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The Relative Dimensional Stabiliser (simply called RDS or, more often, dimensional stabiliser) was a component of a TARDIS control system, which allowed to cross the dimensional barrier (TV: The Invisible Enemy) or, in other words, which regulated the outer plasmic shell of the ship in relation to its exterior.

Some of its functions and/or components include a chronostat and "synaptic adesion". (TV: The Armageddon Factor)

TARDIS

The relative dimensional stabiliser field prevented Andred from firing his staser in the Doctor's TARDIS. (TV: The Invasion of Time)

The Fifth Doctor asked if there was a problem with the dimensional stabiliser, causing turbulence. (TV: Time-Flight)

On one occasion, space pressure reduced both the interior and the exterior of the Doctor's TARDIS to minute size without affecting the passengers adversely. (TV: Planet of Giants)

On Moldox, the War Doctor and Cinder jumped into his crashed TARDIS, laying on its side, and found themselves the right way up. He explained to her that the relative dimensional stabilisers prevented them to "fall", since the inside could be orientated differently to the outside. (PROSE: Engines of War)

Other uses

The item could be used to change the dimensions of living beings or other external targets. In 5000, Professor Marius used the relative dimensional stabiliser of the Doctor's TARDIS to shrink down clones of the Fourth Doctor, Leela and Lowe, and enlarge the Nucleus of the Swarm, bringing it into the macrocosm world. (TV: The Invisible Enemy) By using the dimensional stabiliser of the Drax's TARDIS, the Fourth Doctor and his fellow Time Lord reduced their own size in order to catch the Shadow. By this point, Drax claimed he had fixed thousands of dimensional stabilisers. (TV: The Armageddon Factor)

The Sixth Doctor expanded the dimensional stabilisation field of Straxus' TARDIS to an entire pocket dimension he was trapped in by a machination of the Master; this let four other incarnations of the Doctor (the Fourth, the Fifth, the Seventh and the Eighth) to fully materialise with their own TARDISes in the dimension itself. This use of the RDS implied the destruction of the Straxus' TARDIS. (AUDIO: The Light at the End)

Josiah W. Dogbolter used a dimensional stabliser, along with other Gallifreyan and Sperovore technology, to construct his Quantum Possibility Engine. (AUDIO: The Quantum Possibility Engine)

Behind the scenes

The video game Attack of the Graske referred to the dimensional stabliser in a gameplay mechanic as a yellow lever that helped the player at home fly the TARDIS to 19th century Earth. This same lever was operated by Sarah Jane Smith in Journey's End to assist in returning the Earth from the Medusa Cascade.

As Attack of the Graske involves multiple choices of endings, this wiki does not consider it a valid DWU source.

In Russell T Davies' book The Writer's Tale, the full original draft of Journey's End has the Tenth Doctor stating that it takes "thousands of years" to grow a TARDIS. However, Donna uses her newfound Time Lord knowledge enhanced by human intuition to overcome this problem by suggesting: "...if you shatterfry the plasmic shell and modify the dimensional stabiliser to a foldback harmonic of 36.3, you accelerate growth by the power of 59!", which would presumably enable a TARDIS to grow within a human lifetime. The scene is included as a bonus feature with the series 4 DVD box set released in November 2008.

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 The '''Relative Dimensional Stabiliser''' (simply called '''RDS''' or, more often, '''dimensional stabiliser''') was a component of a [[TARDIS]] control system, which allowed to cross the dimensional barrier ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'') or, in other words, which regulated the [[outer plasmic shell]] of the ship in relation to its exterior.
 Some of its functions and/or components include a chronostat and "synaptic adesion". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'')
 == TARDIS ==
-By sabotaging [[The Monk|the Monk's]] dimensional stabiliser, the [[First Doctor]] made the inside of the Monk's TARDIS the same size as the outside. This meant that the Monk could not squeeze in through the [[real world interface|doors]] of his ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler]]'')
+The relative dimensional stabiliser field prevented [[Andred]] from firing his [[staser]] in the Doctor's TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'')
-The [[Fifth Doctor]] asked if there was a problem with the dimensional stabiliser, causing turbulence. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight]]'')
+The [[Fifth Doctor]] asked if there was a problem with the dimensional stabiliser, causing turbulence. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'')
-:''On one occasion, [[space pressure]] reduced both the interior and the exterior of the Doctor's TARDIS to minute size without affecting the passengers adversely. The space pressure may have affected the ship's dimensional stabiliser, though the [[First Doctor]] did not elaborate on the cause of this effect.'' ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Giants]]'')''
+On one occasion, [[space pressure]] reduced both the interior and the exterior of the Doctor's TARDIS to minute size without affecting the passengers adversely. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'')
+On [[Moldox]], the [[War Doctor]] and [[Cinder]] jumped into his crashed TARDIS, laying on its side, and found themselves the right way up. He explained to her that the relative dimensional stabilisers prevented them to "fall", since the inside could be orientated differently to the outside. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]'')
-== Other uses ==
-The item could be used to change the dimensions of living beings or other external targets.
+=== Other uses ===
-In [[5000]], [[Marius|Professor Marius]] used the relative dimensional stabiliser of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] to shrink down clones of the [[Fourth Doctor (clone)|Fourth Doctor]], [[Leela (clone)|Leela]] and [[Lowe (clone)|Lowe]], and enlarge [[the Nucleus]] of [[The Swarm (The Invisible Enemy)|the Swarm]], bringing it into the macrocosm world. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'')
+The item could be used to change the dimensions of living beings or other external targets. In [[5000]], [[Frederick Marius|Professor Marius]] used the relative dimensional stabiliser of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] to shrink down clones of the [[Fourth Doctor (clone)|Fourth Doctor]], [[Leela (clone)|Leela]] and [[Lowe (clone)|Lowe]], and enlarge [[the Nucleus]] of [[The Swarm (The Invisible Enemy)|the Swarm]], bringing it into the macrocosm world. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'') By using the dimensional stabiliser of the [[Drax]]'s [[Drax's TARDIS|TARDIS]], the Fourth Doctor and his fellow Time Lord reduced their own size in order to catch [[the Shadow]]. By this point, Drax claimed he had fixed thousands of dimensional stabilisers.  ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'')
+The [[Sixth Doctor]] expanded the dimensional stabilisation field of [[Straxus]]' TARDIS to an entire [[pocket dimension]] he was trapped in by a machination of [[the Master]]; this let four other incarnations of the Doctor (the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], the [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]], the [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]] and the [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth]]) to fully materialise with their own TARDISes in the dimension itself. This use of the RDS implied the destruction of the Straxus' TARDIS. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'')
-By using the dimensional stabiliser of the TARDIS of [[Drax]], the latter and the Fourth Doctor reduced their own size. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'')
+[[Josiah W. Dogbolter]] used a dimensional stabliser, along with other Gallifreyan and [[Sperovore]] technology, to construct his [[Quantum Possibility Engine]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Quantum Possibility Engine (audio story)|The Quantum Possibility Engine]]'')
-== SIDRAT ==
-The [[SIDRAT]] of the [[War Chief]] was provided with "dimensional flexibility". The renegade Time Lord threatened to squash the [[Second Doctor]] in the ship by reducing its dimensions from the outside, with a remote control.
 == Behind the scenes ==
-The video game, [[NOTDWU]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske (video game)|Attack of the Graske]]'', referred to the dimensional stabliser in a gameplay mechanic as a yellow lever that helped the player at home fly the TARDIS to 19th century Earth. This same lever was operated by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' to assist in returning the Earth from the [[Medusa Cascade]].
+The video game ''[[Attack of the Graske (video game)|Attack of the Graske]]'' referred to the dimensional stabliser in a gameplay mechanic as a yellow lever that helped the player at home fly the TARDIS to 19th century Earth. This same lever was operated by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] in ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' to assist in returning the Earth from the [[Medusa Cascade]].
 As ''Attack of the Graske'' involves multiple choices of endings, this wiki does not consider it a [[Tardis:Valid sources|valid DWU source]].
-In [[Russell T Davies]]' book ''[[The Writer's Tale]]'', the full original draft of ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' has the [[Tenth Doctor]] stating that it takes 'thousands of years' to grow a [[TARDIS]]. However, [[Donna Noble|Donna]] uses her newfound [[Time Lord]] knowledge enhanced by [[human]] intuition to overcome this problem by suggesting: "...if you shatterfry the plasmic shell and modify the dimensional stabiliser to a foldback harmonic of 36.3, you accelerate growth by the power of 59!", which would presumably enable a TARDIS to grow within a human lifetime. The scene is included as a bonus feature with the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|series 4]] DVD box set released in November 2008.
+In [[Russell T Davies]]' book ''[[The Writer's Tale]]'', the full original draft of ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' has the [[Tenth Doctor]] stating that it takes "thousands of years" to grow a [[TARDIS]]. However, [[Donna Noble|Donna]] uses her newfound [[Time Lord]] knowledge enhanced by [[human]] intuition to overcome this problem by suggesting: "...if you shatterfry the plasmic shell and modify the dimensional stabiliser to a foldback harmonic of 36.3, you accelerate growth by the power of 59!", which would presumably enable a TARDIS to grow within a human lifetime. The scene is included as a bonus feature with the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|series 4]] DVD box set released in November 2008.
-== See also ==
-* [[Transcendental engineering]]
-* [[Dimensionally transcendental]]
 [[Category:TARDIS components]]
+[[Category:Miniaturisation technology]]