Re: [HoE] Junkman Comith Clarification #2 (this one more for JohnHopler)

[PEGHopler@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/15/99 2:19:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Fuzyn9feet@email.msn.com writes:

<< Question #1--In the power Reactor is states that the minimum Frame size the
 Irradiated Ghost-Rock Reactor can be is 4, but in the example said that
 frame size 4 has 16 slots making it a size 2 in the new table. Now I know
 you changed the Frame sizes before printing and some things made it through
 editing that shouldn't have, so should the minimum size be changed to Frame
 size 2?
 
The minimum size for a Reactor should have been dropped to 2 when the Frame 
size's were adjusted.


 Question #2--Lets say you have a Reactor with a Frame size of 4 and puts out
 16 G-Rays a round. Then someone builds it into a car that only has a 27
 Drain an hour. That means the car has a .03 Drain a round, or you can say
 the reactor puts out 11520 G-Rays an hour, but ether way that's a lot of
 power going unused. My question is can a reactor be set to a lower power
 output? If it can't be turned down is the excess power wasted or what? >>

I didn't address this in the book because I figured most people wouldn't want 
to get involved in the extra bookkeeping. A fully fueled reactor has 365 days 
of fuel. Assume that a reactor has a half and quarter power setting. Each day 
spent at a lower setting burns an equivalent amount of fuel, i.e. a half 
day's at half power, and  1/4 day's at quarter power. This still wastes some 
power, but the math gets way too ugly once you get below 1/4 power.

John Hopler
Pinnacle