Down-converter

The down-converter is referenced during a conversation inside the New Library between Fraa Orolo and the extramuros Artisan Flec. While discussing speely devices and older Farspark technology, the artisan offers to bring a “down-converter” from his junk pile if the avout happen to have an old Farspark resonator. The avout explain they lack such devices, so the item is neither produced nor used at that time.

First mention and context

• Raised by an extramuros artisan who was inside the math to help repair a rotted rafter shortly before Apert.
• Brought up amid a discussion contrasting “speely” media and older “Farspark” formats.

Associations and use

• Explicitly associated with a “Farspark resonator,” implying it is an adapter or intermediary component intended to make older equipment workable with other media or formats.
• No physical description or technical details are provided in the text beyond the name and its proposed pairing with Farspark hardware.

Current status

• Not delivered or used; mentioned as something sitting in the artisan’s junk pile.