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[elly427]

I have a Stargate question that I'm hoping someone out there will know the answer to. I've checked a couple guides but no luck.

Okay. The Stargate. The DHD doesn't always work. I know this. If the DHD doesn't work, it will still receive a wormhole and they can still go through the Stargate, they just can't dial home, right?

Hmm. So. When the DHD hasn't worked in the past, what have they done other than have Sam fix it? What I think I'm ultimately wondering is how manual dialing works. I know they've done it (I can see Teal'c pushing the inner ring around in my mind) but have they used a secondary power source? I think they've used a naquadah (is that even spelled right? This fandom's so weird) generator in the past, so if the DHD is shot and they have no secondary power source, can they make the Stargate work?

In summary: what would it take to make SG-1 unable to make the Stargate work? (Other than y'know, burial by meteor shower or the likes.)

Thanks!

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[lisayaeger.livejournal.com]

I really don't think I should be answering this question! But if the gate doesn't work, and you can't turn it (i.e. Teal'c), then aren't you screwed?

Yes, they can still receive a wormhole, but you can't go back through a wormhole that was originated somewhere else, right? Although I think they've done that at times, by mistake.

Oh, crap, I think that's more questions than answers. But I think burying it might be the answer-isn't that why Jack is so desparate in 100 Days, and why they tell their clones to bury the gate once they're gone?

I hope someone else answers this because now I want to know!

[elly427.livejournal.com]

I am firmly convinced there are huge (HUGE) holes in our/TPTB's knowledge/canon about the Stargate. Don't ask don't tell? Mhmmm.

Yes, they can still receive a wormhole, but you can't go back through a wormhole that was originated somewhere else, right? Although I think they've done that at times, by mistake.

I'm pretty sure they have too. I was watching an episode with my sister (who is *not* a fan) and she was mocking them for making that mistake. I then mocked her for knowing they couldn't do that.

Oh, crap, I think that's more questions than answers.

hon, welcome to fandom.


But I think burying it might be the answer-isn't that why Jack is so desparate in 100 Days, and why they tell their clones to bury the gate once they're gone?

from my limited understanding, yes. They've kinda dealt with how to *get* the Gate to stop working, which is cool. I unfortunately need to know what happens when the gate stops on it's own.

I hope someone else answers this because now I want to know!

we may have a long wait. :)

Thanks for the questions and answers. They've got me thinking. :)