Trident scanner
A trident scanner was a 23rd century piece of Federation technology that was used for repairing power relays. ()

Spock used a trident scanner while he attempted to examine the circuits aboard the , after the shuttlecraft had been brought down to Gamma Canaris N. The scanner, however, was short-circuited and destroyed by the Companion when Spock attempted to make physical contact with it. ()

In 2267, Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott, leading a repair party aboard the , employed a trident scanner to cross-connect the warp drive control circuits to those of the impulse engines. ()

The same year, Ensign  used a trident scanner to connect the M-5 multitronic unit to the 's main power plant. He later attempted to disconnect M-5 with a trident scanner, but was vaporized by the advanced computer for his troubles. ()

Another model of the trident scanner was used on the bridge aboard the  while it was undergoing repairs in 2287. ()

In 2381, Ensign D'Vana Tendi found a trident scanner while cataloguing Kerner Hauze's collection. ()

Sensor technology
Engineering tools
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