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Template:Equipment Infobox Template:Quote The Power Distributor is a module that regulates the distribution of power from the Power Plant between the ship's three main subsystems: Systems (SYS) which controls shield strength, Engine (ENG) which controls thruster output, and Weapons (WEP) which supplies power to weapon modules. It also includes a capacitor bank for each of the three systems, plus a three-way recharge capability that has increased or decreased effectiveness depending on its power allotment.

Usage

Power Distributors are rated by their energy-storage capacity (the maximum charge in each capacitor) and by their recharge rate (how many power units per second are recharged if that capacitor is at full four pips).

The recharge rate directly correlates to the number of pips the player has assigned to each system. For example, if the 1E Power Distributor (which has a Weapons Recharge rate of 1.200) has all four pips enabled for WEP, it will recharge at a rate of 1.2 power units per second. If it is set for two pips, WEP will recharge at 0.6 power units per second. This means you could fire a single Fixed Beam Laser for approximately six seconds before it depletes its available energy. If a power distributor is disabled it will function normally without the ability to change pip allocation. The power distribution will be what it was before it was disabled.

All Power Distributors are capable of recharging WEP considerably faster than SYS or ENG, and that SYS and ENG always have the same maximum recharge rate.

Specifications

Class Rating Mass (T) Integrity Power Draw Weapons Engines/Systems Value (CR)
Capacity Recharge Capacity Recharge
1E1.30A0.3210.0001.2008.0000.400517
1D0.50A0.3611.0001.4009.0000.5001,293
1C1.30A0.4012.0001.50010.0000.5003,231
1B2.00A0.4413.0001.70011.0000.6008,078
1A1.30A0.4814.0001.80012.0000.60020,195
2E2.50A0.3612.0001.40010.0000.6001,448
2D1.00A0.4114.0001.60011.0000.6003,619
2C2.50A0.4515.0001.80012.0000.7009,048
2B4.00A0.5017.0002.00013.0000.80022,619
2A2.50A0.5418.0002.20014.0000.80056,547
3E5.00A0.4016.0001.80012.0000.9004,053
3D2.00A0.4518.0002.10014.0001.00010,133
3C5.00A0.5020.0002.30015.0001.10025,333
3B8.00A0.5522.0002.50017.0001.20063,333
3A5.00A0.6024.0002.80018.0001.300158,331
4E10.00A0.4522.0002.30015.0001.30011,349
4D4.00A0.5024.0002.60017.0001.40028,373
4C10.00A0.5627.0002.90019.0001.60070,932
4B16.00A0.6230.0003.20021.0001.800177,331
4A10.00A0.6732.0003.50023.0001.900443,328
5E20.00A0.50 27.0002.90019.0001.70031,778
5D8.00A0.56 31.0003.20022.0001.90079,444
5C20.00A0.62 34.0003.60024.0002.100198,611
5B32.00A0.68 37.0004.00026.0002.300496,527
5A20.00A0.74 41.0004.30029.0002.5001,241,317
6E40.00A0.54 34.0003.40023.0002.20088,978
6D16.00A0.61 38.0003.90026.0002.400222,444
6C40.00A0.68 42.0004.30029.0002.700556,110
6B64.00A0.75 46.0004.70032.0003.0001,390,275
6A40.00A0.82 50.0005.20035.0003.2003,475,688
7E80.00A0.59 41.0004.10027.0002.600249,137
7D32.00A0.67 46.0004.60031.0003.000622,843
7C80.00A0.74 51.0005.10034.0003.3001,557,108
7B128.00A0.81 56.0005.60037.0003.6003,892,770
7A80.00A0.89 61.0006.10041.0004.0009,731,925
8E160.00A0.6448.0004.80032.0003.200697,584
8D64.00A0.7254.0005.40036.0003.6001,743,961
8C160.00A0.860.0006.00040.0004.0004,359,903
8B256.00A0.8866.0006.60044.0004.40010,899,756
8A160.00A0.9672.0007.20048.0004.80027,249,391

Engineer Modifications

Modifications

The following modifications can be applied to this module by Engineers to enhance its abilities:

Experimental Effects

The following experimental effects can be applied to this module:

Purchase Locations

Class Rating System Station
All All Shinrarta Dezhra Jameson Memorial
All All Brestla i Sola Prospect
All All TZ Arietis Snyder Enterprise
All All Beta Comae Berenices Gresley Port
All All GQ Virginis Ray Enterprise
All All LO Pegasi Garcia Station
All All 6 Andromedae Galilei Ring
All All Arexe Janes Horizons
All All HIP 117783 Lane City
All All Atata Zahn Enterprise

Notes

  • On malfunction, the Power Distributor will allocate pips randomly.
  • The player's avatar controls the Power Distributor through the middle hat switch on the flight stick.
  • The Power Distributor's energy capacity stats are given, somewhat nonsensically, in MW. Physically, an amount of stored energy ought to be measured in Joule or something like that; only energy flows should be measured in MW. It seems like energy capacity is actually given in something close to MW-seconds.

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