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The '''fault locator''' was a component of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | [[File:Fault Locator - The Daleks.jpg|thumb|right|290px|One of the readouts in the Doctor's TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'')]] | ||
The '''fault locator''' was a component of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | |||
== History == | |||
The fault locator was located in the computer banks lining the console room wall and was used to detect the source of malfunctions on the ship. | |||
When the TARDIS failed to dematerialise from [[Skaro]], [[Susan Foreman]] checked the fault locator and determined that one of the [[fluid link]]s, [[Fluid link K7|K7]], had run out of [[mercury (element)|mercury]]. ([[TV]]: "[[The Dead Planet]]") | When the TARDIS failed to dematerialise from [[Skaro]], [[Susan Foreman]] checked the fault locator and determined that one of the [[fluid link]]s, [[Fluid link K7|K7]], had run out of [[mercury (element)|mercury]]. ([[TV]]: "[[The Dead Planet]]") | ||
After [[First Doctor|the Doctor]] had disabled a [[static electricity]] relay box in the [[Dalek City]], Susan warned that the [[Dalek]]s must have their own fault locator somewhere, before both were ambushed by Daleks. ([[TV]]: "[[The Ordeal]]") | After [[First Doctor|the Doctor]] had disabled a [[static electricity]] relay box in the [[Dalek City]], Susan warned that the [[Dalek]]s must have their own fault locator somewhere, before both were ambushed by Daleks. ([[TV]]: "[[The Ordeal]]") | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
During rehearsals of ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'', [[William Hartnell]] said "fornicator" instead of "fault locator" as a gag for [[Carole Ann Ford]]. This did not make it into the finished product, but the story lasted long enough to be featured in the [[2013 (releases)|2013]] docu-drama ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. | * During rehearsals of ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'', [[William Hartnell]] said "fornicator" instead of "fault locator" as a gag for [[Carole Ann Ford]]. This did not make it into the finished product, but the story lasted long enough to be featured in the [[2013 (releases)|2013]] docu-drama ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. | ||
[[Category:TARDIS components]] | [[Category:TARDIS components]] | ||
