Cool Accessory for MR Enterprise

saunders · November 04, 2007, 10:56:13 AM

My wife got me an acrylic case for my B-day for my MR Enterprise. Is was a little to expensive at the time (actually, it still is, but it sure looks cool!). I went to Home Depot and bought a remote control for the light. It works great. Now I don't have to lift that heavy case everytime I want to turn it on. You just point the remote click, and she's lit up. I just thought I'd suggest it to anyone else with or without a case, the remote is neat.

moyer777 · November 04, 2007, 08:38:49 PM

That sounds cool. Could you show us a picture of it? Lit and unlit?

THat would rock.

iceman · November 05, 2007, 05:22:55 AM

How about some pictures

saunders · November 05, 2007, 06:10:00 AM

I'll try to get some pics up soon.

Rico · November 05, 2007, 06:32:03 AM

When I put mine in the case, I ran the wire out a very small hole under the base and outside the case leaving the switch on the base in the on position. Now I just plug it in to light it up. No way was I going to lift up that case every time I wanted to light her up. May rig the plug into my basement X10 lighting as well sometime.

KingIsaacLinksr · November 05, 2007, 08:06:36 AM

Umm, minor confusion, but what Enterprise are we talking about? Otherwise it sounds cool.

King Linksr

Rico · November 05, 2007, 08:24:01 AM

This Enterprise....
(more pics here: http://www.treksinscifi.com/collection/thumbnails.php?album=27)

KingIsaacLinksr · November 05, 2007, 08:31:00 AM

OOhhhhhhh. Right, I remember that podcast that you talked about it. Very very nice! Would have prefered the E myself (if there is one), but that one is just as cool.

King Linksr

saunders · November 05, 2007, 04:19:49 PM

I took some video. The quality is not very good, but you can kind of see the remote at work.

wraith1701 · November 05, 2007, 04:29:56 PM

That is truly a thing of beauty! I like the spinning effect on the bussard collectors; very nice!

Was there a lot of re-wiring involved to get the lights to respond to the remote?

moyer777 · November 05, 2007, 04:41:02 PM

That is really cool. Thanks for taking the video. What an awesome idea with the remote control and everything. Very nice!

saunders · November 05, 2007, 04:57:15 PM

No the remote was really easy. It was $10 at Home Depot. It's a little box you plug into the outlet (or in my case surge protector). You then turn on the ship and plug it into the Home Depot box and instant remote Enterprise. Now I can sit on my bed, click it on, and I'm in nerd heaven!

iceman · November 05, 2007, 05:21:45 PM

Very cool

KingIsaacLinksr · November 05, 2007, 06:06:56 PM

Quote from: saunders on November 05, 2007, 04:57:15 PM
No the remote was really easy. It was $10 at Home Depot. It's a little box you plug into the outlet (or in my case surge protector). You then turn on the ship and plug it into the Home Depot box and instant remote Enterprise. Now I can sit on my bed, click it on, and I'm in nerd heaven!

LoL! Very cooooool.

King Linksr