Fulstar plate
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| Fulstar plate | |
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Hyperdrive component |
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Fulstar plates were magnetized metal components critical to hyperdrive use.
[edit] Characteristics
Fulstar plates with round sides only worked in T-65 X-wing starfighters, and Rebel quartermasters kept a supply of round fulstar plates on hand. Zilnor was a known supplier of triangular and pentagonal fulstar plates. The Millennium Falcon required a square red fulstar plate for safe hyperspace travel.
[edit] Usage
At some point during the Galactic Civil War, C-3PO and R2-D2 attempted to assist Han Solo and Chewbacca with critical repairs to the Falcon by locating a fulstar plate that Captain Solo needed. A supply room aboard the Falcon held a number of square plates, but C-3PO's photoreceptors were damaged and unable to identify the correct plate. After a process of trial and error, and help from the Falcon's central computer, he was able to bring the correct plate to Solo. The plate was then installed and the hyperdrive fixed.
