A warp coil was a component of a warp drive responsible for creating the warp field, with plasma flowing into it. They were generally mounted on nacelles and typically made of verterium cortenide surrounding a core of densified tungsten-cobalt-magnesium. (VOY: "Investigations")
Changes in warp coil design were made in the mid-23rd century to break the time barrier. (Star Trek: Origins)
When a subspace ghost made warp drive of the RIS Bouteina inoperative, Vaebn Mairex tried purging the EPS conduits leading to the warp coils in order to make the ship restart. (RIS Bouteina: "There's no Coffee in the Nebula")
Ariennye Mark VI warp drives, such as those equipped on Kuhnri-class freighters, were equipped with warp coils that could be purchased from an used starship parts dealer on Xita, located a couple of city blocks away from the Darth Mall. (Star Trek: The Stoneship Files: "At the Soapbox Races")
External links[]
- Warp coil article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Warp coil article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.