Dedicated generators? Edit

"Tractor beams require their own generators, making them somewhat inefficient."

I have yet to find any source that confirms that aside from the Death Star which is stated as being different from "normal" tractor beam projectors in this regard. Also this needs to be in past tense... which I'll do right now.--TheLIGHTSABERwieldingNERFHERDER 06:25, 1 Dec 2005 (UTC)

Hyperspace Edit

Can they prevent a ship from going into hyperspace?

• Yes, I believe they can. They are similar to gravity well generators in that respect I think. Chack Jadson 01:58, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
  • It's probably more a matter that trying to go to hyperspace while caught in a tractor beam would result in your ship ripping itself apart. Red XIV 04:55, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

In Atmosphere Edit

Any thoughts on whether an orbiting ship (or a ship at a sufficiently low altitude) could use a tractor beam to pull a terrestrial object from the surface of a planet? I haven't been able to find any info on this, but the fact it hasn't apparently occurred before in Star Wars might suggest there's a reason why it can't happen, whatever it may be.--Varitek 02:26, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Is there a reference indicating that tractor beams are Magnetic in nature? DarthSideoftheMoon (talk) 19:55, April 19, 2013 (UTC)