TARDIS Technical Index

Fabrication Dispenser

Fabrication Dispenser

The Fabrication Dispenser is found on Mark III and later master control consoles. A fully functional TARDIS can manufacture any substance in practically unlimited quantities including gold (but probably not mercury or Zyton-7). It can even create any type of currency or complex devices such as a sonic screwdriver. It should be noted that some Gallifreyan technology is made of non-atomic matter and thus can't be fabricated with this system.

The fabrication process takes a lot of time and requires large amounts of energy. While Temporal Orbits can be used to fold time allowing any object or objects to be constructed instantaneously (from the viewpoint of anyone outside the TARDIS) this was considered to be a (minor) violation of the Laws of Time. This restriction was lifted during the Time War.

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