SGU's stargate material

[Nataku27]

I'm not sure if the question has been asked or not, but what are the SGU's stargates made of exactly ?

I highly doubt it is naquadah since it would be present through all the universe, then what does the seeder ships use to create new gates then ?

[webxro]

Naquadact , you can find it in all the galaxy , and it's pretty hard to build a gate without it

[lordofseas]

Naquadact , you can find it in all the galaxy , and it's pretty hard to build a gate without it

Orlin.

[droid327]

Pretty hard != impossible, especially for a descended Ancient...

I dont see any reason to believe its not naquadah, its supposed to be a common element, except on Earth where it was either anomalously missing, or the Goa'uld/Ancients mined it all out millenia ago....

[lordofseas]

Pretty hard != impossible, especially for a descended Ancient...

I dont see any reason to believe its not naquadah, its supposed to be a common element, except on Earth where it was either anomalously missing, or the Goa'uld/Ancients mined it all out millenia ago....

If you understand the physics behind the Stargate, I'm pretty sure you could emulate what Orlin did.

[Greenfire32]

Naquadah or another similar superconductive element.

The gate Orlin built was a one-time use gate as the material he made it from was burnt out. If the material isn't superconductive, the gate won't hold up.

[lordofseas]

Naquadah or another similar superconductive element.

The gate Orlin built was a one-time use gate as the material he made it from was burnt out. If the material isn't superconductive, the gate won't hold up.

But it did create a viable wormhole.

[Greenfire32]

But it did create a viable wormhole.

True, but the "Mini-Gate" was unusable after that. Hence the need for a super-conductive material. Anything less just can't hold up to the energy requirements of gate travel.

[lordofseas]

True, but the "Mini-Gate" was unusable after that. Hence the need for a super-conductive material. Anything less just can't hold up to the energy requirements of gate travel.

The metals were readily available. My point was that you could build a gate that could connect to the Ancient's network without naquadah, albeit a one time link.

[Greenfire32]

The metals were readily available. My point was that you could build a gate that could connect to the Ancient's network without naquadah, albeit a one time link.

Oh definitely! Don't get me wrong, I agree that a gate made out of non-superconductive materials is quite possible. But in terms of a Stargate that can be used more than one time (possibly over and over within minutes of each use), it would have to be made of a superconductive material.

I'm not trying to say you're wrong, just that its highly unlikely that a Destiny-model Stargate would be built without using superconductive materials such as naquadah or something similar.

[a lost ghost]

I don't think they are made out of out of naquadah like sg1 gates
but they probably have some naquadah in them
they might not need super conductive materials because of there limited range.
it could be a reason behind the limited range

[thekillman]

orlin's gate most likely wasn't just one-time but heavily distance-limited.



the Destiny gates are made of naquahdah, anything else burns out way too fast and most likely will oxidise away

[webxro]

and the fact that the gates on SGU are distance limited has nothing to do whit the composition of the gate , it's just that little remote doesn't have the power to dial anywhere else

[Greenfire32]

orlin's gate most likely wasn't just one-time but heavily distance-limited.

Not trying to be rude or matter-of-factly or anything but:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eG6C...eature=related

Go to about 4:25 in the video and Orlin himself will explain how his gate works.

[thekillman]

oh it could dial a few adresses. wow.



judging by the humongous amount of sparks, the Destiny gates aren't made of regular materials.



also a Seeder ship can just mine sufficient naquahdah for dozens of gates, leaving plenty of time to find the next naquahdah planet