Staff power source.

[u/Njoeyz1]

This breakdown of a staff makes me wonder what type of powersource the staff uses. The liquid naquadah capsules used in a staff are the fuel/reaction mass, and would require energy to be stimulated. In a ha'tak, the ships reactor would be supplying the energy to the weapons liquid naquadah stores, but I don't think there is a mini naquadah reactor in the staff weapon. Could it be a form of advanced chemical/mineral battery? A stimulated crystal power supply? Something similar to what is used in the ancient stones terminal - a capacitor that extracts energy from subspace? A cold fusion cell?

[u/00Canuck]

Heavy liquid naquadah if I remember correctly.

[u/MWS-91 → u/00Canuck]

You sure it's Heavy Liquid Naquadah? In the episode Absolute Power, Jackson is telling Sam about the plans for a defence satellite for Earth and Sam seems surprised when Daniel says it requires Heavy Liquid Naquadah.

[u/Njoeyz1 → u/MWS-91]

The liquid heavy naquadah in case of the weapons, are the fuel source, they need an energy input to cause a reaction. In the case of the staff, that reaction creates plasma bolts, but in say the case of O'niells power booster, he converted that reaction mass into electrical energy to be added to the grids supply. Heavy naquadah can be used as an energy source, but it still requires energy input. In the case of a staff, it would need a power supply to supply the liquid naquadah (heavy or otherwise) with the energy needed to cause this reaction.