Impulse detector unit/Legends

Impulse detector units were a type of impulse detector. A single unit included a flat base with a grill above it on the device's front with a triangular central surface in the center of the grill. A series of protrusions extended from the top of the device, which was dark gray, including a signal clarifier and a receiver antenna. Tubing ran from each side of the device back round to the rear.
An impulse detector unit was sat on the counter of the junk dealer Watto's junkshop in the city of Mos Espa on the planet Tatooine when aa group led by the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn entered the store in search of a T-14 hyperdrive generator in 32 BBY.Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of to 32 BBY.
==Behind the scenes==
An impulse detector unit appeared in the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, which was released on May 19, 1999.Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated and Expanded Edition The device was first identified in the reference book Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary, written by West Reynolds and released on May 26, 1999.
==Appearances==
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==Sources==
*Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary 
==Notes and references==
Category:Impulse detectors