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→3c. Singularity Upkeep (Vital)
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'''Make sure you check back AT LEAST every half an hour to make sure that no one's been tampering with the singularity.''' | '''Make sure you check back AT LEAST every half an hour to make sure that no one's been tampering with the singularity, preferably every 15 minutes.''' | ||
The singularity is the second most probable reason for a shuttle call, so you have a BIG responsibility of keeping the whole crew safe! Without any interference though, the singularity will behave nicely and be contained for at least two hours without any babysitting. But being the infamous supermassive blackhole that he is, he's a big favorite among the enemies of NanoTrasen who wish to completely obliterate the station. | |||
Note: Sometimes the singularity will cause EMP pulses if something is close to it and exposed to its radiation. These pulses can cause weapons to misfire, radios go haywire, thermal goggles to blind people and even disable containment's emitters. Which is pretty bad. So keep an eye on it. | Note: Sometimes the singularity will cause EMP pulses if something is close to it and exposed to its radiation. These pulses can cause weapons to misfire, radios go haywire, thermal goggles to blind people and even disable containment's emitters. Which is pretty bad. So keep an eye on it. | ||
===== Additional Modifications <span style="color:blue">(Optional/Dangerous)</span>===== | ===== Additional Modifications <span style="color:blue">(Optional/Dangerous)</span>===== | ||
It is possible to wire the engines directly to the main power ring. A good spot to do this is to the port end of engineering, near the bolted airlock. Lift the floor tiles and run a wire from there out into the maintenance tunnel and link it to the wire running through there. This allows you to charge APCs directly if somebody disables the SMES in engineering. | It is possible to wire the engines directly to the main power ring. A good spot to do this is to the port end of engineering, near the bolted airlock. Lift the floor tiles and run a wire from there out into the maintenance tunnel and link it to the wire running through there. This allows you to charge APCs directly if somebody disables the SMES in engineering. | ||
'''The downside to this is that when the doors are electrified they will instantly kill anyone who do not have insulated gloves. Only do this on rare occasions, or never!''' | '''The downside to this is that when anyone accidentally gets shocked by an electric grille or the doors are electrified, they will instantly kill anyone who do not have insulated gloves. Only do this on rare occasions, or never!''' | ||
Another interesting point is that the APC in engineering will not charge from its own SMES unless this modification is made. Meaning that when the collectors are turned off, containment fails pretty quickly. With this quick modification, this gives you time to notice and fix the problem. | Another interesting point is that the APC in engineering will not charge from its own SMES unless this modification is made. Meaning that when the collectors are turned off, containment fails pretty quickly. With this quick modification, this gives you time to notice and fix the problem. | ||
If you added the maximum amount of plasma to the collectors, this modification can generate ~6,000kW of power for the station. Enough to charge the 3 Engineering SMES and the 4 Solar SMES at 200kW input. Therefore, run a tiny bit of wire from the maintenance tunnels to each solar SMES, and set them each of them to an input/output of 90,000/30,000. This will ensure massive amounts of power reserves (enough to last hours with the engine off). | If you added the maximum amount of plasma to the collectors, this modification can generate ~6,000kW of power for the station. Enough to charge the 3 Engineering SMES and the 4 Solar SMES at 200kW input. Therefore, run a tiny bit of wire from the maintenance tunnels to each solar SMES, and set them each of them to an input/output of 90,000/30,000. This will ensure massive amounts of power reserves (enough to last hours with the engine off). | ||
== Video Guide (Oct 2012) == | == Video Guide (Oct 2012) == | ||