On Sat, 27 Jun 2020 15:12:08 -0700 (PDT), Thomas RUX <xxxxxx@comcast.net> wrote: >Hello Jeff, > >> On 06/27/2020 12:45 PM Jeff Zeitlin <xxxxxx@freelancetraveller.com> wrote: >> >> 6. The fully-charged capacitors discharge into the Jump Coils. This causes >> the field _potential_ to become an actual field that "opens" a "hole" >> from normal space into the non-space called jump space. The hole almost >> immediately closes, but the ship is now in jump space. The duration and >> exit point of the jump are now committed; the only thing that can change >> them is a failure of the field - which will destroy the ship. > >What about a miss jump? Due to misalignment of the beam and/or field generators or an error in energisation sequence. All of which happens before this step. ®Traveller is a registered trademark of Far Future Enterprises, 1977-2020. Use of the trademark in this notice and in the referenced materials is not intended to infringe or devalue the trademark. -- Jeff Zeitlin, Editor Freelance Traveller The Electronic Fan-Supported Traveller® Resource xxxxxx@freelancetraveller.com http://www.freelancetraveller.com Freelance Traveller extends its thanks to the following enterprises for hosting services: onCloud/CyberWeb Enterprises (http://www.oncloud.io) The Traveller Downport (http://www.downport.com)