Repairing the replicators in the Lounge

Posted on Saturday January 9th, 2021 @ 8:44pm by

Mission: The Forgotten Outpost
Location: Starbase 3 Lounge
Timeline: 239501.09

[ON]

Ensign Jo Grant got out of bed and checked her duty roster.

Jo, I need you to to go to the lounge and fix the replicator. Its been down since 2300 hrs. The crew are getting restless. -Geno.

Jo looked over at her chronometer 0100.

"Join Starfleet live a life of adventure. Geez I cant even get a good nights sleep." She mocked.

She managed to run a brush through her hair and then grabbed a tool kit and headed to the lounge.

Jo mused about what she knew about replicators. A replicator is a machine that can create (and recycle) things. Replicators were originally seen to simply synthesize meals on demand, but later could be used to create just about anything including much larger non-food items. The technical aspects of replicated versus "real" things is sometimes a point of conjecture.

One of the most important pieces of technology in the Federation, the replicator is used primarily to provide food and water on board starships, thus eliminating the need to stock most provisions. (Starships, starbases, and other installations stock some provisions for emergency use, in case of replicator failure or an energy crisis.) On Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, it was established that as long as there is an energy source to power life support, replication is used to provide breathable air on ships and starbases (and to disassemble the carbon dioxide exhaled by the crew), thus providing a seemingly endless supply of oxygen and eliminating the need to carry air tanks.

The technology is also used for producing spare parts, which makes it possible to repair most ship damage without having to return to a starbase. Other applications include replication of Starfleet uniforms, as well as everyday objects such as toys and souvenirs. Replication is also used by the Holodeck program to allow food, clothes, and other objects belonging within a simulation to be used or consumed by the participants.

Starfleet's safety protocols prevent unauthorized replication of dangerous objects, such as weapons and poisonous substances.

Replicators can also convert matter into energy. Following that principle, the device can dismantle any object into subatomic particles. The ensuing energy can then be stored for future use or immediately applied in a subsequent replication. This process is referred to as "recycling", and is applied to everything from dirty dishes to outgrown children's clothes.

Replicator technology, even if produced on a larger scale, cannot be used to create complex objects such as shuttlecraft or starships (the production staff felt that being able to replicate entire starships "at the push of a button" would severely impact dramatic potential). However, in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "For the Cause", industrial replicators are used to replicate large components of ships, shuttlecraft, and other pieces of this sort, which are later used in shipyards to construct such vessels. In this manner, as few as 15 industrial replicators are enough to replicate the components needed to build a fleet of starships or to help a civilization recover from a planet-wide natural disaster.

By virtually eliminating material scarcity, replicator technology plays an important role in the moneyless human economy within the United Federation of Planets.

Jo removed the panel and started probing the circuitry with an ODN scanner, and traced the circuit to the molecular assembly module. the problem wasn't there. after that she used an ODN de-coupler to check the isolinear chips. One of them was cracked. She replaced the chip with a good one, then checked the filters and replaced them too. put the panel back on and checked it.

"Computer one orange juice 12 degrees Celcius." Jo said.

The orange juice appeared and she sniffed it then took a drink.

"Ahhh perfect."

Then Jo put her tools away and padded back to her quarters..

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Ensign Jo Grant
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SB3