How to find/build solar panels?

[Hare Krishna]

really not sure

[Wave]

You have to buy them from traders.

[Blue]

Best chance is buying from trader. I wouldn't get solar though. Set up some turrets with solar power and just found out that they don't work during night. Pretty lame. If you got the resources get battery power first or gas.

[Hare Krishna]

Originally posted by Wave:

You have to buy them from traders.

No joke I build them in real life, it's very easy to build a panel and only requires a bit of sanding and electrical work. I think solar cells should be lootable (Obviously the the cell is harder to manufacture) and there should be a book for building cells imo

[Hare Krishna]

Originally posted by Blue:

Best chance is buying from trader. I wouldn't get solar though. Set up some turrets with solar power and just found out that they don't work during night. Pretty lame. If you got the resources get battery power first or gas.

I know what you mean I also have seen posts saying that cells do not charge battery banks :( This is sad

[Lions_Den]

I think they can be looted at working stiffs but I haven't seen any yet. They are suposed to be really rare loot.

[RobertW]

I got one from the trader +/-550 quality, but I still have no tool to connect it with the battery bank (which is craftable).
Any tips or recommendations?

[Karma]

Originally posted by Sentientloaf:

Originally posted by Blue:

Best chance is buying from trader. I wouldn't get solar though. Set up some turrets with solar power and just found out that they don't work during night. Pretty lame. If you got the resources get battery power first or gas.

I know what you mean I also have seen posts saying that cells do not charge battery banks :( This is sad

From what I understood from MM's videos regarding solar power is that they are used in conjunction with the battery pack...so the solar panels provide energy during the day and charge up the battery pack that provides power during the night.

I haven't played A16 yet so I cannot confirm this myself.

[Lions_Den]

Originally posted by RobertW:

I got one from the trader +/-550 quality, but I still have no tool to connect it with the battery bank (which is craftable).
Any tips or recommendations?

You need a wire tool which is craftable, which the recipe is learned from the first level of Elictricity Basics which costs 3 skill points.

[Helios]

Originally posted by Lions_Den:

Originally posted by RobertW:

I got one from the trader +/-550 quality, but I still have no tool to connect it with the battery bank (which is craftable).
Any tips or recommendations?

You need a wire tool which is craftable, which the recipe is learned from the first level of Elictricity Basics which costs 3 skill points.

yes but you need 8 steel to build them so you need level 3 science or buy them from trader i used 1 solar bank and one cell to charge 2 batteries it basicly repaired them inside the bank but generator bank is much cheaper 1 solar cel cost around 14k dukes engine just 5k

[Strilter]

Originally posted by RobertW:

I got one from the trader +/-550 quality, but I still have no tool to connect it with the battery bank (which is craftable).
Any tips or recommendations?

From what i've discovered so far (unless I missed something) you can't even unlock the recipie for the battery bank. I happened to find one in a working stiffs store but like I have really high science skill and unlocked the other generators and traps, but the skill for unlocking the battery bank says 0 points required and no lvl requirement, and you can't purchase it so I don't thinik they are craftable, they also dont show up in the work table. At least not for me and im like level 58

[Lions_Den]

Originally posted by Strilter:

Originally posted by RobertW:

I got one from the trader +/-550 quality, but I still have no tool to connect it with the battery bank (which is craftable).
Any tips or recommendations?

From what i've discovered so far (unless I missed something) you can't even unlock the recipie for the battery bank. I happened to find one in a working stiffs store but like I have really high science skill and unlocked the other generators and traps, but the skill for unlocking the battery bank says 0 points required and no lvl requirement, and you can't purchase it so I don't thinik they are craftable, they also dont show up in the work table. At least not for me and im like level 58

My skill page shows the Battery Bank with N/A skill points. I think this means it is craftable but you need to find a schematic or book for it.

[Strilter]

Yeah but wouldnt it still show up in the crafting menu just with a greyed out book next to it?

[Lions_Den]

Originally posted by Strilter:

Yeah but wouldnt it still show up in the crafting menu just with a greyed out book next to it?

Maybe it requires a quest.

[NoXPhasma]

You can find the battery bank book at the trader.

[YamaKami]

Originally posted by Karma:

Originally posted by Sentientloaf:

I know what you mean I also have seen posts saying that cells do not charge battery banks :( This is sad

From what I understood from MM's videos regarding solar power is that they are used in conjunction with the battery pack...so the solar panels provide energy during the day and charge up the battery pack that provides power during the night.

I haven't played A16 yet so I cannot confirm this myself.

Solar panels will not allow me to connect the battery bank direct. I thought the same. Not sure if there is some nifty trick I am missng there or if it is not working as inteneded though.