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[[User:Dalestan]], hey you removed the power output from the infobox earlier. I understand they don't generate energy out of nothing, but their output is still capped in the same way that [[Accumulator|Accumulators]] are capped? I thought it belonged here for completness -- [[User:Vadcx|Vadcx]] ([[User talk:Vadcx|talk]]) 17:59, 31 January 2025 (UTC) | [[User:Dalestan]], hey you removed the power output from the infobox earlier. I understand they don't generate energy out of nothing, but their output is still capped in the same way that [[Accumulator|Accumulators]] are capped? I thought it belonged here for completness -- [[User:Vadcx|Vadcx]] ([[User talk:Vadcx|talk]]) 17:59, 31 January 2025 (UTC) | ||
The 150 MW is not the cap on the collector's power output. Collectors don't *have* a cap on power output | The 150 MW is not the cap on the collector's power output. Collectors don't *have* a cap on power output, similar to how personal batteries don't have a cap on power output. They will satisfy all demand that exists, so long as they have enough energy storage to do so. 150 MW is something else; it's power lost while the collector is holding a charge. Basically, every tick, 2.5 MJ of energy is removed from the collector as lost energy. There isn't a good field in the infobox for this information. [[User:Alfonse|Alfonse]] ([[User talk:Alfonse|talk]]) 18:17, 31 January 2025 (UTC) | ||
::Oh OK, thanks for the clarification. [[User:Vadcx|Vadcx]] ([[User talk:Vadcx|talk]]) 18:20, 31 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Latest revision as of 18:20, 31 January 2025
== Power output: include or not?
User:Dalestan, hey you removed the power output from the infobox earlier. I understand they don't generate energy out of nothing, but their output is still capped in the same way that Accumulators are capped? I thought it belonged here for completness -- Vadcx (talk) 17:59, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
The 150 MW is not the cap on the collector's power output. Collectors don't *have* a cap on power output, similar to how personal batteries don't have a cap on power output. They will satisfy all demand that exists, so long as they have enough energy storage to do so. 150 MW is something else; it's power lost while the collector is holding a charge. Basically, every tick, 2.5 MJ of energy is removed from the collector as lost energy. There isn't a good field in the infobox for this information. Alfonse (talk) 18:17, 31 January 2025 (UTC)