Excavator PA set bonus

[Pakratjr]

Already completed the quest for this a while back but recently got two more excavator related chest pieces from events but they are not the "normal" ones that were crafted with the quest.

They both mention having a set bonus but I can't find anything about them.

Are there multiple complete options for the excavator or would they be interchangeable and still keeping the set bonus?
I'm not looking to use the armor, it's just going to be a display, but if there's more than one complete set I didn't want to spend the time swapping parts around if I don't need to.

[BizarreMan]

All excavator armor comes with the same set bonus (which is more carry weight and better ore harvesting) if you are wearing all pieces.

[Nilreb]

Just left & right arm are needed for mining bonus. All parts for carry weight bonus. See wiki entry here:

Parts Level or legendary / non-legendary version should not matter.

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Excavator_power_armor

[...] If the Excavator left and right arm are worn, mining will produce four times the ore. The bonus is applied to the output and doesn't affect the number of times a vein can be mined, effectively quadrupling the output almost across the board. [...]

[Sirius]

Yup^^

If mining didn't also require Acid en masse to make ore usable, I would whip out my excavator more often.

Edit:
Innuendo was unintentional, thought I'd add this because my wife read this and is currently dying of laughter.

[jvjd]

Nah you need full set to have the bonus .Excavator is popular because you reach the diminishing returns caps for resistance + get 100 extra carry weight . Mining is not really popular due to waste acid

[AbsynthMinded]

Originally posted by jvjd:

Nah you need full set to have the bonus .Excavator is popular because you reach the diminishing returns caps for resistance + get 100 extra carry weight . Mining is not really popular due to waste acid

Waste Acid is easy and Smelting is completely viable. Excavator + Lucky Hole = All the Lead, There are several events where Acid is a common loot.

[Pakratjr]

Thanks. I was hoping they were just upgrade parts. Not that I would have minded having multiple suits, but I don't have the room to display them lol.

[Nikol]

I'm still not clear on what counts as "mining" for the Excavator's set bonus. The wiki suggests that any ore beside the deposits at claimable workshops should count, but grabbing Ultracite from the glassed cavern is giving just one a pop, not four.

[steventirey]

Originally posted by Nikol:

I'm still not clear on what counts as "mining" for the Excavator's set bonus. The wiki suggests that any ore beside the deposits at claimable workshops should count, but grabbing Ultracite from the glassed cavern is giving just one a pop, not four.

Ultracite and uranium are exceptions.