Memory Alpha
Register
Memory Alpha
(new page!)
 
m (-break)
(4 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:Circulating pump.jpg|thumb|A circulating pump for a [[PXK pergium reactor]].]]
+
[[File:Circulating pump.jpg|thumb|A circulating pump for a [[PXK pergium reactor]]]]
A '''circulating pump''' was a retardation mechanism used in [[PXK pergium reactor]]s, which prevented the reactor from going supercritical.
+
The '''main circulating pump''' was a retardation mechanism used in [[PXK pergium reactor]]s which prevented the reactor from going supercritical.
   
In [[2267]], the [[silicon-based lifeform]] known as a "[[Horta]]" stole the circulating pump from the reactor used to power [[life-support]] on the [[Janus VI colony|Janus VI pergium mining colony]], forcing [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] [[Chief Engineer]] [[Montgomery Scott]] to construct a makeshift replacement pump. Unfortunately, Scott noted, the replacement pump would not last long, and it was critical that [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] find the pump that the Horta had stolen.
+
In [[2267]], the [[silicon-based lifeform]] known as a [[Horta]] stole the circulating pump from the reactor used to power [[life support]] on the [[Janus VI colony|Janus VI pergium mining colony]], forcing {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} [[Chief Engineer]] [[Montgomery Scott]] to construct a makeshift replacement pump. Unfortunately, Scott noted, the replacement pump would not last long, and it was critical that [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] find the pump that the Horta had stolen. Eventually, [[Spock]] was successful in making contact with the Horta via [[Vulcan mind meld|mind meld]], and the pump was returned. ({{TOS|The Devil in the Dark}})
 
Eventually, Mr. [[Spock]] was successful in making contact with the Horta via [[mind meld]], and the pump was returned. ({{TOS|The Devil in the Dark}})
 
 
[[Category:Technology]]
 
[[Category:Technology]]

Revision as of 02:19, 11 April 2012

Circulating pump

A circulating pump for a PXK pergium reactor

The main circulating pump was a retardation mechanism used in PXK pergium reactors which prevented the reactor from going supercritical.

In 2267, the silicon-based lifeform known as a Horta stole the circulating pump from the reactor used to power life support on the Janus VI pergium mining colony, forcing USS Enterprise Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott to construct a makeshift replacement pump. Unfortunately, Scott noted, the replacement pump would not last long, and it was critical that Captain Kirk find the pump that the Horta had stolen. Eventually, Spock was successful in making contact with the Horta via mind meld, and the pump was returned. (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")