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| − | A '''polaric modulator''' is a device that can dilute a [[subatomic particle]] stream, similar to how a [[carburetor]] dilutes [[gasoline]] with air. |
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| + | A '''polaric modulator''' was a device capable of diluting a [[particle]] stream. |
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| − | + | In [[2374]], {{USS|Voyager}} [[helmsman]] [[Tom Paris]] conceived of the idea of using a polaric modulator to overcome the instability of a [[coaxial warp drive]]. Drawing inspiration from a [[carburetor]], a [[20th century]] device used to supply an [[automobile]]'s engine with a mixture of vaporized [[fuel]] and air, Paris realized that a modulator could perform much the same function with a coaxial drive, diluting the particle stream being drawn into the drive, thereby solving the problem of engine overload caused by particle instability. |
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| + | When [[Steth (impostor)|a hostile alien]] later attempted to escape aboard a [[Starfleet]] [[shuttlecraft]] which had been installed with a coaxial drive, Paris was able to target the modulator with a [[chromoelectric pulse]], disrupting the shuttle's engines and preventing the alien's escape. ({{VOY|Vis à Vis}}) |
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Revision as of 22:42, 27 January 2011
Tom Paris with a polaric modulator
A polaric modulator was a device capable of diluting a particle stream.
In 2374, USS Voyager helmsman Tom Paris conceived of the idea of using a polaric modulator to overcome the instability of a coaxial warp drive. Drawing inspiration from a carburetor, a 20th century device used to supply an automobile's engine with a mixture of vaporized fuel and air, Paris realized that a modulator could perform much the same function with a coaxial drive, diluting the particle stream being drawn into the drive, thereby solving the problem of engine overload caused by particle instability.
When a hostile alien later attempted to escape aboard a Starfleet shuttlecraft which had been installed with a coaxial drive, Paris was able to target the modulator with a chromoelectric pulse, disrupting the shuttle's engines and preventing the alien's escape. (VOY: "Vis à Vis")