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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]]'') | 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 [[ | 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]]'') | ||
Some time later, the fault locator registered faults just before the TARDIS doors opened in mid-flight; however, after the TARDIS materialised, the fault locator indicated that nothing was wrong. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Giants]]'') It was much later revealed that it had broken down at some point but claimed it was working perfectly, which made repairs to it almost impossible. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Three Paths]]'') | Some time later, the fault locator registered faults just before the TARDIS doors opened in mid-flight; however, after the TARDIS materialised, the fault locator indicated that nothing was wrong. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Giants]]'') It was much later revealed that it had broken down at some point but claimed it was working perfectly, which made repairs to it almost impossible. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Three Paths]]'') | ||
