Where does the mass of a radial decoupler count to after decoupling?

[Zwer.ch]

Kello folks,

the title says it. Assume I use three TT-70 Radial Decouplers (i.e. to hold first-stage boosters), adding 0.15 tons mass to my ship.

If I decouple them, do the 0.15 tons mass stick with the decoupled stage (the booster), or do they still count to the remaining ship?

I'm currently working on a mun lander using radial decouplers ...and every gram counts

Cheers,

-Z

Edited December 22, 2013 by Zwer.ch

[Rhomphaia]

With the decoupled stage

[arq]

Yup, the mass stays with the radially decoupled piece. The 'remains' on the parent stack should vanish after you reload, IIRC, though they are purely graphical.

On a related note, broken struts stick to the end that was attached first. This is why it is good to start struts on the end that will be decoupled first, so that the nub will go away and not count as a part (though a broken strut's effect on physics simulation load is unknown).

[Zwer.ch]

thanks for the answers ...onwards to sleaker designs