Power chip rectifier

Power chip rectifiers are a piece of Transformer anatomy which gives its possessor special powers that other Transformers do not have.

The Transformers cartoon
In a plot to defeat Optimus Prime in a one-on-one battle, Megatron had the Constructicons build a Rectifier Machine that would siphon off all the unique special powers of his Decepticon warriors and transfer them into his own body. In order for the machine to work, each Decepticon had to remove their power chip rectifier and place it within the machine. Starscream lamented that without his power chip rectifier he could not perform any of his special abilities, including his cluster bombs and his null-ray.

Shattered Glass
When Sephie Beller had Cybertronian technology grafted onto herself, her additions included a blank power chip rectifier, which she could use to duplicate the powers of any Transformer. Elita-One was surprised, as she believed power chip rectifiers could only be bestowed by the Omega Terminus on those who possessed an ember.

Foreign names

 * Japanese: Power chip seiryūki (パワーチップ整流器 pawā chippu seiryūki, "power chip rectifier")