W.I.L.G.A wrote:That's why I have said, that the Star Wars technology seems to me plug-and-play capable.
We have seen it especially with the droids, where it was possible to plug the head of C3PO on the body of a battle droid.
Which could be compared to connecting two different computers with a serial cable: you just need to know which type of cable to use.
I have no reason to assume, that it is otherwise with the fighter engines and the pod. It's not that difficult, if you only have to insert plug A in slot B three times.
And I, seeing as how the Millenium Falcon needed repairs a lot of the time, seeing as how the rebels had extensive pit crews in ANH and TESB, have no reason to assume that
it is not...
I admit that it is probably a little bit more - but I don't see, that he has to be an engineer for fighter engines to use them unless he had to repair the engines. And that was not said. As far as I can remember, he merely has taken the two engines and has used them. I can't remember, that a repair was necessary.
And yet he mentions that he needed to
salvage a few parts, and we also see him working on the PodRacer with some help from Qui-Gonn, Padme, tweaking his racer.
Here's the Wiktionary definition of "salvage":
salvage (plural salvages)
1-the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation
2-the ship, crew or cargo so rescued
3-the compensation paid to the rescuers
4-the similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued
5-anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted
6-damaged
The last two definitions would apply in this situation.
So, if Anakin had to salvage parts, or even the two whole engines (yeah, it sure is believable that a slave boy had enough cred laying around to buy two fully functional Fighter engines, that needed
no repairs whatsoever... Yeah, I believe that...), then there's a very high probability that they were not in pristine condition, and needed repairs.
Probably extensive repairs.
The more logicial conclusion is that he was able to salvage two engines that needed replacement parts and extensive repairs, and that Anakin made those repairs himself.
And I don't see, why he has to know anything about fuel. Why couldn't he have taken simple the same fuel, all the other pod racer are using too - or the fuel for the star fighter?
Ok, let's re-use my car analogy.
I give you an engine, but don't tell you it works only (or better) with Diesel fuel, and you load it with Unleaded.
Or I give you an engine that works better with an oil-gazoline mixture, but you fill it up with Diesel fuel.
Your engine will never be able to work efficiently, unless you are bright enough to tweak you engine to use this new type of fuel efficiently.
What proof do we have that his engines use the exact same type of fuel the others do?
What you don't see, is that a modern car has not such a plug-and-play-design and that's why your analogy is stupid.
What
you don't want to see, is that we have no reason to believe that SW Fighter craft technology is so plug-and-play, and that you assume
without proof or logical analysis that they are, which means my example is a lot less stupid then you seem to think... ;)
There, a fighter is able to land and sink in a swamp and is, without any extensive maintenance and repair measures, ready to fly again.
Here, a land vehicule can enter a body of water and navigate it, then return on dry land an resume its automotive functions without any extensive repairs and maintenance either.
This is simply because that engine was build efficiently, and was well isolated, which I believe a good space vehicule, with sensitive electronic and mechanical parts should be.
Their technology is more robust and modular than ours.
But it still doesn't make it "Plug-and-Play"...
