORDER. THE BACK DOOR MUST BE REMOVED TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY. THE CHARGER IS INCLUDED WITH THIS UNIT AND FEATURES AN "OVERCHARGE" PROTECTION FEATURE. I HAVE ALSO INSTALLED A MAGNET INSIDE TO "SUCK" THE FLIP DOOR IN WHEN YOU CLOSE IT! IT ALSO PREVENTS THE FLIP DOOR FROM SWINGING OPEN IF YOU TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN. I THINK THE VIDEO WILL SPEAK FOR ITSELF, IN TERMS OF ALL THE LIGHTS AND THE FAMILIAR SOUNDS, INCLUDING THE "RATCHET" SOUND UPON OPENING. THE BATTERY CHARGE LASTS OVER A MONTH WITH NORMAL USE. THIS UNIT IS PERFECT FOR THE COLLECTOR OR FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO MODIFY IT EVEN FURTHER OR STRIP IT DOWN AND START AGAIN. SINCE THIS WAS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT MODIFYING A PLAYMATES TRICORDER AND IT WAS A "TEST SUBJECT", THE UNIT LOOKS A BIT ROUGH ON THE BACK AND I DID NOT SEAL read more

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