On Sat, 27 Jun 2020 15:12:08 -0700 (PDT), Thomas RUX <xxxxxx@comcast.net>
wrote:

>Hello Jeff,
>
>> On 06/27/2020 12:45 PM Jeff Zeitlin <xxxxxx@freelancetraveller.com> wrote:
>>
>> 6. The fully-charged capacitors discharge into the Jump Coils. This causes
>>    the field _potential_ to become an actual field that "opens" a "hole"
>>    from normal space into the non-space called jump space. The hole almost
>>    immediately closes, but the ship is now in jump space. The duration and
>>    exit point of the jump are now committed; the only thing that can change
>>    them is a failure of the field - which will destroy the ship.
>
>What about a miss jump?

Due to misalignment of the beam and/or field generators or an error in
energisation sequence. All of which happens before this step.

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