Changes: Phaser coolant

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Phaser coolant was a substance used to prevent shipboard phasers from overheating. The gaseous material was toxic, and prolonged exposure could be fatal.

In 2266, the phaser coolant seal on the USS Enterprise was breached due to damage caused by an attacking Romulan Bird-of-Prey, causing coolant to fill the phaser control room. Both crewmembers manning the phasers, Lieutenants Tomlinson and Stiles, were rendered unconscious by the fumes. Although Stiles was saved by Spock, Tomlinson died as a result of his exposure. (TOS: "Balance of Terror")

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 [[File:Phaser_coolant.jpg|thumb|Phaser coolant leaks from the seal]]
-'''Phaser coolant''' is a purple [[gas]]eous substance which prevents [[phaser]]s from overheating and causing damage to the unit or surrounding structures or circuitry. The gas is harmful to anyone who aspirates it. Effects of inhaling the gas range from simple irritation and respiratory distress to [[death]].
+'''Phaser coolant''' was a substance used to prevent shipboard [[phaser]]s from overheating. The gaseous material was toxic, and prolonged exposure could be fatal.
-The [[phaser room]] became engulfed with phaser coolant when battling a [[Romulan Bird-of-Prey]] in [[2266]]. [[Specialist]] [[Robert Tomlinson]] became overwhelmed by the gas and later died from the gas' exposure shortly before he was due to marry his [[fiancée]], [[Crewman]] [[Specialist]] [[Angela Martine]]. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
+In [[2266]], the phaser coolant seal on the {{USS|Enterprise}} was breached due to damage caused by an attacking [[Romulan Bird-of-Prey (23rd century)|Romulan Bird-of-Prey]], causing coolant to fill the [[phaser room|phaser control room]]. Both crewmembers manning the phasers, [[Lieutenant]]s [[Robert Tomlinson|Tomlinson]] and [[Stiles (Lieutenant)|Stiles]], were rendered unconscious by the fumes. Although Stiles was saved by [[Spock]], Tomlinson died as a result of his exposure. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
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