Seabase Batteries
Tassyr
Join Date: 2015-12-19 Member: 210090Members
Join Date: 2015-12-19 Member: 210090Members
Something I've run into a lot is I'll generate far more power than I need, and then run out early later. Be it with the nuclear reactor- where I don't want to waste anything, or solar, where the inherent storage is tiny- I'll generate power that just overflows and is gone.
So why not add a battery? Make it like the reinforcement panels for the walls when it comes to placement- you can slap them on an open panel, and they add a flat amount of power storage to a base.
Or perhaps make a panel that uses one of those connection points, and takes power cells. It would let you remove a power cell and place it in a base that has no power to give it a temporary boost, say, to keep yourself from asphyxiating.
Just a thought.
So why not add a battery? Make it like the reinforcement panels for the walls when it comes to placement- you can slap them on an open panel, and they add a flat amount of power storage to a base.
Or perhaps make a panel that uses one of those connection points, and takes power cells. It would let you remove a power cell and place it in a base that has no power to give it a temporary boost, say, to keep yourself from asphyxiating.
Just a thought.
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Your post also triggered another idea though - a power plant that runs off Power Cells rather than charges them. This would be useful for deep remote bases where solar is not an option, nuclear is overkill, thermal isn't possible and bio matter is complicated. This would be a great power source for those little used bases as you can even steal the cell from your sub if need be when you arrive. Would have to be extremely balanced - probably as little as 1 full cell = 100 energy or even half that, just enough to get the lights and oxygen on and maybe use a fabricator a couple of times.
That used to be how you powered a base. You'd build a power generator, which looks very similar to the one in the cyclops, and power it with power cells.
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or just add a switch to the existing recharger. "Capacitor Mode <-> Recharger Mode"
Perfect idea! Then you could, for example, charge powercells with solar during the day then flip the switch to use that power through the night. Plus you could use more powercells to easily increase your capacity.