Editing Power Pack Recharger

'''Power Pack Rechargers''' are used to recharge [[Power Pack]]s, either by plugging into a local energy grid or producing power of their own.  These devices recharge packs at a set amount of energy per hour and can be used to directly supply equipment and weaponry in their own right.<ref name="CBTRPGp140">''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 140, "Rechargers"</ref><ref name="LT:TMWEGp100">''LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide'', p. 100, "Power Packs And Recharger"</ref>

== Recharger Types ==
=== Standard Recharger ===
'''Standard Rechargers''' plug into a standard electrical outlet and draw energy from the local electrical system in order to recharge power packs.  Each recharger can accommodate only one pack.<ref name="CBTRPGp140"/><ref name="AToWp307">''A Time of War'', p. 307, "Rechargers - Table"</ref>
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* '''Equipment Rating''': C/A-A-A/A
* '''Cost''': 10
* '''Mass''': 150g
* '''Power Capacity''': 50 per hour
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=== Heavy-Duty Recharger ===
'''Heavy-Duty Rechargers''' function identically to standard rechargers but can accommodate up to five power packs at one time.<ref name="CBTRPGp140"/><ref name="AToWp307"/>
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* '''Equipment Rating''': C/A-A-A/A
* '''Cost''': 50
* '''Mass''': 400g
* '''Power Capacity''': 200 per hour
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=== Fossil Fuel Recharger ===
A '''Fossil Fuel Recharger''' uses petroleum fuel to run a two- or four-stroke engine which runs a dynamo to recharge up to three power packs at once.<ref name="CBTRPGp140"/><ref name="AToWp307"/>
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* '''Equipment Rating''': C/A-A-A/A
* '''Cost''': 200
* '''Mass''': 1.5kg
* '''Power Capacity''': 15 per hour
* '''Notes''': Refueling cost: 2 per hour
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=== Kinetic Recharger ===
A '''Kinetic Recharger''' operates similarly to a fossil fuel recharger, except instead of an engine the dynamo is manually driven by a crank.<ref name="CBTRPGp140"/><ref name="AToWp307"/>
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* '''Equipment Rating''': C/A-A-A/A
* '''Cost''': 50
* '''Mass''': 2kg
* '''Power Capacity''': 5 per hour
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=== Solar Recharger ===
'''Solar Rechargers''' are the most expensive yet most efficient of power pack rechargers available in the [[Inner Sphere]].  Each one is able to accommodate up to five power packs at once and draws power from the ultraviolet light produce by a solar system's primary star.  It is also a rare device and its usefulness severely impacted if its source of power is blocked by clouds or other obstructions.<ref name="CBTRPGp140"/><ref name="AToWp307"/>
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* '''Equipment Rating''': D/A-B-B/A
* '''Cost''': 200
* '''Mass''': 1.5kg
* '''Power Capacity''': 45 per hour
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=== Fusion Recharger ===
'''Fusion Rechargers''' utilize a small, lightweight [[fusion reactor]] which requires no fuel and very little maintenance to recharge up to five power packs at once, making them extremely useful for extended field operations.  While these rechargers became virtually extinct after the [[First Succession War]] in the Inner Sphere, the [[Clans]] maintained these devices and use them regularly.<ref name="CBTRPGp140"/><ref name="AToWp307"/>
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* '''Equipment Rating''': D/D-X-E/B
* '''Cost''': 5000
* '''Mass''': 40kg
* '''Affiliation''': [[Clan]]
* '''Power Capacity''': 100 per hour
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== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[A Time of War]]''
* ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
* ''[[Lostech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide]]''

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