[KSP Interstellar Extended Support Thread]

I'm still having issues with solar power. I've tried setting up a testbed with only KSPIE installed, and I still get no megajoule or thermal power out of the big solar panels. Am I doing something wrong?

[KSP Interstellar Extended Support Thread]

17 hours ago, AntaresMC said:

First you need long range stuff. UV or Xray and FELs if possible.

Second, try bigger panels. Ive seen the big thermal things are the best for that.

KSPIE stuff uses MJ, including the transmitters. Capacitors transform one into the other at need anyways.

I realize that I need bigger, longer range stuff for practical reasons. The setup I described was for testing purposes only. I have tried the big photovoltaic blanket receiver with a stack of capacitors set to nearly all MJ, and a laser setup. The capacitors fill with MJ (they don't if I leave them set at default), but the laser generator and transmitter do not and no power is being drawn for transmission.

[KSP Interstellar Extended Support Thread]

I seem to be missing something important for setting up a near-Kerbol solar power array. I've tried a few configurations. The simplest was a Remote Guidance Unit, a pair of Gigantor solar arrays, and a Phased Array Transceiver (deployed). I activate the Gigantors and set the Transceiver to transmit in Ka Microwave.

The Gigantors show lots of flux, but the Transceiver shows no power draw or output.

The solar arrays are producing Electrical Charge and Megajoules, and other components can draw Electrical Charge, but do not draw Megajoules. This includes transceivers, probe cores, and capacitors.