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The '''fault locator''' was a component of the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. It was located in the computer banks lining the console room wall. It was used to detect the source of malfunctions on the ship. | The '''fault locator''' was a component of the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. It was located in the computer banks lining the console room wall. It was used to detect the source of malfunctions on the ship. | ||
When the TARDIS failed to dematerialise from [[Skaro]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] checked the fault locator and determined that one of the [[fluid link]]s had run out of [[mercury]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'') | When the TARDIS failed to dematerialise from [[Skaro]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] checked the fault locator and determined that one of the [[fluid link]]s had run out of [[mercury (element)|mercury]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'') | ||
Shortly afterwards, when the [[Fast Return Switch]] became stuck, the fault locator could not indicate the source of the problem as the switch was not broken, merely stuck. To warn the crew of the danger, the TARDIS had the fault locator completely lit up, indicating that every system was breaking down. The lights on the locator flashed every fifteen seconds, indicating that the ship would be destroyed in fifteen minutes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]'') | Shortly afterwards, when the [[Fast Return Switch]] became stuck, the fault locator could not indicate the source of the problem as the switch was not broken, merely stuck. To warn the crew of the danger, the TARDIS had the fault locator completely lit up, indicating that every system was breaking down. The lights on the locator flashed every fifteen seconds, indicating that the ship would be destroyed in fifteen minutes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]'') | ||
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By the time that [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] and her son [[Alex Campbell|Alex]] joined the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]] in [[the TARDIS]] for [[Christmas]], the fault locator had itself developed a fault. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Relative Dimensions]]'') | By the time that [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] and her son [[Alex Campbell|Alex]] joined the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]] in [[the TARDIS]] for [[Christmas]], the fault locator had itself developed a fault. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Relative Dimensions]]'') | ||
[[Category:TARDIS components]] | [[Category:TARDIS components]] | ||
