Scanner battery flat

[Merlin69]

Can I recharge it using the tool thingy or do I have to make a new one?

[Coops]

It can be recharged in either tool charger.

[Blud]

Have to make this https://forever-skies.fandom.com/wiki/Tool_Charger

[Merlin69]

I've put the scanner into the charger but nothing happens! Maybe best to make a new scanner?

[SparkPlug]

No. You need to add a battery to the charger for it to work. You do this by aiming at the battery slot (top right) on the charger until you see the "insert battery" message.

... and you need to have a battery in your inventory ;)

[Merlin69]

Did that too and nothing?

[Coops]

OK then, put the scanner in the recycler and use the output to make a new one.

[Merlin69]

forgot to put battery in, now ok.

[Victor van Void]

Why can the charger not just charge batteries which we then can place in any tool that needs it? And why does the charger need a battery? Have you ever tried to charge a battery from a battery?

[roterfelsen]

Originally posted by Victor van Void:

Why can the charger not just charge batteries which we then can place in any tool that needs it? And why does the charger need a battery? Have you ever tried to charge a battery from a battery?

Already tried it. It's nonsense. This is one of the many open questions in this game and has probably been asked thousands of times by players to improve the energy supply.
There also seem to be plans in this regard, because in the current beta a picture of a solar generator sometimes appears in the research menu, but nothing more. There's probably something on the line waiting to come out.

[Zueuk]

The scanner battery running out was quite an unpleasant surprise for me when I started playing, and I missed the big wall mounted storage because of this.