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  |exits=North/South to the Solar Control Room (depending on the solar array you're on), [[Space]]

The solars are an alternative power source that are often fully neglected by but a few people, and for slightly dangerous reasons (covered in a lower section). However, they are the safest way to generate power for the whole station! They do great work too, for example if there was a black out of power already, they will always have power until hooked up, and can provide the [[Supermatter|engine]] APC a charge until it is set up itself.

There are three solar arrays on the main station and one solar array on the [[AI Satellite]].

The first solar array is located on the right side of the station, above [[Hydroponics]]. It is best accessed through the maintenance airlock next to the [[Custodial Closet]].

The second solar array is located on the rightmost side of the station, below [[Xenobiology]]. It is best accessed through the maintenance airlock in [[Arrivals]] and then going west.

The third solar array is located on the left side of the station, south of [[Engineering]]. It is best accessed through the maintenance airlock outside of the [[Atmospherics]] desk.

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  |exits=North/South/West to the Solar Control Room (depending on the solar array you're on), [[Space]]

The solars are an alternative power source that are often fully neglected by but a few people, and for slightly dangerous reasons (covered in a lower section). However, they are the safest way to generate power for the whole station! They do great work too, for example if there was a black out of power already, they will always have power until hooked up, and can provide the [[Singularity Engine|engine]] APC a charge until it is set up itself.

There are four solar arrays on the station.

 

The first solar array is located on the leftmost side of the station, just north of [[Cargo Bay]]. It is best accessed through the airlock by the [[Vault]] and then going north-west through the airlock, and then north.

The second solar array is located on the right side of the station, north of [[Engineering]]. It is best accessed through the airlock east of the [[Gravity Generator Room]].

The third solar array is located on the rightmost side of the station, south of the [[Toxins Test Chamber]]. It is best accessed through the maintenance airlock east of the [[Escape Shuttle Hallway]] and then going as far east as possible.

The fourth solar array is located on the left side of the station, south of [[Arrivals]]. It is best accessed through the maintenance airlock south of [[Arrivals]] and going south.

Once you have wired an array, you need to calibrate the tracking and power so that it actually produces energy. Apparently, our space station is rotating or in orbit around something (no one really knows for sure). This means that the solar panels need to constantly rotate to face toward the sun. Click on the [[File:Solars Control.png]] [[Computers#Solars_Control|Solar Control CPU]], press refresh then set it to auto-tracking. You should see a degree displayed at the top ranging from 0 to 359; this is the current direction of the sun.  

Auto rotation is not smooth, it jumps about every 20 seconds. Keep this in mind if it seems like nothing is happening. The consoles are a bit glitchy so you might have to turn off auto-tracking then turn it on again before the panels start to rotate. You don't need to use manual tracking unless a meteor or traitor destroys the tracking unit.