Deactivating a Solarian Mote

[Brother Willi]

The rules for a Solarian's Weapon Crystal state that the crystal is discharged if the mote is ever "deactivated."

The Solarian's rules do not address when or how motes are "deactivated," however. The weapons and armor created from the mote can be "dismissed," but it's apparent from the text the mote does not cease to be in such instances. It also seems unusual that the Solarian would then have to pick up the crystal and reinsert it after every fight if they wanted it at the ready.

Are deactivated and dismissed supposed to be the same? Or are there potential rare effects which would deactivate the mote?

[Pantshandshake]

Well, my best guess is that it deactivates at death or loss of consciousness, though that doesn't seem to be stated anywhere.

Rationale being that nobody can interact with someone else's mote, so in the case of an NPC, you wouldn't be able to loot that crystal, ever.

In any case, I hit the FAQ button.