Haha, yeah I still like to kick some simpleton NPC pirates' bottoms if they decide to try interdict me.
So just to confirm in your case, you do switch off some modules while fuel scooping right?As they say: Pictures, or it didn't happen...
I have emptied my fuel tank. At 17:53:00 I moved to a fuel scooping position...
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At 17:53:32 I'm still scooping at the rate 343unites/s, temp steady at 65%...
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At 17:54:03 still scooping at the same rate, temp still steady, over half of the fuel tank filled...
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Still scooping, still steady...
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At 17:54:32 I'm done refuelling, temp steady at 65%... free to go now... Took me 1 minute 32 seconds to refuel...
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Cheeers!
I have them switched off all the time... I only switch them on when I need them: like Advanced Docking Computer, weapons, AFMU, Point Defence, Heat sink launcher etc... I keep the power distributor and shields on, although you mostly only need them to land on a station or a planet...
Cheers mate. Will give it a try myself. o7
My DBX is the only ship that really feels like home to me. I've taken Buggy across the galaxy, it looks fantastic, can land anywhere, has great handling and fantastic range, allowing me to explore almost anywhere I want, like far above the galactic plane in the above image.
It was the ship I discovered my first ELW in, the first ship to take me to Sgr A*, the first ship to take me to Colonia, and even after engineering other vessels, I keep coming back.
Buggy travelling the fast way.
Buggy on the job.
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It ain't much, but it's mine. 
that paintjob!
Had a bit of a spooky halloween encounter in mine...
Just pulled back into Sagittarius A* in my DBX Buggy. Flying about in the core and the denser regions of the galaxy in a DBX has a certain air of familiarity to it.
Although I like many of my other ships (notably my sidewinder!), there's something especially fun about utilising a utilitarian ship right to the brink of it's capabilities.
I have applied a fresh coat of paint and will be heading out to the DSSA Callisto to meet some folks, then onwards further than I've ever travelled away from Sol.
Buggy at Sagittarius A* 204 days ago, very soon after being purchased.
primary explorer ship. Ventura. +11k ly. Jump range 56-58 ly. Have not got around to planet surfaces just yet. Will probably swap out the #2 cargo rack for a planetary hanger . Future endeavors....
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I have both an SRV and an AFMU in my DBE, with a 57.78 ly unladen jump! I have a class 4A fuel scoop which means scooping doesn't take long, so I don't heat up.
Nice ship kit!primary explorer ship. Ventura. +11k ly. Jump range 56-58 ly. Have not got around to planet surfaces just yet. Will probably swap out the #2 cargo rack for a planetary hanger . Future endeavors.... View attachment 197210
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I outfitted her with a little firepower after getting Rick-rolled in my SRV by a quartet of guardian sentinels. Only lost about 5ly jump range in the process...a small sacrifice.
Next visit to that site will result in a few "sanitization" passes.
as i enjoy seeing DBEs here, i thought i share three of mine with builds ...
KAIKO3000II - 2nd iteration of the same DBE i'm flying since several years on my main account out exploring.
Currently in salvage blue...
usually in graphite:
build:
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after 4 years or so i changed from 4A to 4D thrusters and from a 3D to 2D power distributor.
the fueldumping PA with plasma slug is outdated now, a class 1 railgun would dumb as much fuel per shot.
Calliope - my bubble cmdrs runaround. capable to win a high CZ just so, getting bounties whether for BGS or a CG, or travelling between spots.
Paintjob Polarity Blue:
build:
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that jumprange on a combat capable ship! straightline speed is great, and putting corrosive on the large MC means all ammo will be spent the same moment.
Neaira - my Private Courier- and Military Convoy thief (and megaships and installations, once that is fixed). i have detailed the coldrunning/silentrunning approach to it here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/questions-for-experienced-salvagers.549271/post-8574426
Paintjob Azure:
build: https://s.orbis.zone/aq9B
the fragment cannon turrets with screening shell are in there for RP purposes, because if done right no missile will be fired on you stealing AI relicts...
KAIKO3000II - 2nd iteration of the same DBE i'm flying since several years on my main account out exploring.
Currently in salvage blue...
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after 4 years or so i changed from 4A to 4D thrusters and from a 3D to 2D power distributor.
the fueldumping PA with plasma slug is outdated now, a class 1 railgun would dumb as much fuel per shot.
Calliope - my bubble cmdrs runaround. capable to win a high CZ just so, getting bounties whether for BGS or a CG, or travelling between spots.
Paintjob Polarity Blue:
Coriolis EDCD Edition
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s.orbis.zone
that jumprange on a combat capable ship! straightline speed is great, and putting corrosive on the large MC means all ammo will be spent the same moment.
Neaira - my Private Courier- and Military Convoy thief (and megaships and installations, once that is fixed). i have detailed the coldrunning/silentrunning approach to it here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/questions-for-experienced-salvagers.549271/post-8574426
Paintjob Azure:
the fragment cannon turrets with screening shell are in there for RP purposes, because if done right no missile will be fired on you stealing AI relicts...
Calliope - my bubble cmdrs runaround. capable to win a high CZ just so, getting bounties whether for BGS or a CG, or travelling between spots.
Paintjob Polarity Blue:
build:
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that jumprange on a combat capable ship! straightline speed is great, and putting corrosive on the large MC means all ammo will be spent the same moment.
Wow, you must be a much better combat pilot than me to be able to fly that DBX of yours in a high CZ. Mine I can only take on lowly un-engineered NPC enemies.
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nah, i'm not that good, it's just:
1. i'm used to do CZ in small ships (eagle, cobra), so i fly tactical (using a friendly elite npc big buddy along to start a green wave)
2. my build is based on the extreme difference in speed and manouverability of a dbe flown with 4 pips to engine. so i have fitted 3 G5 multicannons with special effects for low distributor draw, and use a guardian shieldbooster ... in practic i'm most of the time flying 1-4-1 with that build. the DBE has ~60% of its maxspeed and manouverability with 0 pips to engines ... compare that to the ~90 of a vulture with 0 pips...
such an interesting ship the DBE
My DBX is my baby. Spent more time in the black with this than any other ship. It and the Anaconda are the only ships I know of which actually give you +60 LY jump range with reactive armor installed.
I actually have two now. One with reactive armor (G5 lightweight), a pair of Imperial Hammers and an incendiary multicannon which gets just over 60 LY jump range, suited to exploration and light combat; and a second one with lightweight armor (G5 heavy duty), a pair of pack hounds and a multicannon which gets just over 70 LY jump range courtesy of the FSD awarded in the recent Alliance community goal. I loved the first one too much to give it up and was inspired by the recently released paint jobs to try something with mirrored; had been under the impression it weighed a lot less thanks to a problem with the coriolis site and ended up swapping it for lightweight with a hull reinforcement to compensate.
I actually have two now. One with reactive armor (G5 lightweight), a pair of Imperial Hammers and an incendiary multicannon which gets just over 60 LY jump range, suited to exploration and light combat; and a second one with lightweight armor (G5 heavy duty), a pair of pack hounds and a multicannon which gets just over 70 LY jump range courtesy of the FSD awarded in the recent Alliance community goal. I loved the first one too much to give it up and was inspired by the recently released paint jobs to try something with mirrored; had been under the impression it weighed a lot less thanks to a problem with the coriolis site and ended up swapping it for lightweight with a hull reinforcement to compensate.
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