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Phipps’ Three Infra-Red Lamps (Signaling System)

A network of three infra-red lamps positioned in the Moonbase storeroom and wired to an amplifier, used for covert signaling between human personnel (Phipps, Fewsham, Kelly) during Ice Warrior occupation. Distinct from Phipps’ single lamp connected to the Solar Amplifier.
1 appearances

Purpose

Improvised signaling for covert communication

Significance

Enables humans to maintain hidden contact under Ice Warrior duress, underscoring resistance efforts as Kelly probes Fewsham's deceptions and Slaar deploys warriors.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments
S6E24 · The Seeds of Death Part 2
Fewsham sabotages emergency link under false pretenses

While not directly referenced in this segment of the scene, the three infrared lamps set up by Phipps in the storeroom are implied to be part of his covert signal setup. These lamps, along with the solar amplifier and power line, are designed to transmit a distress signal to Earth, serving as a countermeasure to the Ice Warriors’ occupation. Their presence in the storeroom hints at Phipps’s defiance and his attempt to warn Earth of the true situation on Moonbase, even as Fewsham sabotages the official communication link in the control room.

Before: Set up and ready for use in the storeroom, awaiting activation by Phipps.
After: Unchanged in this segment, but poised for activation as part of Phipps’s signal.
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