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==12.1.7 Emergency Replication System==
The '''E'''mergency '''R'''eplication '''S'''ystem, or '''ERS''', is a series of secondary replicators that operate completely independent of the ships systems. The '''ERS''' units are located aft and fore of the starship, two per deck. They are always inert until activated. The '''ERS''' system is "hidden" behind corridor paneling, and consists of a single equipment replicator, a single food replicator, an atmospheric condenser, a single medical tricorder, a standard tricorder, and a pair of Class I Phasers. A high-yield Sodium Kelleride Battery that allows light use of the replicators, for a period of 3 days, powers the '''ERS''' units. The Tricorders and Phasers are pre-powered, and can be recharged once, using the supplied connections. Accessing the ERS panel will alert security. The Class I phasers require a personal authorization code to be activated. The computer monitors the '''ERS''' system very closely, immediately notifying engineering if a problem is detected.
Although the '''ERS''' is a fully functional Replication system, it is programmed to create materials that require very little energy to reproduce. Thus, the food replicators produce only a single nutrient rich disk for consumption. The Tool replicator is limited to equipment that possesses simple physical structures, such as hand tools and only simple electronics materials. Neither replicator system can reproduce power sources, or advanced electronics.