T-1001 terminating a T-888 with overcurrent
Like with any ordinary electrical appliance, an overcurrent, or electrical overloading, could cause a Terminator to temporarily shut down, or even be destroyed.
Notable examples[]
- Tom Gallagher was terminated by high voltage circuitry destruction. T2: Infiltrator
- The T-850 tried to overload the T-X with voltage, however, it only disabled the Terminatrix for seconds. Ironically, the T-850 was affected even longer and was then reprogrammed by the T-X with Nanotechnological Transjector. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
- The T-850 was brought down by the Resistance using a number of Taser-like projectiles that overload the Terminator's system. Terminator 3: The Redemption
- Cameron overloaded Cromartie by forcing a live current into him. This caused Cromartie to shut down for 120 seconds. "Pilot"
- Cameron got knocked offline by the electrical trap on the safe in a Resistance safe house. "Gnothi Seauton"
- Cameron got knocked out with a clock radio in water. John and Sarah were unable to remove her chip in time. "Samson & Delilah"
- The Carl Greenway Terminator was destroyed by Cameron deep inside the Serrano Point Nuclear Power Plant when she hurled it into a massive power transformer and electrocuted the machine. "Automatic for the People"
- Cameron seems[1] to be knocked out with a cord in water by a Kaliba operative. "To the Lighthouse"
- T-1001 uses itself as a conductor to electrocute the Water Delivery Guy. "Born to Run"
- A T-600 was electrocuted via a chain after being trapped by the Resistance soldiers. Later, another T-600 was electrocuted by a Resistance soldier with several certain small pads. Sand in the Gears issue 3
- A T-800 was overcurrented and temporally shutdown by a fish hook fired from a prototype Terminator. The Terminator: Enemy of my Enemy issue 4
- Kyle Reese attempted to overload the T-800 by forcing a live cable into its chest. It barely worked as the T-800 removed the cable and continued its attack on Kyle. Terminator Genisys
Notes[]
- A suitable amount of current could be used as a defibrillation for a Hybrid whose heart stops beating.[2]
- Due to being entirely composed of mimetic polyalloy, the T-1000 Terminator is just like a huge mass of metal, thus making it electrically conductive, and, unlike endoskeleton-based Terminators, can withstand a high-voltage charge without being knocked offline.[3]
References[]
- ↑ After being knocked out, Cameron reboots after around thirty seconds rather than the 120-second norm. It is possible she wears shoes with rubber soles — so she isn't actually knocked out.
- ↑ As seen in Terminator Salvation, when John Connor uses two power cords to revive Marcus Wright.
- ↑ As seen in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles episode "Born to Run", when the T-1001 uses itself as a conductor to electrocute the Water Delivery Guy.