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The '''fault locator''' was a component of the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], 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]], 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]] checked the fault locator and determined that one of the [[fluid link]]s had run out of [[mercury]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[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]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'') | ||
Shortly afterwards, when the [[Fast Return Switch]] became stuck, the fault locator did not indicate the source of the problem, as the switch was not broken, merely stuck. In an attempt 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. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]'') | Shortly afterwards, when the [[Fast Return Switch]] became stuck, the fault locator did not indicate the source of the problem, as the switch was not broken, merely stuck. In an attempt 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. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]'') | ||
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When the TARDIS warned the [[Seventh Doctor]] that it was in trouble, he first tried checking the fault locator, but it did not detect any malfunctions. He eventually realized that an [[Process|alien creature]] was attempting to get into his ship. ([[NA]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | When the TARDIS warned the [[Seventh Doctor]] that it was in trouble, he first tried checking the fault locator, but it did not detect any malfunctions. He eventually realized that an [[Process|alien creature]] was attempting to get into his ship. ([[NA]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | ||
By the time that [[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. ([[BFA]]: ''[[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. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Relative Dimensions]]'') | ||
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