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Type: Mod
Mod category: Production
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25 Oct, 2015 @ 12:51am
25 Oct, 2015 @ 1:07pm
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Discharged Power Cells for Batteries

Description
Moving a battery shouldn't cause component loss.
Phoenix Manufacturing has restored sanity and discharged power cells will be returned when grinding down a battery.

Of course they must be 'recycled' before they can be used again.
This can be easily done by disassembling and reassembling in the assembler.

Enjoy!

Stock batteries start with 10% power, and return 'Discharged Power Cells' when ground down. Remaining stats are stock.

If preferred, there's also a mod which restores the previous 01.104 behavior: No Battery Scrap

FAQ:
Q: Mod isn't working, what's wrong?
A: Try changing the load order of the mod (place it at the top, or bottom).

Disclaimer
This mod is not authorized for reupload by any person other than Gwindalmir.

Bugs?
The best place to reach out to me is on Keen's Discord:
https://discord.gg/keenswh ID: Gwindalmir#4453.
I don't read the workshop comments regularly.
58 Comments
Stellar forester 9 Apr, 2023 @ 5:19am 
@Blue64 I have the same problem
Blue64 4 Apr, 2022 @ 12:32pm 
Am I the only one who hasn't found a single Discharged Power Cell in months? I can build them, I can build Rechargeable Batteries, I can build Disposable Batteries, but I just get Scrap in return.
Blue64 4 Apr, 2022 @ 12:29pm 
@Jo you don't use Silver in a NiCa or Lead Acid Battery, which is what these batteries are: Nickle Cadmium Acid Batteries.
lil_kahann 17 Apr, 2019 @ 6:56pm 
Just a heads up if it hasnt been stated before. since the survival update, the 'small battery' does not give back power cells.
SpacedNConfuzed 12 Feb, 2019 @ 2:19am 
Hi Phoenix, I am currently putting together a server which has many new resources based on the Gens materials and components mod and as such the recipes for all blocks will be incorporating these new resources . I am asking if it is ok for me to tweak the recipe of the mod to make a server specific version? ... I will make it so it will only work on my server and point everyone back here if they would like to use it including your thumbnail etc ....
Jo Veteran 2 Dec, 2018 @ 9:30am 
The idea for the mod is good, but it clogs the ship's grinders for some reason, so they don't collect anything else when full. If you won't fix it, then I don't see a way arround of using this. I'll just stick with the vanilla scrap mechanic (even though it should have been silver, or silver ore, not scrap). But it's preferable than clogged grinders.
Whip Vendetta 18 Nov, 2017 @ 5:50pm 
that sounds amasing i want to see it done!!!
Brainfart 7 Sep, 2017 @ 8:28am 
Phoenix, are you still into modding? I recently had a new idea on batteries: Splitting them into rechargeable, starting with no charge, and non rechargeable, starting with full charge. The rechargeables behave just like the vanilla ones pre 1.04 but without initial charge and replace them. The new non rechargeables have a different component which disappears when the battery looses charge, so that the amount of components is equal to the charge and you can always recharge it manualy by welding it with the components in your backpack. The battery itself counts how many cells it consumed and gives them back, when welded. The returned discharged cells can be processed by the refinery, like scrap metal and return less, than the cells originally cost.
Maybe you could even recharge your suit energy, like bottles recharge your gases, when low.

What do you think of this?
Ssipak 1 Sep, 2017 @ 5:49am 
Good news, everyone! For those who can't wait till cosmetics little thing be fixed you can use this mod instead: http://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1121149819 . Mods are completely interchangeable. You will be able to switch to original mod as soon as it is fixed.
Marc Cassin 1 Sep, 2017 @ 4:33am 
Like Slye_Fox, the icon need an update, beside non-matching the original, the white frame on the border make difficult to read how much we've got in inventory.

But beside this cosmetic little thing, it's a good mod :)