Can engineers fix broken solar panels?

[ray.mcdonough]

I don't know how it happened, maybe when I refueled this ship.

[Mightylink]

They can fix anything that's broken but not missing, they need access to the part to fix it. If the part is gone then its gone.

[ray.mcdonough]

Originally posted by Mightylink:

They can fix anything that's broken but not missing, they need access to the part to fix it. If the part is gone then its gone.

OK, I think I'm good, then. The solar panel in question is still attached to the ship, it just reads 'broken!'. It's in low Kerbin orbit.

I just need to get an engineer up to it.

Thanks.

[Oiff]

I think you would need a mod that allows this, engineers can fix wheels, landing gears and repack parachutes. I have definitely had damaged but still there panels hat couldn’t be repaired.

What I have done on some missions is have a spare panel and fit it with KAS.

Solar panels often get smashed to bits by EVA Kerbals so good to either have too many or some spares.

[ray.mcdonough]

Originally posted by Oiff:

I think you would need a mod that allows this, engineers can fix wheels, landing gears and repack parachutes. I have definitely had damaged but still there panels hat couldn’t be repaired.

What I have done on some missions is have a spare panel and fit it with KAS.

Solar panels often get smashed to bits by EVA Kerbals so good to either have too many or some spares.

I still have one solar panel working.

Are you saying my engineer (who I have headed for this ship) can't fix the broken panel?

[ray.mcdonough]

I understand that I have to EVA my engineer to the general area of the broken solar panel, and get him back to his ship once he fixes it.

Will this work?

[Chibbity]

Geez, I don't think they can? The wiki doesn't say anything about it that's for sure.

Can't say I've ever tried myself.

[ray.mcdonough]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

Geez, I don't think they can? The wiki doesn't say anything about it that's for sure.

Can't say I've ever tried myself.

Well, it won't cost me too much to find out.

I know engineers can re-pack parachutes.

I used a very cheap rocket to try this with. remote with an engineer.

[Jupiter3927]

You need the KAS mod for an engineer to replace solar panels.
The KIS mod would help too.

You could send an engineer up and bump into the solar panel and edit your save file to make your panels not broken and pretend your engineer bumped it and fixed it.