HEllo Jeff, > On 06/27/2020 5:59 PM Jeff Zeitlin <xxxxxx@freelancetraveller.com> wrote: > > > 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. > Thank you for the clarification. Tom Rux