Object
Main Power Return Indicator (Bridge Console)
A small, labeled status module embedded in a forward operations console on the USS Enterprise Main Bridge: a rectangular bezel bearing the legend 'MAIN POWER RETURN', a cluster of multi‑segment indicator lamps (amber for pending, green for restored), and a faint diagnostic LED. Wear around the bezel and smudged fingerprints suggest frequent crew glances; the indicator flickers in time with fluctuating bus voltage and emits a brief, clipped chime when the power state changes. During the away team’s playback in the ancient warship, the indicator’s brief green flash and accompanying report puncture the room’s silence and remind officers that the Enterprise’s systems remain dynamically engaged.
2 appearances
Purpose
To display and audibly signal the restoration or return of the ship’s main electrical power at a bridge console, providing crews with an immediate diagnostic cue about shipboard power state.
Significance
Serves as a diagnostic plot device that signals the Enterprise’s continuing entanglement with external systems; the indicator’s return briefly relays shipboard status to the away team, heightening urgency and connecting the isolated discovery aboard the ancient warship back to the broader shipwide danger.
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