Short Circuit

Short Circuit
Start	Didi the Wrench
End	Blingtron Circuit Design
Level	45 (Requires 45)
Category	Engineering
Rewards	[Schematic: Blingtron's Circuit Design Tutorial]
Next	[45] Oil Rags to Riches

Short Circuit
Level: 45 (Requires 45)
Didi the Wrench
Blingtron Circuit Design
Rewards:
[Schematic: Blingtron's Circuit Design Tutorial]

Objectives

Find the inventor of Blingtron.

• Talk to Rocket-Chief Fuselage in Area 52
• Talk to Ricket in K3
• Talk to Chief Engineer Foote in Ratchet
• Talk to Nixx Sprocketspring in Gadgetzan
• Talk to Winkey in eastern Tanaris
• Find Gnopetto's workshop

Description

While I've got you here, I was wondering if you could track something down for me.

I'm sure you're familiar with a Blingtron, yes? Well, I started askin' around, and it seems no one really knows where the design for it came from. One rumor does pop up more than others, though:

Area 52.

Interested in a field trip?

Rewards

You will learn the following: [Schematic: Blingtron's Circuit Design Tutorial]

Progress

A pile of papers lies on the table. You hope this journey has paid off.

Completion

An old schematic, still intact, is floating amongst the papers.

As you examine the schematic you realize that it's the circuit design for Blingtron!

Notes

Rocket-Chief Fuselage

 I'm looking for information about the inventor of Blingtron.

The inventor of the Blingtron unit? Well now, that's quite the question!

As the legend goes, he was a great, tall fella, 'bout four gnomes high, with big ol' muscly arms to lift the pieces of his inventions around.

He had beautiful purple sideburns, and lighting in his eyes!

Well... at least that's what my cousin Ricket told me.

She knows the rest of the story, if you really want to know more. You can find her at K3 in the Storm Peaks.

Ricket

 I'm looking for information about the inventor of Blingtron.

Oh, that old tale? Sure, I can tell it again, if ya like.

<Ricket raises her hands and begins to talk in a deep voice.>

So says the legend that he was big like fel reaver, with a face that could spook even ol' Deathwing. They say he lost his arm makin' the Blingtron unit. Replaced it with a SPIDER TANK!

<Ricket begins to chuckle a bit.>

Actually the last real bit of information I heard about him was from this sailor I met in Ratchet. Drunk as a skunk, but I believe there was a small bit of truth to what he was sayin'.

His name is Chief-Engineer Foote. He might be able to give you a real clue as to where you can find the inventor.

Chief-Engineer Foote

 I'm looking for information about the inventor of Blingtron.

Hic! You wanna ...hic! You wanna ...hic! You wanna know about Blingtron?

Oh sure, ya, ya, ya. Okay, sho, I wash down in, um ...hic! Oh right!

I wash down in Gadaget... Gaget... Gadgistan, an' I was talking to thish little green fellow bout him. Come closer.

<Chief Engineer Foote beckons you closer and starts whispering in your ear, loudly.>

Sho Nixsh Shprocketshpring ish thish guy'sh name. Ha ha! And he told me, to tell you, to tell ...hic!

Oh. I forget. Jush leave me alone, would ya.

Nixx Sprocketspring

 I'm looking for information about the inventor of Blingtron.

You look like a smart fellow, so I'll give you the biggest clue you need. Forget about it!

Blingtron's the invention of some no-good, dirty, little gnome who don't know nuttin about engineering.

And DEFINITELY don't go visit his granddaughter, Winkey, down on Southbreak Shore, southeast o' here. She's worse than he was.

Winkey

 Actually, I'm here to ask you about your grandfather.

My grandfather, Gnopetto Bizzfuse was a great inventor. You may have heard of his one and only invention, the Blingtron unit.

Everyone wanted to learn his secrets of how he created Blingtron's internal circuitry but he refused to share it.

He died many years ago after the sea rose and devoured his shop. I doubt you'd be able to find anything more, but if you're up to it, you can go for a swim and check it out.

You can even borrow my diving helm if you like.

Progression

1.   [10-45] Aww Scrap!
   •   [10-45] Endless Possibilities
     •   [10-45] Our Man in Azsuna
       •   [10-45] It'll Cost You &   [10-45] The Latest Fashion: Headguns!
         •   [10-45] The Missing Pieces
2. Complete all of:
   •   [10-45] Resupplying the Line
     •   [10-45] All Charged Up &   [10-45] In My Sights
   •   [10-45] Always the Last Thing
     •   [10-45] Modular Modifications
3. Complete all of:
   •   [10-45] Here Comes the BOOM! &   [10-45] Fire and Forget
   •   [10-45] It's Not Rocket Science
     •   [10-45] Bubble Baubles &   [10-45] The Shell, You Say?
       •   [10-45] Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey
4.   [10-45] 'Locke and Load
   •   [10-45] Going Out With a Bang
     •   [10-45] Keep Yer Powder Dry,   [10-45] I'd Do It Myself, But... &   [10-45] Going to Waste
       •   [10-45] 'Locke, Stock and Barrel
5.   [10-45D] Halls of Valor: Trigger Happy &   [10-45D] Assault on Violet Hold: Cheating Death
6. Complete all of:
   •   [45D] Time for a Recharge,   [45D] Court of Stars: Revamping the Recoil
   •   [45] Short Circuit
     •   [45] Oil Rags to Riches
       •   [45] It's On With Automatons
7.   [45D] Boon of the Builder

Patch changes

• Hotfix (2023-07-18): Nixx Sprocketspring is now less persistent about training Goblin Engineering schematics when trying to progress the quest.
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB