Issue dossier
The guide identifies a Sheriff RP2040 chip, battery holder, modes, and SAO attachment, but no reviewed source identifies the Gunslinger controller, IR components, screen/LEDs, batteries, power path, voltage/current limits, SAO pinout, connector ratings, circuitry, schematic, BOM, PCB/Gerbers, dimensions, test matrix, safety guidance, or compliance evidence.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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hardware, power, SAO, and electrical documentation gap · high-level seller and guide descriptions · needs engineering documentation and host testing
The record retains a traceable physical assembly surface without representing it as a complete electrical design or general interoperability guarantee.
- Badge
- Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge and Sheriff SAO Combo (DEF CON 33)
- Category
- hardware, power, SAO, and electrical documentation gap
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- high-level seller and guide descriptions
- Status
- needs engineering documentation and host testing
- Timeframe
- current source pass
- Source note
- Gunslinger-B-Gone Tindie listing, Sheriff guide, and Hacker Couture product list.
BigTaro Tindie product listing
First-party seller listing that calls the product an electronic badge with laser tag, TV-B-Gone, CTF, and an included Sheriff SAO; it shows $100 and a sold-out-since-September-13-2025 state. Its images do not state a reusable license or explicit permission basis.
Badge: Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge and Sheriff SAO Combo (DEF CON 33)
DEF CON 33 vendor product list
Nineteen-page Hacker Couture product-list PDF headed DEFCON 33 that lists Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge by BigTaro at $140 and gives its laser-tag, IR-TV-control, CTF/bling, Drinking Roulette, and fully-programmable claims. It establishes a vendor-list association, not organizer issuance, scheduled drop, completed sale, or image reuse permission.
Badge: Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge and Sheriff SAO Combo (DEF CON 33)
maker assembly guide
Maker-authored guide for the included Sheriff companion's standalone/wearable build and optional Gunslinger SAO attachment. It identifies the RP2040 chip, CR2032/LIR2032 and magnet-holder surface, soldering steps, power-mode positions, notch-up connection instruction, and no-battery-charging statement; its photographs do not state a reusable license or explicit permission basis.
Badge: Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge and Sheriff SAO Combo (DEF CON 33)
maker profile
Public maker profile identifying Jeff as BigTaro and explaining that leftover con badges are put up in the store. It supports public maker identity and seller context, not a complete Gunslinger hardware, IR, fulfillment, or rights record.
Badge: Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge and Sheriff SAO Combo (DEF CON 33)
BigTaro's Badges / Tindie · retrieved 2026-05-15
Public profile that identifies Jeff as BigTaro and describes the store's leftover-con-badge context. It corroborates maker/store identity without proving this combo's manufacturing, IR behavior, vendor handoff, or distribution outcome.
Badge: Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge and Sheriff SAO Combo (DEF CON 33)
BigTaro's Badges / Tindie · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary seller source for the electronic badge, laser-tag, TV-B-Gone, CTF, included-Sheriff-SAO, $100, and sold-out-since-September-13-2025 claims. It does not give product circuitry, IR behavior, battery or power documentation, firmware, official DEF CON status, event handoff, or image reuse evidence.
Badge: Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge and Sheriff SAO Combo (DEF CON 33)
Hacker Couture / Hacker Warehouse · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary vendor-list source for a Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge by BigTaro on the DEF CON 33 product list, $140 vendor price, Sheriff-laser-tag/light-up claim, IR TV power-down claim, CTF/bling, Drinking Roulette, and fully-programmable wording. It does not prove a BadgeLife drop, completed sale, attendance, delivery, technical design, official DEF CON issuance, or image rights.
Badge: Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge and Sheriff SAO Combo (DEF CON 33)
Jeff “BigTaro” Geisperger · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary maker guide source for the Sheriff companion's RP2040 chip, CR2032/LIR2032, magnet holder, standalone wearability, soldering steps, battery and SAO power modes, notch-up Gunslinger connection, and no-charging note. It is not a complete design, battery-safety, IR, firmware, or license archive.
Badge: Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge and Sheriff SAO Combo (DEF CON 33)