Ship capacitor is a type of ship component. It stores energy for use by the ships weapons. With each shot, energy is transfered from the capacitor into the weapon, draining the capacitor by the weapons "energy per shot". A capacitor has a total energy and also a recharge rate. Powering the capacitor requires energy from the ships reactor (the "reactor energy drain"). Large (greater mass) capacitors usually can store more energy and can also recharge faster. Capacitor energy and capacitor recharge are both affected by the droid routine "capacitor overload". High end space content necessitates capacitor overloads, and cap overload 4 is de rigeur for space pvp.
Stats and Meanings[]
- Level:
Necessary to determine if you are certified to use the cap. In general, looted odd caps should be trashed. Looted even caps have the potential for great recharge and great energy, the most popular being level 2, 4, and 6. However, good re-engineering may not be available to a new pilot grinding to master, in which case crafted caps are a viable option. For most grinding ships, a well crafted Mark 3 cap (level 5) suffices until you get to the upper tiers. However, when using a 3 gun ship (X wing), the heavier Mark 4 cap may enable more sustained fire
- Armor:
After passing through your shields, then your armor plates, damage is distributed to your component armor. It is only a small amount of damage from there to disabling them.
- 'Hitpoints:
Go down with damage and with repair. Under a certain level, the component is useless.
- Reactor Drain:
The lower, the better. Not affected by capacitor overload
- Mass:
- The lower, the better. But you need an adequate cap to be able to pound well shielded ships with a good sized volley. Nothing sounds worse than the "thunk thunk" of a dry capacitor when you have a brutally accurate TIE Aggressor in your sights but have to wait to fire.
- Capacitor Energy:
1600/1000, for example. Ignore the first number, the second number is the cap energy before droid routines. Cap energy will also affect how much energy you can potentially shunt to shields and for that reason some pilots of larger ships favor fat energies even if this comes at the expense of high recharges.
- Recharge Rate:
Cap recharge is also affected by cap overload. Fortunately, caps recharge even as you're firing (it happens inbetween shots). Some argue that a high recharge rate trumps a big energy because it actually take longer to drain given that you are recharging as you go. OTOH, lower energy means less to shunt. Like everything in JTL, it's a balancing act.
- Buying Tips
Buying a good cap is one area where you shouldn't skimp, as a bad cap will make your life much more difficult. Crafted capacitors are usually made with either the high recharge sub or the heavy battery (high energy sub). While many pilots tend to focus on recharge, in point of fact capacitors made with the high energy sub have a greater drain time.
If your sever has active space guilds and shipwrights who themselves are active in space, then in your search for caps you should find well RE'd Level 2, 4, and 6 pieces for reasonable prices. If your server is soft on the space side, then you'll need to look for crafted caps or work on a RE (re-engineering) project of your own. Capacitors are one area in which re'd goods really trump crafted. The best mass/performance lvls are 2 (single gun interceptors) and 6 (2-3 gun ships). There is a role for lvl 8 and 10 capacitors in 4 gun ships.
Capacitor Names[]
(credit to KaelynRei)
Level 1
Corellian Cruiser-grade Weapons Capacitor 'CAP 1'
Incom Mark I Rebel Capacitor
Koensayr Light Capacitor
Kuat Systems Engineering Mark I Capacitor
MandalMotors Mark I 'Powermaster' Capacitor
Mon Calamari Light Capacitor
Novaldex Small Capacitor
Qualdex 'Miser' Light
Rendili J7 'Overseer' Capacitor
Republic Sienar Systems Mark I Imperial Capacitor
Sienar Fleet Systems Mark I Imperial Capacitor
SoroSuub 'Dynamo' Mark I Capacitor
SubPro 'Valiant' Z1 Capacitor
Level 2
Corellian Tuned Cruiser-grade Weapons Capacitor 'CAP 1'
Cygnus 'Cyg-Cap A' Capacitor
Incom Improved Mark I Rebel Capacitor
Koensayr Custom Light Capacitor
Kuat Systems Engineering Limited Mark I Capacitor
MandalMotors Special Mark I 'Powermaster' Capacitor
Mon Calamari Charged Light Capacitor
Novaldex Sarlacc S1
Qualdex 'Miser' Standard
Sienar Design Systems Mark I Imperial Capacitor
SoroSuub Enhanced Mark I 'Dynamo' Capacitor
SubPro Improved 'Valiant' Z1 Capacitor
Level 3
Corellian Cruiser-grade Weapons Capacitor 'CAP 2'
Cygnus 'Cyg-Cap A' Capacitor
Cygnus 'Cyg-Cap B' Capacitor
FreiTek Inc. XD-2 Capacitor
Incom BJN-825 Capacitor
Koensayr Improved Light Capacitor
Kuat Systems Engineering Mark II Capacitor
MandalMotors Mark II 'Powermaster' Capacitor
Mon Calamari Standard Capacitor
Novaldex Experimental Sarlacc S1Qualdex 'Miser' Elite
Sienar Design Systems Imperial-2 Capacitor
SoroSuub 'Dynamo' Mark II Capacitor
SubPro 'Valiant' Z2 Capacitor
SubPro 'Valiant' Z3 Capacitor
TIE Elite Capacitor Mark 1
Level 4
Corellian Deluxe Cruiser-grade Weapons Capacitor 'CAP 2'
Gallofree LT-22 Capacitor
Huppla Pasa Tisc Old-Tech Capacitor
Incom Special BJN-825 Capacitor
Koensayr Rare Mark II Capacitor
Kuat Systems Engineering Performance Mark II Capacitor
MandalMotors Tuned Mark II 'Powermaster' Capacitor
Mon Calamari Modified Standard Capacitor
Novaldex Sarlacc S2
Qualdex Conservator Q3
Rendili J8 'Overseer' Capacitor
Sienar Design Systems Special Imperial-2 Capacitor
SoroSuub Premium 'Dynamo' Mark II Capacitor
SubPro 'Gallant' A1 Capacitor
Level 5
Corellian Standard Capacitor
Deepwell Capacitor Model K5
Koensayr Mark III Capacitor
Kuat Systems Engineering Mark III Capacitor
MandalMotors Mark III 'Powermaster' Capacitor
Mon Calamari Heavy Capacitor
Novaldex Sarlacc S3
Qualdex Conservator QX1 Elite
SoroSuub Turbo Weapons Capacitor
SubPro 'Defiant' C1 Capacitor
Level 6
Corellian Cruiser-grade Weapons Capacitor 'CAP 3'
Koensayr Tuned Mark III Capacitor
Kuat Systems Engineering Supercharged Mark III Capacitor
MandalMotors Improved Mark III 'Powermaster' Capacitor
Mon Calamari Modified Heavy Capacitor
Novaldex Wampa S1
Qualdex Capacitor Battery Array (Tier 3, mission 2 Alliance reward component)
Qualdex Conservator QX2
Rendili 'K-Class' Weapon Capacitor (Tier 3, Mission 1 Imperial reward component)
Rendili 'K-Class' Weapon Capacitor
SoroSuub 'Dynamo' Mark III Capacitor
SoroSuub 'V-1' Weapon Capacitor (Tier 3, Mission 3 Freelance reward component)
SubPro Modified Defiant C1 Capacitor
TIE Elite Capacitor Mark 2
Level 7
(Unknown) Weapons Capacitor
Corellian Cruiser-grade Weapons Capacitor 'CAP 5'
Koensayr Mark IV Capacitor
Kuat Systems Engineering Mark IV Capacitor
MandalMotors Mark IV 'Powermaster' Capacitor
Mon Calamari Advanced Capacitor
Novaldex Deluxe Wampa S1
Qualdex Conservator Q7 Prototype
Qualdex Conservator QX3
SoroSuub Tuned 'Dynamo' Mark III Capacitor
SubPro 'Defiant C3 Capacitor
SubPro 'Defiant' C2 Capacitor
Level 8
Corellian Cruiser-grade Weapons Capacitor 'CAP 9'
Koensayr Deluxe Mark IV Capacitor
Kuat Systems Engineering Limited Mark IV Capacitor
MandalMotors Rare Mark IV 'Powermaster' Capacitor
Mon Calamari Enhanced Advanced Capacitor
Novaldex Wampa S2
Qualdex Conservator QX4
SoroSuub 'Dynamo' Mark IV Capacitor
SubPro 'Dauntless' Z3 Capacitor
Level 9
Corellian Cruiser-grade Weapons Capacitor 'CAP 10'
Koensayr Mark V Capacitor
Kuat Systems Engineering Mark V Capacitor
MandalMotors Mark V 'Powermaster' Capacitor
Mon Calamari Elite Capacitor
Novaldex Wampa S3
Qualdex Conservator QX5
Rendili 'Hyperbattery' Elite Capacitor
Sienar Fleet Systems Capacitor Array
SoroSuub Supercharged 'Dynamo' Mark IV Capacitor
SubPro 'Dauntless' Z5 Capacitor
TIE Elite Capacitor Mark 3
Level 10
Corellian Elite Capacitor
Koensayr Elite Mark V Capacitor
Kuat Systems Engineering Elite Mark V Capacitor
MandalMotors 'Provider' Model P1
MandalMotors Powersoak (Original)
Modified TIE Capacitor (Origin Unknown)
Mon Calamari Deluxe Elite Capacitor
Novaldex Experimental High-Capacitor (Unknown)
Qualdex Experimental (unknown model)
SoroSuub 'Flash' Capacitor
Subpro Experimental Capacitor (Unknown)
Z95 Deepwell Capacitor (Experimental)