Plasma conduit A plasma conduit ( sometimes referred to as a power conduit ) was a vital part of the warp drive and power grid s of many space faring cultures . Cleaning plasma conduits was considered to be a menial task , and sometimes delegated as a disciplinary measure . ( ; ) Warp plasma conduit . A warp plasma conduit directed high energy electro - plasma , known as warp plasma or drive plasma , from a warp core , through the ship it was on , to plasma injector s in the nacelle tube s . ( ; ) In 2063 , the time - displaced crew of the assisted Zefram Cochrane with making repairs to his warp ship . Since the craft ' s warp plasma conduit had been damaged , Lieutenant Barclay found a length of copper tubing and suggested that it be used to replace that damaged component . Commander La Forge approved , but noted that it would have to be reinforced with a nanopolymer . ( ) EPS conduit . An EPS conduit takes small amounts of plasma from the warp core or the impulse engine s and redirects it throughout the ship for use in powering other systems , such as weapon s and navigational deflector s . In 2154 , warned T ' Pol that tying ' s impulse reactor s directly into the deflector array to create a large deflector pulse would rupture every EPS conduit on the ship . ( ) The EPS mains of the were located on deck 13 , close to cargo bay 4 . ( ) Specific references . In 2129 , the plasma conduits on a Kantare supply ship were overloaded by an ion storm , causing it to crash land on an unidentified planet . ( ) In 2153 , a plasma conduit rupture aboard a Xindi - Primate ship was faked by Archer ' s crew to explain the Xindi crew ' s loss of consciousness , when in fact they ' d had their memories wiped in an effort to extract information . ( ) In November 2154 , Hoshi Sato feigned annoyance about " noisy " plasma conduits that ran across the ceiling in her quarters aboard . This was done in order to prepare Captain Archer for his dealings with Ambassador , whose people thrived on arguments . ( ) The plasma conduit on a Bajoran raider piloted by Kira Nerys and Jadzia Dax in 2370 suffered damage in battle , forcing them to eject the associated plasma tank . ( ) Later that year , Deanna Troi candidly admitted to Will Riker she had trouble " telling the difference between a plasma conduit and a phase inducer . " ( ) An unshielded warp plasma conduit could interfere with combadge s . ( ) By running a plasma conduit through the ' s primary phaser coupling , the ship ' s phaser power was almost doubled . ( ) A Bajoran transport carrying Kai Winn Adami and Vedek Bareil Antos to Deep Space 9 in 2371 had a molecular fracture in one of its plasma conduits . The conduit collapsed , destroying the entire relay system . ( ) In early 2371 , Joseph Carey and B ' Elanna Torres had an argument over realigning the ' s lateral plasma conduit . This action would have resulted in an overload . ( ) After the power supply grid on Deep Space 9 was overloaded in 2371 , it caused a power surge that blew out a plasma conduit , blocking a Jefferies tube with debris . ( ) Also in 2371 , a phase variance in plasma conduit 3 inhibited " Voyager " s thruster s . This was caused by Torres , Seska and Carey making an illicit attempt to use a spatial trajector . ( ) Later that year , the warp plasma conduit was one of several areas where a Founder planted a device that gave it access to all of the " Defiant " s shipboard systems . ( ) In 2372 , Tom Paris , affected by hyper - evolution , used a phaser on " Voyager " s port plasma conduit and thereby knocked out power throughout the ship . ( ) Lon Suder tried to use an EPS conduit to dispose of the body of Crewman Darwin after he murder ed him , but Suder damaged the conduit while putting the body inside and , as a result , the remains were only severely burn ed instead . ( ) A blown plasma conduit was one of several reasons proposed by Kira Nerys for an explosion witnessed by herself and Miles O ' Brien . ( ) When Tierna blew himself up aboard " Voyager " in 2372 , he simultaneously destroyed a primary plasma conduit . ( ) In 2373 , plasma conduit G6 blew in engineering aboard " Voyager " during a battle between that ship and the " Nerada " . ( ) Soon after , Torres attributed an unspecified malfunction to a plasma conduit , while Paris correctly suspected the problem lay with the anodyne relay s . ( ) In 2374 , a plasma conduit exploded aboard the when the ship was attacked by Cardassian destroyer s , knocking out Benjamin Sisko . ( ) An overloaded plasma conduit was the possible explanation for a hull rupture on deck 11 aboard the " Voyager " in 2374 . Later , it was discovered that no plasma conduit was overloaded but an intruder accessed the " Voyager " through a hatch in Jefferies tube 84 . ( ) Also that year , malfunctioning bioneural gel pack s on " Voyager " caused false readings to be fed to the sensor s , which therefore incorrectly showed plasma conduits were rupturing on decks seven and thirteen . ( ) Soon after , Captain Kathryn Janeway listed a plasma conduit amongst the things a replicator was capable of creating , upon instructions . ( ) " Voyager " salvaged at least a dozen plasma conduits from a Borg vessel in 2375 . ( ) Later that year , Harry Kim untruthfully claimed to Paris to have been checking the plasma conduits in section 22 of the Varro generational ship , when he had in fact been with Derran Tal . ( ) In 2376 , when " Voyager " was hit by a neutronic wavefront , a plasma conduit ruptured on deck nine . ( ) In 2377 , Chakotay asked The Doctor , functioning as the ECH , to repair ruptured plasma conduits aboard " Voyager " , but The Doctor felt he ' d do better to remain in command . ( )