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If you test this yourself in-game, you will find it to be true. <br> | If you test this yourself in-game, you will find it to be true. <br> | ||
So, to restate: '''set the SMES as shown in the image!''' | So, to restate: '''set the SMES as shown in the image!''' | ||
=== Wiring === | === Wiring (Slightly Outdated) === | ||
Wiring is a bit finicky. There's a certain way to do it. Once you learn how to do it properly, it's very easy. | Wiring is a bit finicky. There's a certain way to do it. Once you learn how to do it properly, it's very easy. | ||
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Facing the opposite direction, you will set down another wire to straighten out that knot. | Facing the opposite direction, you will set down another wire to straighten out that knot. | ||
==== Important Notes ==== | |||
Do '''NOT''' click the plating by accident! You will only overlap the wire with the knot at the end - you will not fix it and straighten it out. Right below your chat bar (where you type IC/OOC/etc), there is a ''status bar''. It shows the name of anything your mouse scrolls over. Use this to your advantage to double-check yourself when wiring! | |||
[[File:Q5qv.png]] | |||
See the difference? Our cursor is on the wire, and not the plating. <br> | |||
Now click, and it should straighten it out. | |||
[[File:kug.png]] | |||
Here's a short run down of what it'll look like when you continue to wire. [http://s623.photobucket.com/user/Smexulous/media/Projects/solar-anim_zpsc1d50581.gif.html] | |||
Keep wiring and connecting everything together, including the tracker at the end of the solar array. It's an important piece of the puzzle that controls how the solar panels track the sunlight. Nifty, eh? | |||
You may find better ways of wiring that still work out; just make sure everything's connected correctly - without knots! | |||
=== Configuring the Solars === | |||
Now that we have them all wired, it's time to set them up a bit. | |||
Remember that orange-screened computer we saw near the SMES? That's the solar generator console. Click on it, and a popup will appear. | |||
[[File:ynk.png]] | |||
It should look like the above. <br> | |||
Set the tracking to Auto. | |||
Now the solar panels will automatically track the sunlight and adjust themselves accordingly. | |||
After some time has passed, the solars will gain sunpower and charge up the SMES. <br> | |||
It's suggested to wait until the SMES has at least 10% charge before turning on the output. | |||
Once the battery has some charge, you can set the output to 50,000 - 75,000 depending on how much power you need. <br> (If the output load is equal to the output value you set, it means the station needs more power than it's getting. Crank it up!) | |||