Control cables were a type of durasteel cable used in the construction of the Podracer.
Description
Evolving from the reins used in beast-drawn chariot and cart races that preceded Podracing, control cables were made of durasteel and connected a Podracer's cockpit to the engines. Long and flexible, they housed the wiring needed to connect the controls and the engines. While most Podracers incorporated the cables, a rare few pods had their engines mounted directly to the cockpit and did not require cables. The most fragile part of a Podracer, these durable cables were prone to snapping and breaking if strained too much.[2]
Appearances
- Episode I Adventures 6: The Hunt for Anakin Skywalker
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
"Firestorm" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 15
Sources
- Star Wars: Episode I: The Visual Dictionary
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Complete Vehicles
- Anakin Skywalker's Podracer in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
- Endless Vigil
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