Editing Singularity and Tesla engines (section)

=== Back inside Engineering: ===

==== 5. Set up the Particle Accelerator====
[[File:NewPA.png]]

Now it's time to set up the [[Particle Accelerator]] itself. First, wrench each piece in place. Second, wire all the pieces with a cable coil. Finally, use a screwdriver to close all the panels. Click on the console and hit "Scan for parts" to link the console with the actual PA. This is your Particle Accelerator set up!

If the parts have been moved, rearrange and rotate them until they look like the picture above. Make sure that the PA computer has a powered wire underneath!

===== 5.1 (Optional) Hack the Particle Accelerator <span style="color:blue">(Optional)</span> =====
[[Hacking#Particle_Accelerator|Hack the PA, and cut the limit wire.]] This allows you to set the PA to a power of 3. Absolutely recommended for Tesla engines, since giving them more power doesn't increase the risk of containment breach. 

You can also do this if you want to quickly boot up a singularity - just remember to keep a close eye on it.

==== 6. Fire it up!====

Double check that field generator beams form a box around the central chamber, get back inside the station and head to the Particle Accelerator..

The Particle Accelerator is used to feed the Tesla/singularity and make it grow,  which results in more energy.

==== 6.A Tesla====
[[File:Energy_ball.gif]]

Move over to the Particle Accelerator Control Box and set the output to 2 (or 3 if you hacked the PA). You can leave the PA at its max settings permanently without any ill effect. 

The energy ball doesn't generate any radiation, so you don't even have to close the shutters.

==== 6.B Singularity====
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Don a [[Radiation Suit]] (although a [[Hardsuit]] works too) and some [[Optical Meson Scanner]]s or Engineering goggles. Singularities emit radiation and can knock you down if you look at them without protection,

Set the output to 2 (or 3 if you hacked the PA). Leave it this way until the singularity fills a 3x3 area (Stage 3, turning a pink color) - though if you want to play it safe you can and let it fill a 2x2 area (Stage 2, turning a red color). This should be more than enough to fill the station's power needs. When the singularity reaches this stage, set the Particle Accelerator output to 0 but DO NOT TURN IT OFF. 

This will sustain the singularity's current size without causing it to turn into a supermassive black hole.

==== 7. Activate the SMES Cells ====
[[File:SMES_Turn_on.gif]]

There are three SMESes located in the room at the northern end of Engineering.

Make sure each of the SMESes are set to auto charge, and have the input charge slightly higher than the output. A input/output charge of 200,000/140,000 each will charge the SMES extremely quickly, and ensure the station will always have enough power fed to it. 

If you want, watch them for a few minutes to make sure they continue charging. If one or all stops (the light will turn red instead of blinking yellow) adjust one or all a bit to make sure they're not trying to charge faster than the power input to them allows.

==== 8. Maintenance ====

A loose tesla/singulo is the most probable reason for a shuttle call, so you have a BIG responsibility of keeping the whole crew safe!

The Tesla is very low maintenance. All you really have to do is to check that the emitters are still powering the shield generators. Even a greyshit fiddling with the PA controls won't endanger the containment of the Tesla.

The Singularity however should be checked on every 15 or so minutes - make sure that it still has the right size and that containment is fine. On very, very long shift you might have to replace empty plasma tanks as well.