Electricity solar panel

[Lord.Quenouille]

I have a concern about the solar panels, I put solar panels and condansers but my base is not constantly powered, it "flashes" yet I produce more than what I consume, an idea of ​​how I can to do ?

Condansers 0%

[JoeSloeMoe]

I think you mean capacitors not condensors?

If they are at 0% it means that they are not charging. This is because the power is being used by the base and the capacitors only store excess power.

How many solar panels do you have? - Try to make the max 15 panels
Are the solar panels the simple or advanced ones? - Advanced produces more power
Where are you located on the planet? - equator will provide more sun than towards the poles
What kind of planet are you on. - arid or dry planets will produce a lot more sun/power than snow planets with temperate being the middle (ignoring space based solar)

I ask these questions because if you are on the equator on an arid planet and have 15 of the advanced solar panels you will be generating enough solar to power a couple of things in your base like the grow lights and fridge and then you will see the extra power stored in the capacitors.

If you have a different settup please bear in mind that the base may consume more power than you are generating. If the capacitors are not increasing in storage past 0% it indicates that the base is using more power than the solar panels are generating.

The flashing means that the power is being used then there is none left power/none/power/none like flashon/flashoff/flashon/gflashoff. You dont need to turn solar on it will be on automatically.

Turn everything off that you can afford to turn off in your base (keep the fridge on if you have food in it). Leave your base for an hour or so and come back - you should see the capacitors have some charge. (only if you do this during the day haha)

Solar will only provide 'some' extra power - for a full base with a constructor and other things you will always need to use fuel - in general the solar is just an assist it is not a substitute.

Hope that helps.
Cheers
P.S. this is just general advice - if you know what you are doing you can get it so that solar provides almost all of your power - but then you are min maxing e.g. having 3 or 4 capacitors, 15 advanced panels on the equator in a desert planet and only using anything (except grow lights and fridge) in your base during the day time when the solar is working. And you stop using things when the capacitor gets low so it can recharge before the base switches to fuel. And then maybe you dont use anything in your base (except grow lights and fridge) for another day to let the capacitors recharge again

[zaphodikus]

The "power" generated stats in the base stats screen are not correct, simple. You cannot use the "solar power generated" number on face value, because it shows the "capacitor output", not the solar "panels" current output.

It merely illustrates a disconnect. This comes up so often, the stats screen really needs changing.

[Lord.Quenouille]

Ok thank you for your messages, I did a lot of tests with a small base but I did not succeed, in the end I put tanks and I have 150 hours of autonomy on my large base with a generator

[zaphodikus]

There are a few threads where people explain how to use solar panels, you need to experiment a lot, rotate your panels and so on. It's a survival game and a lot of experimenting will help, things like distance from the sun of the playfield, the weather in the playfield, the time of day, all make a difference.