Reinforced and shielded both increase the integrity (hitpoints...) of the controller.
Reinforced has the side-effect of increased mass (lowers jump range and ship speed).
Shielded has the side-effect of increased power draw.
Reinforced has the side-effect of increased mass (lowers jump range and ship speed).
Shielded has the side-effect of increased power draw.
Lightweight is normally the only one that makes sense, unless you believe it's a critically important module.
What you might want to consider is the choice between A and B rated. It's usually better to have B-rated collector limpets, which have a shorter lifespan, but better range and lower power draw for the same controller mass. They tend to die fairly quickly during mining, anyway.
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No. A limpet isn’t a module and cannot be engineered.
No one in their right mind is going to target a limpet controller so any damage to those will be collateral. And if a fight reaches that point you'll usually have bigger worries than whether your limpets are fine. Put another way, the only times when a limpet controller dies on me is when my ship blows up.
If I bother with engineering a limpet controller at all it's lightweight. Shielded/Reinforced is a good choice for a point defense and maybe chaff/ECM/life support, on any other module though they don't really offer any (noticeable) benefit.
If I bother with engineering a limpet controller at all it's lightweight. Shielded/Reinforced is a good choice for a point defense and maybe chaff/ECM/life support, on any other module though they don't really offer any (noticeable) benefit.