
Electronics · Boltward
Quiet Current Telltale Bonded Latch Field Pattern
₡1,050
- Physical mass
- 1.2 kg
- Stowed volume
- 0.003 m³
- Measurement
- estimated
- Damage resistance
- DR 14 (estimated)
Rules-ready
3D6 Stats
| Weight | 1.2 kg (2.6 lb) |
|---|---|
| DR | 14 |
| Advantages | None |
| Disadvantages | None |
| Skill bonuses | Uses Electronics Operation (Security) |
Quiet Current Telltale is a clamp-on field latch for survey cases, temporary evidence cages, and prefab doors nobody trusts enough to drill twice. Shock-mounted internals sit behind a scarred polymer shell, while two hardened jaws grip a supplied rail on the frame. Installation takes four bolts, a torque key, and one adhesive witness thread laid across each mounting foot. Access uses short-range crew tags or a recessed mechanical key. The Telltale records 2,500 tag reads, jaw movements, impacts, and power interruptions; a spring-loaded red line appears in the side window if either foot shifts by more than a millimeter. Heavy machinery nearby can cause false impact notices, but not a false red line. Twin cells run sixty days, and either can be replaced while the other holds the latch. Evidence officers like the visible witness. Smugglers do too, because a careless forklift can create enough alerts to bury one real attempt in noise.