The original ending of the 1985 film Back to the Future was to have Marty outrun a nuclear explosion at a test site to power the DeLorean's flux capacitor in order to travel back to 1985. Because plutonium is not yet available in 1955, Marty and 1955 Doc decide to harness the power of a lightning strike that will happen one week later to power the flux capacitor. Various proposals have been brought forth in the past by fans of the movie franchise for why the car has to be moving at 88 mph to achieve temporal displacement,[6] but actually the production crew chose the velocity simply because they liked how it looked on the speedometer, modified for the movie. Bob Gale selected a team to repair the car so it could be in a perfect condition. The plan succeeds, sending the DeLorean back to 1985 with Marty ten minutes before his original departure. From there, it can either be placed in a machine's power input slot to charge its internal battery, or used to charge other items in the players inventory. Press the "A" button - Turn On/Off our Flux Capacitor remotely. Dealership Section '41 Woodie Deluxx, Hang Eleven •

When the filmmakers arrived at the point where the time machine would be built into a car, the art department was instructed to come up with designs for the DeLorean. Electrical energy is translated into flux energy by the flux coils, and stored in the flux capacitor. [24] A seventh DeLorean was also used in the filming; however, this one was merely a full-sized, fiberglass model used for exterior shots where the vehicle hovers above the set as well as when the actors interact with the vehicle. The flux capacitor is fully discharged at the moment the time vehicle reaches 88 miles per hour. This DeLorean is later badly damaged (after returning to 1986, Marty crashes the Clone DeLorean into a billboard and after Marty gets out, the Clone DeLorean falls through the billboard and crashes onto the ground) and then restored by an alternate version of Doc Brown who has never developed time travel technology, having access to limited notes about the flux capacitor. [7] A similar, but possibly steam-powered, flux capacitor is also seen in the chimney headlamp of Doc's second time machine, the Time Train, at the end of Back to the Future Part III.[9]. Since each of the three "Presto Logs" fire at different intervals with increasing power, Doc installs a boiler temperature gauge on the DeLorean's dashboard to indicate when the car will experience a sudden burst of acceleration. A few technical glitches with the DeLorean hinder time travel for its users. Ferreti Samsher 458, Caterham Racer • Unlike the original DeLorean, the flux capacitor is in the front of the cockpit along with a small screen, the time circuits, and the speedometer.

In Doc Brown Saves the World, there was a repaired DeLorean time machine which included new replacement parts from 2015. In the attraction, Biff Tannan (who stowed away in one of the institute's time machines that had recently visited 1955) steals the original DeLorean, prompting Doc to send the riders to the 8-passenger DeLorean and use it to go after Biff. The flux capacitor, which consists of a rectangular-shaped compartment with three flashing Geissler-style tubes arranged in a "Y" configuration, is described by Doc as "what makes time travel possible." You should  "ALWAYS"  install an easily accessible exterior power inline fuse to protect your item. They are used to store and provide Redstone Flux (RF) for other items and equipment carried by the player. [13], The flux capacitor, which consists of a rectangular-shaped compartment with three flashing Geissler-style tubes arranged in a "Y" configuration, is described by Doc as "what makes time travel possible." Although the films do not describe exactly how the flux capacitor works, Doc mentions at one point that the stainless steel body of the DeLorean has a direct and influential effect on the "flux dispersal", but he is interrupted before he can finish the explanation. When they were operating, they lit up to a bright white color. Summer Classic • [7] While the closed-captioning in home video versions spells the word as it appears in the script, jigowatt,[10] the actual spelling matches the standard prefix and the term for power of "one billion watts": gigawatt. It is a parody of Mr. Coffee machines, which were very popular at the time of filming. ", The Flux Capacitor - Which is what makes Time Travel possible, Doc Browns first vision of the Flux Capacitor, The technical drawing of the Flux Capacitor. This event resulted in two DeLoreans existing in 1985 at the same time: one used by the first Marty to escape from the Libyan terrorists and then disappearing to 1955 and the other appearing with the second Marty following his trip from 1955 to 1985. Travis' Truck, Travis' Big Truck • Doc mentioned this, as well as the car never being able to fly again. Easy Breezy, Pumpkin Hauler • The Trifecta, Mini Sherman • Linux Elise • Although the films do not describe exactly how the flux capacitor works, Doc mentions at one point that the stainless steel body of the DeLorean has a direct and influential effect on the "flux dispersal", but he is interrupted before he can finish the explanation. The Candy Hauler, Nitr-o'-Lantern • Back to the Future: The Game features a chronal duplicate of the original DeLorean, which Doc Brown recovered from the timestream after the destruction of the original. He also seemingly adds the capability to travel through space in addition to time (i.e., appear at a different location from the one it departed), similar to the TARDIS from Doctor Who. X1 Eclipse • He then wrote Marty a letter explaining the situation and handed it over to Western Union, with instructions to deliver it to Marty in 1955.

This choice proved to be important, given the direction the script had taken. The vanity license plate used in the film reads "OUTATIME", a deliberate anomaly, as the maximum number of symbols on California plates is seven characters.

The vehicle's hover system is powered by Mr. Fusion and is capable of bringing the DeLorean up to the required 88 mph; the combustion engine was also probably left on board as a backup. Thunder Cougarbird • The Mr. Fusion can provide enough power to the flux capacitor and the time circuits, but is not used to power up the DeLorean itself, which makes use of an ordinary gasoline combustion engine to reach the 88 mph speed necessary for it to time travel, a limitation that proved itself crucial in the third movie when Doc and Marty find themselves stuck in 1885 and unable to return with the DeLorean out of gas (due to a fuel leak). After entering a target date with the keypad inside the DeLorean, the operator accelerates the car to 88 miles per hour (141.6 km/h), which activates the flux capacitor. Different parts from three 1982 DeLoreans were used in the first film.

The rear louvers attached to the back of the DeLorean were designed to cool the nuclear reactor that the flux capacitor used to generate 1.21 gigowatts of electricity after making a trip through time. Director Robert Zemeckis said in an interview that the idea was scrapped because he did not want children to start climbing into refrigerators and getting trapped inside.

Flux Capacitor screen accurate standard version. Lamborgotti AdventX • As the time machine nears #88 mph, light coming from the flux capacitor begins pulsing more rapidly until it becomes a steady stream.

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The flux capacitor requires #1.21 #gigawatts of electrical power to operate, which is roughly equivalent to the power produced by 15 typical commercial airplane jet engines. After introducing his sons, Jules and Verne, and giving Marty a picture of him and Doc in 1885, Doc activates the train's flying capabilities and departs to an unknown time. Back to the future day!!! Cobb complemented the nuclear reactor with one vent on the back of the car, since it was generally known at the time that nuclear reactors had vents.

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The original Doc arrives in the original Clone DeLorean as Citizen Brown disappears from existence due to earlier events in the game; i.e., because Marty restored the original timeline (the events of all three films), the original Clone DeLorean was brought back into existence along with the original Doc. In a post-credits scene, Clara Clayton, who has built the Time Train with Doc, reveals to have currently repaired the DeLorean and travels back to 1947 to a farm. The Candy Hauler, Holiday Hero • While attempting to return to 1985, Marty McFly referred to the digital speedometer as the locomotive pushing the DeLorean got increasingly faster, screaming out the speed over one of the walkie talkies as Doc attempted to board the DeLorean. Although the Mr. Fusion unit provides the required power for the time machine, the DeLorean is still powered by an internal combustion engine for propulsion. A similar, but possibly steam-powered, flux capacitor is also seen in the chimney headlamp of Doc's second time machine, the #Time Train, at the end of Back to the Future Part III. The DeLorean is also seen in a video promoting Doc Brown Saves the World, and it is unknown as to whether or not a flux capacitor was inside. Mercedex McLaro SLR 12.5, Mercedex McLaro SHS 15.0 • '68 Roadtripper, Hang Fifteen • The Overachiever • Kringle 5000 • ", "$30,000 Time Traveling DeLorean Conversion Kits", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DeLorean_time_machine&oldid=984652894#Flux_Capacitor, Articles that need to differentiate between fact and fiction from October 2012, All articles that need to differentiate between fact and fiction, Wikipedia introduction cleanup from June 2012, Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from June 2012, All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify, Articles with multiple maintenance issues, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Allows the occupants to travel through time along with the car, De Santis, Solange. BTTF Delorean DMC-12 Contact Us & Pricing. The studio decided to replace the original car with a replica to be stored for restoration. Range Runner • [9], The time machine is electric and requires a power input of 1.21 gigawatts (1,620,000 hp) to operate, originally provided by a plutonium-fueled nuclear reactor. During the second film, the time circuits began malfunctioning, displaying January 1, 1885 in the destination time display. Mercedex GT 20.0 • Auttie R-8.1, Portch Cobalt • Wrapped Wracer. However, during the movie's filming, it went overbudget and behind schedule, and Universal refused to grant the producers any more money, as it couldn't afford the desert location to shoot such scenario. The film's producers characterized the DeLoreans with three names: the A car, B car, and C car. Sun Buggie • As such, the time circuits of the alternate Clone DeLorean become even more glitchy following their return to 1931, accumulating errors as severe as the interval of time traveled, with increasing damage with every attempt: as such, Citizen Brown, the alternate version of Doc, has to install a diagnostic console made of materials available in 1931 (appearing as a plywood box with a lightbulb and three similar bulbs placed on the coils on the outer body). [3][4][5], The "C" car was used for interior footage and was torn apart so the camera could fit inside the car. Timber Speeder • Chompus' Wild Ride, The Hydro Planer • MacLaro Sienna, Rocket Sleigh • #DocBrown originally conceived the idea for the flux capacitor on November 5, 1955, when he slipped on the edge of his toilet while hanging a clock in his bathroom and hit his head on the sink. Other Stats