My shields are not recharging at all

[lonewarrior]

Ive just loaded out my clipper with all A grade equipment but my shields wont re charge, even with 4 pips to shields they hold out but I won a fight and sat there and my shields stayed on 1 ring with 4 pips and no recharge
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I have the following and im running at 99% power when deployed:
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Military grade composite
A6 power plant
A6 thrusters
B5 FSD
E5 life support
A6 power distributor
c5 sensors
B7 shield generator
B4 shield cell (switched off on modules until needed, so doesn't take any power)
A4 shield cell
E2 FSD interdictor
A2 Fuel scoop
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Retracted 18.82
Deployed 25.04
Avaliable 25.20
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It was working fine and recharging over time for the first few fights with 4 pips but suddenly stopped working and I haven't changed a thing so theres no explanation for it, my integrity is 100%

 

[Vandaahl]

Seems to me that your B7 shield generator is murdering your power plant. Have you played with power management? Set some of the consumers to priority 2?

 

[Vincent Starson]

Not sure about that, but saving and exiting to menu recharges your shields when you get back in.

Also you should get D5 life support, it's lighter and will add a little bit to your jump range.

 

[lonewarrior]

Yes it doesn't even exceed the power, its at 88% or 94% if both shield cells are on, no modules are going offline so it should still recharge

Not sure about that, but saving and exiting to menu recharges your shields when you get back in.

Also you should get D5 life support, it's lighter and will add a little bit to your jump range.

Yes this does work, what I mean is that in combat my shields never recharge on their own, after the fight, I left the game running for 2-3 minutes and was still on 1 ring of shields after the fight = not recharging on its own

 

[CMDR Beltane]

Hmm, really strange. Had no problem with the A7 / A4 shields a few days ago. I mean, sure - takes a while when down to one ring, but not at all :S

 

[Don_Von_Hulio]

Sounds like a bug.

 

[Conde]

Hi, you're running a level 7 Shield Generator with Level 6 Power Plant and Distributor. I would either switch both to Level 7 (doesn't have to be A class but obviously the higher the better, or try a Level 6 class A Shield Generator to match your current Power Plant and Distributor. Hi Tech systems will be your best bet to find them. Better to have slightly less powerful shields that recharge properly, assuming to have assigned at least 2 pips. I'm not sure how critical the difference might be to you but unless you often come under heavy fire I would think Level 6 shields should be OK, you can always back them up with the Shield Cells. Talking of which if it were my ship I would ditch the 2 class 4 cells and go with at least a single class 6 or 7 if you can find them. You may find the overall power draw to be similar to the 2 class 4s but being 6 or 7 will be much more effective. Plus you free up a slot for something else. And if you are coming under heavy fire a lot, if you don't have them already then chaff and ECM/Point defence can help plus in 1.2 I'm available for escort protection! If the above doesn't work then maybe there is a bug but I would wait until 1.2 goes live and see what happens.

 

[lonewarrior]

Hi, you're running a level 7 Shield Generator with Level 6 Power Plant and Distributor. I would either switch both to Level 7 (doesn't have to be A class but obviously the higher the better, or try a Level 6 class A Shield Generator to match your current Power Plant and Distributor. Hi Tech systems will be your best bet to find them. Better to have slightly less powerful shields that recharge properly, assuming to have assigned at least 2 pips. I'm not sure how critical the difference might be to you but unless you often come under heavy fire I would think Level 6 shields should be OK, you can always back them up with the Shield Cells. Talking of which if it were my ship I would ditch the 2 class 4 cells and go with at least a single class 6 or 7 if you can find them. You may find the overall power draw to be similar to the 2 class 4s but being 6 or 7 will be much more effective. Plus you free up a slot for something else. And if you are coming under heavy fire a lot, if you don't have them already then chaff and ECM/Point defence can help plus in 1.2 I'm available for escort protection! If the above doesn't work then maybe there is a bug but I would wait until 1.2 goes live and see what happens.

Yeah I might switch to class 6, I am below the optimal mass but I can't equip class 7 power generators on the clipper as far as I know, the slot for power plant has a 6 next to it which I believe is the maximum allowed class, it just has a class 7 slot which can fit shields there