Changes: Magnetic constrictor

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Magnetic constrictors were specialized variants of plasma conduits that were used on warp cores, impulse thrusters and deflector dishes of Federation starships. They shrank to apply huge pressure to particles caught within the field: this allowed particles to be fired out of small holes or weak points in the containment field. In a starship's warp core, antimatter particles were fired into the matter-antimatter reaction assembly using a magnetic constrictor.

In 2371, when the USS Voyager was pulled into the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker, Captain Janeway ordered that the magnetic constrictors be locked down, in order to avert a warp core breach. (VOY: "Caretaker")

The prop used measures approx. 18 X 6.5 inches diameter and was later re-used as an EPS relay in the fifth season episode "Relativity". It was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1]

In 2372, B'Elanna Torres destroyed the self-guided missile Dreadnought by burning through the magnetic constrictor casing of its warp core with her phaser. (VOY: "Dreadnought")

Later that year, Seska instructed Michael Jonas to sabotage Voyager by forcing the magnetic constrictors out of alignment. This caused a plasma overload in the warp core that had to be vented via the warp nacelles, thereby damaging the ship's warp coils and forcing the ship to divert to Hemikek IV for repairs. (VOY: "Lifesigns", "Investigations")

In 2373, Chief O'Brien claimed he wanted to test new magnetic constrictors on a runabout's impulse thrusters, really only intending to pilot that runabout to the mouth of the Bajoran wormhole. (DS9: "The Assignment")

Additional references

ENT: "Cold Front"
VOY: "Projections"

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-[[Image:Magnetic constrictor.jpg|thumb|A magnetic constrictor in use aboard the USS Voyager.]]
+[[File:Magnetic constrictor.jpg|thumb|A magnetic constrictor in use aboard ''Voyager'']]
-'''Magnetic constrictors''' are specialized variants of [[magnetic conduit]]s. They shrink to apply huge pressure to particles caught within the field, this allows particles to be fired out of small holes or weak points in the containment field. In a [[starship]]'s [[warp core]] [[anti-matter]] particles are fired into the [[matter-antimatter reaction assembly]] using a magnetic constrictor. ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
+'''Magnetic constrictors''' were specialized variants of [[plasma conduit]]s that were used on [[warp core]]s, [[impulse thruster]]s and [[deflector dish]]es of [[Federation]] starships. They shrank to apply huge pressure to particles caught within the field: this allowed particles to be fired out of small holes or weak points in the containment field. In a [[starship]]'s [[warp core]], [[antimatter]] particles were fired into the [[matter-antimatter reaction assembly]] using a magnetic constrictor.
+In [[2371]], when the {{USS|Voyager}} was pulled into the [[Delta Quadrant]] by the {{dis|Caretaker|Nacene}}, {{Captain}} [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] ordered that the magnetic constrictors be locked down, in order to avert a [[warp core breach]]. ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
-==Additional references==
+{{bginfo|The prop used measures approx. 18 X 6.5 inches diameter and was later re-used as an [[EPS relay]] in the [[VOY Season 5|fifth season]] episode {{e|Relativity}}. It was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay. ''{{stala|9834}}''}}
-* [[ENT]]:
-** "[[Cold Front]]"
-* [[VOY]]:
-** "[[Projections]]"
-** "[[Dreadnought]]"
-** "[[Investigations]]"
-** "[[Lifesigns]]"
-* [[Star Trek Movies|TNG films]]:
-** ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''
+In [[2372]], [[B'Elanna Torres]] destroyed the self-guided missile ''[[Cardassian ATR-4107|Dreadnought]]'' by burning through the magnetic constrictor casing of its [[warp core]] with her [[phaser]]. ({{VOY|Dreadnought}})
+Later that year, [[Seska]] instructed [[Michael Jonas]] to [[sabotage]] ''Voyager'' by forcing the magnetic constrictors out of alignment. This caused a [[plasma]] overload in the warp core that had to be vented via the [[warp nacelle]]s, thereby damaging the ship's [[warp coil]]s and forcing the ship to divert to [[Hemikek IV]] for repairs. ({{VOY|Lifesigns|Investigations}})
+In [[2373]], [[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] claimed he wanted to test new magnetic constrictors on a [[runabout]]'s impulse thrusters, really only intending to pilot that runabout to the mouth of the [[Bajoran wormhole]]. ({{DS9|The Assignment}})
+== Additional references ==
+* {{ENT|Cold Front}}
+* {{VOY|Projections}}
+[[de: Magnetischer Verenger]]
+[[Category:Warp]]
 [[Category:Propulsion technology]]