Object
Field Coils (Experimental Magnetic Coil Array)
A compact cluster of tightly wound conductive coils set into an engineering housing: metallic windings wrapped in protective insulation, mounted on the Mondor’s power/engine assembly. The coils emit low-frequency hums and register as colored blips and waveform traces on La Forge’s consoles. Geordi touches adjacent conduits and watches readouts as the coils respond to a delicate power reroute while distracted Pakleds attempt to mask the procedure.
5 appearances
Purpose
To generate and modulate localized magnetic fields within the ship’s power and propulsion subsystems and to serve as a measurable component monitored during engineering diagnostics and power rerouting.
Significance
Serves as the immediate technical focus of Geordi’s delicate reroute; the coils’ monitored response creates the precise vulnerability the Pakleds try to exploit, turning a routine engineering element into a narrative pivot that endangers procedural integrity and later enables a crafted failure.
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