"Amani" <amani@charter.net> wrote in 
news:uh498cr73mss0c@corp.supernews.com:

>> > > If I'm not mistaken it's right after she nuked the Angel.
>> >
>> > No, it was after Rei self-destructs in episode 23. I just checked.
>>
>> Uh, my mistake, but that was still an N2 anyway wasn't it?
> 
> Hm. I don't think we really know. All we know is it was a self-destruct
> procedure installed in the Eva.
> 
> --Taryn
> 
> 
>
The control she uses is on a part labeled Drive A that goes to mode D. So 
it would seem to be a drive overload type of self-destruct.  

I have the fan sub of the added scenes; this scene has some interesting 
parts added to it. 

Sakaki