Object

Enterprise‑C Accelerator Coils

A bank of thick, tightly wound accelerator coils mounted within the Enterprise‑C's propulsion assembly: metallic windings wrapped in ceramic insulation with laminated supports and conduit tap points. Scorching, frayed insulation, and occasional arcing betray recent trauma; diagnostic readouts show disrupted flux and irregular resonance. Geordi/La Forge gestures to schematic overlays as bridge crew shout damage reports and triage propulsion priorities around the smoking array.

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Purpose

Generate and shape high‑energy magnetic acceleration fields that channel and accelerate plasma/reactant flow for the ship's impulse/engine propulsion systems.

Significance

Serve as the proximate mechanical cause of failing impulse systems, forcing immediate technical triage, raising tactical vulnerability, and heightening the emotional stakes that drive command decisions and personal responses on the bridge.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S3E15 · Yesterday's Enterprise

Grief and Duty on the Enterprise‑C Bridge

Accelerator coils are specifically cited by Geordi as likely damaged — a technical detail that explains the impulse engines' failure and raises the seriousness of propulsion repairs in the bridge's tactical calculus.

Before: Likely intact but stressed; actual damage suspected after recent battle trauma.

After: Diagnosed as probably damaged with possible arcing — a primary target for engineering teams and a limiting factor for ship maneuverability.

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