So, now that we've seen what Destiny will do when its power reserves are depleted -- I think there's a workaround to gate back to Earth.
All they have to do is run Destiny's reserves dry again (and Tau'ri are really really good at depleting Ancient power supplies -- EG Atlantis blew through ZPMs like water) to force Destiny to dive into a sun again. Now that they know how the ship replenishes its supply, they won't try to abandon ship.
Again, wait for Destiny to dive back into a star, and as soon as systems start coming back online, start dialing the stargate.
Why I think it'll work:
1) They already have the address (and should have the PoO by now, and if they don't - they can always try the procedure again)
2) The star generates the gravity well a stargate requires to establish a wormhole
3) Stargates are still able to establish and maintain a wormhole in the immediate vicinity of stars -- that's how Carter blew one up.
4) Eli already knows how much power is required to dial a nine-symbol address. It's just a matter of tweaking the gate's power interface to accommodate the fact that --
5)Dialing Earth from Destiny requires a tremendous amount of energy -- while Destiny is recharging, the gate draws power from the power reserves -- but while they're replenishing via a limitless supply of energy, Destiny should continue to try to recharge itself as the stargate continues to siphon power from the onboard supply -- EG, Destiny's power supply is simply a buffer at that point -- like a big capacitor. Think of it as running your car's engine while filling up the tank -- as long as there's gas in the station's wells, your car is never going to die, and you can use your car's power supply to power whatever you want.
All they have to do is run Destiny's reserves dry again (and Tau'ri are really really good at depleting Ancient power supplies -- EG Atlantis blew through ZPMs like water) to force Destiny to dive into a sun again. Now that they know how the ship replenishes its supply, they won't try to abandon ship.
Again, wait for Destiny to dive back into a star, and as soon as systems start coming back online, start dialing the stargate.
Why I think it'll work:
1) They already have the address (and should have the PoO by now, and if they don't - they can always try the procedure again)
2) The star generates the gravity well a stargate requires to establish a wormhole
3) Stargates are still able to establish and maintain a wormhole in the immediate vicinity of stars -- that's how Carter blew one up.
4) Eli already knows how much power is required to dial a nine-symbol address. It's just a matter of tweaking the gate's power interface to accommodate the fact that --
5)Dialing Earth from Destiny requires a tremendous amount of energy -- while Destiny is recharging, the gate draws power from the power reserves -- but while they're replenishing via a limitless supply of energy, Destiny should continue to try to recharge itself as the stargate continues to siphon power from the onboard supply -- EG, Destiny's power supply is simply a buffer at that point -- like a big capacitor. Think of it as running your car's engine while filling up the tank -- as long as there's gas in the station's wells, your car is never going to die, and you can use your car's power supply to power whatever you want.
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