Reality check on reactor timings, please.

  • Reality check on reactor timings, please. I calculate the duty cycle of a pulsed reactor thusly:


    1. Take the number of seconds in Generation Time
    2. Take the number of seconds in Cooldown Time
    3. Divide the cooldown by the generation


    So in the linked example, 23 seconds generation (boom), 11m 7s cooldown.
    667 seconds divided by 23 seconds = 28.69 seconds or 1 second in 30 to keep the heat under control.


    Is this the correct method? I don't wish to be giving bad advice.


    Example 1: http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…=1j10101001501521s1r11r10

    GENERATION 26: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment or chain letter? This is left as an exercise for the reader.


    Efficiency 3, 50% duty cycle. SMP friendly. Alternate two of them slowly with an rp2 sequencer for a steady 120 EU/t.
    http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…=1j10101001501521s1r11r10

  • It's the other way around: 30 seconds cooling for every 1 second generating.

    That's what I meant :) OK so it seems we agree on the calc method. That makes me happy.

    GENERATION 26: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment or chain letter? This is left as an exercise for the reader.


    Efficiency 3, 50% duty cycle. SMP friendly. Alternate two of them slowly with an rp2 sequencer for a steady 120 EU/t.
    http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…=1j10101001501521s1r11r10