battery recharge times

jhelix70 · 03-21-10, 11:59 AM

Does anyone know if the time to recharge the battery is historical or not?

My plan was to patrol the coast of England on the surface at night and submerged during the day, to avoid aircraft. But, my battery doesn't get fully charged at night! It takes more than 12 hours to go from 25% to 100%. I've implemented this strategy in all other SH games but here its a no-go.

Onkel Neal · 03-21-10, 12:00 PM

I hae a bad feeling this is somehow tied to the superhuman abilities your crew is expected to learn. Same with the CO2, my crew must be jogging fore and aft, they use up all the air in about 6 hours.

Hanomag · 03-21-10, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I hae a bad feeling this is somehow tied to the superhuman abilities your crew is expected to learn. Same with the CO2, my crew must be jogging fore and aft, they use up all the air in about 6 hours.

PT... good for you good for me....

Dont forget the guys in the bowling alley....

Diopos · 03-21-10, 03:00 PM

While recharging try to move at low speed or even remaining stationary.

Anyway, I wouldn't use my batteries to "travel" or "patrol". If "air traffic" forces me to remain submerged I "crawl" at 1 knt (and I use that as a "home rule" to represent energy consumption to support varius electrical subsystems and the fact that WWII subs couldn't maintain depth without some speed). I always try to maintain a 85-80% "charge" on the battery. You never know when you're going to need it!

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Dowly · 03-21-10, 03:20 PM

Yes, have noticed this aswell. The battery takes 12+ hours to recharge completely. Stoopid.

03-21-10, 03:35 PM

If you are using 75% of your battery being submerged all day you are travelling far too fast. Creep at no more than 2-knots you should use less than 25% and easily recharge even during the very short summer nights.

Use the diesels to transit from point A to point B and the batteries to loiter wherever you happen to stop.

12-hours for a 75% charge is not unreasonable according to most accounts. Remember that overcharging or forcing to much ampreage into the batteries created both heat and hydrogen gas, a very explosive combination and very dangerous.

Edit
D'oh, realized that this is in the SH5 forum, my error. The above works in SH3, I have no idea if it will do so in SH5. That said, the technique is technically and doctrinally reasonable and will stand by the statement regarding real-world charging issues. Apologies for any confusion.

Ducimus · 03-22-10, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I hae a bad feeling this is somehow tied to the superhuman abilities your crew is expected to learn. Same with the CO2, my crew must be jogging fore and aft, they use up all the air in about 6 hours.

I think so too. However, i am grateful for even THAT. These are skill abilities that can be reworked, and perhaps presented to the player in a different context then what they are now.

Turbografx · 03-22-10, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

I think so too. However, i am grateful for even THAT. These are skill abilities that can be reworked, and perhaps presented to the player in a different context then what they are now.

Or perhaps just removed altogether and the subs altered to the historical/technical specs?

Ducimus · 03-22-10, 05:49 PM

You don't get it. Those skills (though badly presented) ARE how to alter battery recharge times to historical specs.

The adjustment for batteries doesn't exist any other way like it did in SH3 that i'm aware of.

mookiemookie · 03-22-10, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

You don't get it. Those skills (though badly presented) ARE how to alter battery recharge times to historical specs.

The adjustment for batteries doesn't exist any other way like it did in SH3 that i'm aware of.

I guess we just make the decreased battery recharge time an "always on" skill that you get from the start and remove it from the player's view?

03-21-10, 11:59 AM	#1
jhelix70 Sparky Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 152 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	battery recharge times Does anyone know if the time to recharge the battery is historical or not? My plan was to patrol the coast of England on the surface at night and submerged during the day, to avoid aircraft. But, my battery doesn't get fully charged at night! It takes more than 12 hours to go from 25% to 100%. I've implemented this strategy in all other SH games but here its a no-go.

03-21-10, 12:00 PM	#2
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	I hae a bad feeling this is somehow tied to the superhuman abilities your crew is expected to learn. Same with the CO2, my crew must be jogging fore and aft, they use up all the air in about 6 hours. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

03-21-10, 03:00 PM	#4
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	While recharging try to move at low speed or even remaining stationary. Anyway, I wouldn't use my batteries to "travel" or "patrol". If "air traffic" forces me to remain submerged I "crawl" at 1 knt (and I use that as a "home rule" to represent energy consumption to support varius electrical subsystems and the fact that WWII subs couldn't maintain depth without some speed). I always try to maintain a 85-80% "charge" on the battery. You never know when you're going to need it! . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

03-21-10, 03:35 PM	#6
Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	If you are using 75% of your battery being submerged all day you are travelling far too fast. Creep at no more than 2-knots you should use less than 25% and easily recharge even during the very short summer nights. Use the diesels to transit from point A to point B and the batteries to loiter wherever you happen to stop. 12-hours for a 75% charge is not unreasonable according to most accounts. Remember that overcharging or forcing to much ampreage into the batteries created both heat and hydrogen gas, a very explosive combination and very dangerous. Edit D'oh, realized that this is in the SH5 forum, my error. The above works in SH3, I have no idea if it will do so in SH5. That said, the technique is technically and doctrinally reasonable and will stand by the statement regarding real-world charging issues. Apologies for any confusion. Last edited by Randomizer; 03-21-10 at 04:02 PM.

03-21-10, 03:20 PM	#5
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Yes, have noticed this aswell. The battery takes 12+ hours to recharge completely. Stoopid.

03-22-10, 05:49 PM	#9
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	You don't get it. Those skills (though badly presented) ARE how to alter battery recharge times to historical specs. The adjustment for batteries doesn't exist any other way like it did in SH3 that i'm aware of.