Fuel converter
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A fuel converter was a device that allowed starship captains to forego the expense of buying new fuel cells or refueling. Fuel converters converted other materials, including waste material[1] and methane,[2] into fuel. Three types were in general use; Solid Fuel Converters, Scoops, and Solar Converters.[1]
Fuel converters were parts used in podracers and were used in trades. In 32 BBY, Qui-Gon Jinn acquired a fuel converter to trade for parts for Anakin Skywalker's podracer.[3]
Behind the scenes
Fuel converters appear in the 1999 video game Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace video game. The player, in the guise of Jinn, must trade for parts to repair Skywalker's podracer during the Mos Espa mission.
Appearances
Sources
- Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters
- Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters, Second Edition
"A Free-Trader's Guide to the Planets" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 10- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
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