Boost not working

[Cmdr BrinBrown]

Hunting pirates in my Vette, when ever I hit boost, I get "Boost failed: Insufficient energy in capacitor". I have 4 pips to Eng
Output 100%,usage 80%
What is wrong?
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[GunnerBill]

Your PD isn't sufficiently rated to supply enough energy for the boost.

Have you engineered it, downgraded it or upgraded/engineered your thrusters?

 

[Cmdr BrinBrown]

My PD is 4A.
I do not do, Engineering, "that's a Lets spend more time thing, I do not have that time"
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[Kumicho Oyabun]

How is it you have a vett but no idea what is wrong with this picture?

 

[Factabulous]

4A < 8A ....

 

[MickyG1982]

My PD is 4A.

You have answered your own question, you have a Micro PD (and size really does matter)

 

[Non Grata]

My PD is 4A.
I do not do, Engineering, "that's a Lets spend more time thing, I do not have that time"
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A 4A looks like it won't boost on a Corvette.

 

[MickyG1982]

A 4A looks like it won't boost on a Corvette.

Not to mention really make his weapons limp...

 

[ocflyer]

4A in a Corvette? I actually laughed at this one! Thanks for making my day, OP!

 

[Cmdr BrinBrown]

So I need a 5, 6, 7, 8 PD?
Started at 4E.
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[MickyG1982]

The vette starts at an 8E, wouldn't go smaller than that...

http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Federal_Corvette

 

[NecasekO]

To be fair to OP, I don't think the game explains this anywhere, energy required per boost is a hidden statistic and there is no warning in outfitting that a given distributor won't allow a ship to boost. Am I wrong?

 

[VR Morgan Grimes]

So I need a 5, 6, 7, 8 PD?
Started at 4E.
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No you didn't, it came with an 8E. Ideally you want an 8A.
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[Ashnak]

Without engineering, as a minimum you would need a 5A or a 6C distributor to be able to boost once in a while (every 10 seconds, according to Coriolis. An 8A PD would reduce that to 5 seconds).

 

[Cmdr BrinBrown]

OK Thanks CMDR's)
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[Bob Lighthouse]

You have answered your own question, you have a Micro PD (and size really does matter)

That was pretty on point and funny!

@ OP, Get an 8A, especially if you're not going to engineer.

I should point out that you'll eventually spend more time just in extra jumps by NOT engineering, and you'll have a worse ship overall.
Engineering the PD, FSD and Thrusters alone will make a huge difference.

o7

 

[Nimitz68]

How is it you have a vett but no idea what is wrong with this picture?

No kidding.

 

[Caramel Clown]

Not to sound rude or anything, but how people get to ships like Corvette and still make rookie mistakes in outfitting Oo

 

[Morbad]

Not to sound rude or anything, but how people get to ships like Corvette and still make rookie mistakes in outfitting Oo

How is it you have a vett but no idea what is wrong with this picture?

Half the vette pilots I've seen couldn't even complete the tutorials.

Inevitable side effect of everything that used to be advancement becoming free and easy.

To be fair to OP, I don't think the game explains this anywhere, energy required per boost is a hidden statistic and there is no warning in outfitting that a given distributor won't allow a ship to boost. Am I wrong?

You get a warning that tells what's wrong the moment you try to boost.

 

[Lightspeed]

To be fair to OP, I don't think the game explains this anywhere, energy required per boost is a hidden statistic and there is no warning in outfitting that a given distributor won't allow a ship to boost. Am I wrong?

No, but you'd think by the time you get to a Corvette you would have caught on to this feature