Solar Panels Not Charging Battery

[[S.C.] Worsin]

Just came back to the game and put up 2 solar panels at the starter base and nothing is charging.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1883702273

My consumption is lower than my output but the battery is at 0

[Docsprock]

It looks likes it is starting to charge. It will take a long time with only 2 panels. Turn more things off to make it charge faster.

[[S.C.] Worsin]

It seems odd that i have literally 4 solar panels and they cannot keep up with 1 refrigerator and a few lights.

[Xuhybrid]

Originally posted by S.C. Worsin:

It seems odd that i have literally 4 solar panels and they cannot keep up with 1 refrigerator and a few lights.

Everything has a passive consumption even if turned off. Also, 4 solar panels, especailly small ones is nothing. Don't even bother with small solar panels. The capacitors have quite a large capacity so it will take a long time to fill.

[J_Snipe]

Batteries are not charging. If placing a capacitor down and it lights up, but then the light quickly goes out, they are not charging. I tested with a base build core, 10 large solar panels on concrete blocks and a capacitor. Then kept adding capacitors because why not. Tried placing capacitor first and then solar panels. Then reversed the process. Verified steam files on game and tried with a fresh save. This was all in survival mode. They recently broke. Oh well, guess I need to destroy more drones for fuel.

[Crimsonsplat]

It seems to me that if you run anything with both batteries and a generator, it drains the batteries first. No matter what, the capacitor will never charge from the generator. Solar power isn't worth bothering with except in the very early game.

[DivineEvil]

- Capacitors are spacey. What you should pay attention to is not the Battery level, but the remaining operation time. If it increases, then the battery is in fact charging.
- 2 solar panels amount to very little.
- Just to be safe, make sure the panels are at optimal placement, with 4 green boxes lit up, to ensure the best charge-up.

[ThumbsUp]

Originally posted by Crimsonsplat:

It seems to me that if you run anything with both batteries and a generator, it drains the batteries first. No matter what, the capacitor will never charge from the generator. Solar power isn't worth bothering with except in the very early game.

This is correct. Solar is used first, then generator power. So, if your Solar output is not more than your consumption, your batteries will never charge. And, 2 or even 4 small Solar panels isn't enough. Get at least a dozen Solar panels up and turn off things not in use and one should see batteries actually charging.

[SifVerT]

I used solar to power my base in the previous game round and it worked perfectly. Over 2 months I never had the Promethium generator start. I never built anything other than a small generator and t1 fuel tank.

[Werric]

Originally posted by SifVerT:

I used solar to power my base in the previous game round and it worked perfectly. Over 2 months I never had the Promethium generator start. I never built anything other than a small generator and t1 fuel tank.

I'm the same 15 solar panels flat on my roof and apart from the initial few days my generator has not been needed. I don't yet run a furnace or deconstructor but basically everything else. I control internal lighting and the T2 repair bay with sensors but other than that I rarely turn off anything.