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Taglour
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Posted - 2006.08.25 16:43:00 -
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Right.. how does cap work.
For example.. if u set off a armour rep (on my setup) it seems to eat ur power until it gets to about 60% then the cap regeneration seems to boost up and it is able to cope with the drain?? can someone explain this to me pls.
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Derrys
Caldari
Caldari Independent Navy Reserve
Kimotoro Directive
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Posted - 2006.08.25 16:53:00 -
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Edited by: Derrys on 25/08/2006 16:55:49
Edited by: Derrys on 25/08/2006 16:54:01
The rate at which your capacitor (and shields) recharge depends on how much is left. If you're at 90% cap, the recharge rate will be very small, but if you drop down to 80% the rate will be a bit higher. The recharge rate peaks at around 33%, so what you're seeing is normal: a module will begin depleting your cap, but as it does so the regeneration rate increases. Eventually it reaches a balance and stays stable -- in your case, that balance is reached at about 60%.
The downside of this is that, if your cap drops below 33%, it won't be stable, and in fact if you get to that point your cap will be depleted at an ever-increasing rate and hit zero pretty quickly.
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Gene Starjumper
The xDEATHx Squadron
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Posted - 2006.08.25 16:54:00 -
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Basically each module that requires a sertain amount of CAP to activate has a cycle time. For example if the cycle time of a module is 30 seconds, it will drain a sertain amount of cap every 30 seconds.
However depending on your skills, your ship's capacitor and your setup it is possible to run some modules indefinitely. For example you will be able to run a module on your ship and the capacitor will never go below a sertain amount (60% for example) because your skills and other modules are offsetting the drain that the active mod is having on the capacitor.
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Taglour
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Posted - 2006.08.25 17:35:00 -
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thanks,,,, is there a exact info sheet on this? where ur cap is maximum reg rate etc..?
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Derrys
Caldari
Caldari Independent Navy Reserve
Kimotoro Directive
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Posted - 2006.08.25 17:42:00 -
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 Originally by: Taglour
thanks,,,, is there a exact info sheet on this? where ur cap is maximum reg rate etc..?
The ship fitting program QuickFit is very good. It'll tell you what your approximate peak recharge will be, and it has a cap simulator so you can test a setup and see if it's cap-stable.
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Admiral Derrys Otireya
Commander, Fleet Operations, Caldari Independent Navy Reserve
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Isip
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Posted - 2006.08.25 19:00:00 -
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Oh, and FYI, shields recharge in a similar way: peaking around %30. This is what can make passive shield tanking effective.
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Sakura Nihil
Tharsis Security
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Posted - 2006.08.25 19:46:00 -
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Quickfit is the best way to determine cap recharge rates and if your setup is sustainable, try it out.
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