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Anizok's Minimizing Device  
 


Slot: AMMO
Charges: 20
This item can be used in tradeskills.
Recommended level of 30.
Effect: Shrink (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: 8.0) at Level 30
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

Item Type:Misc
Stackable:No
Merchant Value:9 pp 0 gp 0 sp 0 cp
Tribute:580
Lucy Entry By:Tiana
Item Updated By:SwiftyMUSE
Source:Live
IC Last Updated:2022-01-15 20:32:58
Page Updated:Sat Sep 7th, 2019

Expansion: Planes of Power Planes of Power


Average Price: 1,200pp Pricing Data...
Rarity: Common
Level to Attain: 1

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shrink update
# Apr 20 2010 at 1:54 AM Rating: Decent
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Tested today, Orge SK now shrinks about the same size a human, slightly higher but a fair bit higher than a dwarf.

Also confirmed the following worked to recharge this device
*Gnomish recharging kit(bought from Tabben Bromal - Tinkering Supplies 2pp approx)
*mana battery 6 (bought from Nelin Signus - Tinkering supplies 104pp approx)
both in POK just use Find to locate them

Place "Anizok's Minimizing Device" and "Mana Battery class six" into "Gnomish recharging kit" and hit combine. It should end up with 20 charges again. you can recharge it at any state, so if it has 12 charges you can recharge back to 20 without waiting for it to get to 0.
If you charge a 0 it works out pretty cheap at approx 5pp per usage

Oh also did combine with Orge SK no tinkering skill


Edited, Apr 20th 2010 8:01am by Wuolf
shrink update
# Jan 18 2013 at 1:08 AM Rating: Decent
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Wuolf wrote:
Tested today, Orge SK now shrinks about the same size a human, slightly higher but a fair bit higher than a dwarf.

Also confirmed the following worked to recharge this device
*Gnomish recharging kit(bought from Tabben Bromal - Tinkering Supplies 2pp approx)
*mana battery 6 (bought from Nelin Signus - Tinkering supplies 104pp approx)
both in POK just use Find to locate them

Place "Anizok's Minimizing Device" and "Mana Battery class six" into "Gnomish recharging kit" and hit combine. It should end up with 20 charges again. you can recharge it at any state, so if it has 12 charges you can recharge back to 20 without waiting for it to get to 0.
If you charge a 0 it works out pretty cheap at approx 5pp per usage

Oh also did combine with Orge SK no tinkering skill
Edited, Apr 20th 2010 8:01am by Wuolf

Yes, confirmed rechargeable with above method.
guess what? hehe
# Sep 12 2009 at 10:51 AM Rating: Default
As of the last patch, the A$$ drips from the dev department nerfed this. It will not shrink you all the way down like before... 3x shrink or equal to Sham shrink ..etc. You know what I mean. It will only bring you down 2x. Example .. Ogre will shrink down to dwarf size now. This is my experience as of late. I am assuming that all races have same result as my Ogre. Well .. txs as always SOE. I stopped reporting/ petitioning >> long << whilez ago Smiley: dubious
Recharge
# Apr 13 2007 at 7:14 AM Rating: Decent
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I had to create a gnome to do the combine for the recharge on the Minimizing device. I guess humans can no longer do the combine for the recharge.
Recharge
# Apr 14 2007 at 6:32 AM Rating: Decent
Well either something is broken or they changed it, I can no longer recharge my shrinker. The "combine" button is greyed out. Same for my other toons and my friends who have a minimizing device and a toolbox.
Recharge
# Jun 17 2007 at 7:11 AM Rating: Decent
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YOu have to talk to Caerlyna in the Bazaar. This is the Barbarian Bag-to-Token vendor. Just give her your old toolbox and she'll give you back a Collapsed Gnomish Recharging Kit in it's place.
Recharge
# Apr 19 2007 at 2:18 AM Rating: Decent
Do you even read the notes when after you download from a patch? It said there is now a "Gnowish recharge device" that is to be used instead of toolboxes
Recharge
# Apr 19 2007 at 5:09 AM Rating: Decent
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Tabben Bromal in Plane of Knowledge sells the new recharging devices. He's upstairs in the smithing building.

Edited, Jun 17th 2007 10:36am by DukeLatan
Still a good deal
# Feb 10 2007 at 1:50 PM Rating: Decent
Hate to say it, but on Stromm, 10 dose ant's potions are going for 1000pp in bazaar. So in this case, the minimizing device is still a good deal!
Ant potions are far cheaper, easier to get
# Jan 25 2007 at 2:21 PM Rating: Decent
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Um, ant potions are only about 5 plat each, and you can put 20 in a stack. They are also potion belt enabled, meaning you don't have to go rooting around in your inventory to use them (helpful in stress situations).

The savings in money, weight (no toolbox needed), time (no need to search for mana batteries, etc), and even inventory space (with the potions) make the minimizing device look positively...inefficient.

And yes, as a gnome, I realize I'm shooting myself in the foot a bit by posting this. What can I say? Some of our inventions need improvement - but we're working on it.

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If you can't do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly.

My Rathe / Prexus characters:

Bigbronze Bloodyaxe, 62 Ogre Berserker
Verbeeg Bearfang, 62 Ogre Beastlord
Glabrezu Spiritcaller, 62 Ogre Shaman
Zirumkin Zenomorph, 62 Gnome Wizard
Korgulon Soulwraith, 76 Ogre Shadowknight <Shining Alliance>
Incarnadine Summoner, 65 Drakkin Magician

Bristlebane characters:

Zalkahriz Ebonscale, 64 Iksar Necromancer
Gnomorre Gniceguy, 55 Gnome Rogue
Whytfire Lonewolf, 55 Woodelf Ranger
Ant potions are far cheaper, easier to get
# Aug 24 2007 at 5:38 PM Rating: Decent
Hehe...Just wondering about what you said there. When have you ever needed an emergency shrink during stressful situations? :-p
It works =)
# Jan 31 2006 at 3:36 AM Rating: Decent
combine in Deluxe toolbox ... bought from Nelin Signus in Northern POK (you cant find him using the find utility but he is on the map)

items to combine:
1 mana battery class six
1 anizok's minimizing device (that needs charges)
should say:

You have learned the recipe anizok's minimizing device (Recharge)!
You have fashioned the items together to create something new!
i wanna shrinky
# Mar 24 2005 at 7:45 AM Rating: Decent
ok why doesnt this work any more grrrr! please someone fix it. oh & thank you.
Collasped
# Aug 03 2004 at 11:49 PM Rating: Decent
can you recharge using a collasped toolbox, instead of delux?
RE: Collasped
# Jul 30 2005 at 1:47 PM Rating: Decent
yes, you can recharge it in any toolbox with 2 or more slots and a combine button.
sup
# Jul 23 2004 at 1:33 PM Rating: Default
sup
Who recharges now?
# Mar 10 2004 at 9:26 AM Rating: Decent
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With the patch today (3/10/2004) it states:
Quote:
If you are not a gnome, you should no longer be able to tinker with a deluxe toolkit kit.

I wonder if this stops us from recharging?
RE: Who recharges now?
# Jun 26 2004 at 7:13 PM Rating: Decent
I put 1 class 6 mana battery and the gizmo in a deluxe toolkit, hit combine, voila, 20 charges back on gizmo.
RE: Who recharges now?
# Apr 12 2004 at 5:01 AM Rating: Decent
Can someone confirm this can be charged by non-gnomes please? I dont fancy paying 1k+ for something I am only going to use 20 times. Thanks in advance!
RE: Who recharges now?
# May 05 2004 at 10:13 PM Rating: Decent
I can indeed confirm this. I just recharged my Gnomish Vanishing device a sec ago as a human monk.

Enjoy

Edited, Wed May 5 23:13:33 2004
Class Six
# Jan 01 2004 at 10:46 PM Rating: Decent
Tried to do the Class 1 combine and doesn't work. Takes a Class 6. Must have been fixed.
Tinkering Guide
# Dec 25 2003 at 8:51 PM Rating: Decent
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Can someone PLZ give me a link to a good guide for tinkers... Thank you :)
Mana Battery - Class one!
# Aug 19 2003 at 7:59 PM Rating: Decent
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I recharged this with a mana battery class one yesterday. Must have changed. Makes this item even better. I am warrior and have much better bracers than cobalt, so I ditched the cobalt and made enough pp to work on tradeskills....

Woot, brewing 200!
Fletching 205
RE: Mana Battery - Class one!
# Sep 19 2003 at 11:24 AM Rating: Decent
hehe i bet this is a bug that will be fixed soon ;)
RE: Mana Battery - Class one!
# Dec 12 2003 at 12:31 PM Rating: Decent
If that was the case, it is certianly fixed now. Required a class six mana battery to recharge
sad
# Jul 24 2003 at 2:02 PM Rating: Good
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it's rather sad
i can buy this for about 500 pp and batteries for 104 a pop
i can buy a cobalt bracer for 8900 (and that's the cheapest i've ever seen it - usually about 12k)
it would take a long time for this to surpass the bracer in price
eq market at it's worst =P
RE: sad
# Nov 09 2004 at 5:22 PM Rating: Decent
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Works for Warriors.....
So...
# Dec 03 2002 at 3:50 PM Rating: Decent
So how do you recharge it?
RE: So...
# Apr 21 2003 at 11:22 AM Rating: Excellent
Requires a toolbox (8 or 10 slot), Mana Battery - Class Six (storebought or looted). To recharge, put the two items in the toolbox and click combine. Requires no skill and does not require that you be a gnome.

Sold by Maryalis N'Ryt at neg 850 pos 200 in PoK (evil/south side of PoK, easternmost building between the Neriak and Ogguk portal stones, inside through the door on the left).

Price was 106pp with 100 CHA. This means that the per-use cost is only ~5pp vs ~15pp for a shrink potion. I paid 700pp for my device, which means that after only 70 uses, I'll have paid it off.

(As mentioned in this thread: https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=16414&mid=104361072612178)

All tinkered items can be recharged in this manner (different items require different batteries).

Edited, Mon Apr 21 11:50:09 2003
RE: So...
# Dec 06 2002 at 3:50 PM Rating: Excellent
To recharge: combine Anizok's Minimizing Device with a Mana Battery - Class Six, in a toolbox. (No skill required.)
RE: So...
# Dec 19 2002 at 9:14 PM Rating: Decent
Do you still need to be a gnome? Or can anybody (i.e. half-elf bard, ogre warrior, etc) do the recharge?

RE: So...
# May 29 2003 at 6:21 PM Rating: Decent
No gnome required to recharge. I'm a High Elf Paladin and I've recharged mine several times. It never fails, but I do get the message I can no longer advance my skill by doing that combine. :wink: :rolleyes:
steel casing / cured leather tubing
# Oct 30 2002 at 12:25 AM Rating: Decent
Where can I get the Steel Casing to make the Base Prototype, and the Cured Leather Tubing to make the Perpetual Steam Pump? This site only says they are bought from vendors, but not which/where.

Also, how long on average does it take to get a Drop of Grease from a Rogue Clockwork? I managed to find one on a vendor in Steamfront, but none of the Clockworks I killed ever dropped one.
RE: steel casing / cured leather tubing
# Feb 05 2003 at 1:29 PM Rating: Decent
Steel casings sold by a gnome merchant inside the Plane of Innovation for sure.. Not sure if any place else. Once in PoI you head right and he's in the mill around a cpl of corners.. Of course all the stuff in the way see thru invis and is over level 50 most of it..
very cool
# Oct 25 2002 at 12:27 PM Rating: Default
Very handy for the classes that can't use items like cobalt bracer, etc... guessing it's probably rechargable?
RE: very cool
# Oct 25 2002 at 9:48 PM Rating: Default
It's my Understanding that MOST of not all Tinkered Items are Rechargable now
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