"If this is some kind of deflector array, the energy wave may not affect their technology, but only ours."

Making the deflector arrays do what they were never supposed to do.

Communications, shields, the deflector array, life support, everything checks right on down the line.

"Computer, are we still broadcasting a white-noise transmission from the deflector array?"

It lost its main deflector array in a minor argument with an asteroid.

"What in the blazes has your chief engineer done to the deflector array?"

"McAllan, how long before we reach minimum safe distance to discharge the deflector array?"

She should have thought of the deflector array.

"No, something like this, we'll need to run it through the deflector array the phaser banks would burn out after two seconds."

"We must stand down and make repairs to the deflector array."