Electric Charge while Building Rocket

[Horman]

Hey there,

I just got my solar panels today and while I was building my next spacecraft I was wondering, if there is any tool/mod/etc. that would tell me how much electric charge I use or generate?

thx for help!

Edited January 7, 2014 by Horman

[irongut]

The part info in the VAB tells you how much electricity a panel will generate when on Kerbin or in nearby space if it has clear line of sight to the sun. While on a mission you can right click a solar panel and it will tell you how good the line of sight to the sun is and how much electricity it is generating. These numbers are quite small so it's easy to sum them in your head. Don't forget to fit batteries for when you are on the night side of the celestial body you are orbiting and eclipses.

If you move further from the sun than Kerbin you will generate less electricity, if you move closer you will generate more - I don't know how much effect this has because I've not left Kerbin SOI yet.

Parts that use electricity tell you how much they use in their part info in the VAB. Bear in mind they only use electricity when they are doing something so an antenna only uses electricity when transmitting. During a mission you can see your current total electricity use in the Resources window at the top right of the screen.

Edited January 7, 2014 by irongut

[blizzy78]

You can try the Fusebox plugin. I can't comment on how good it is, though.

[Horman]

Ah, okay, so I have to do it manualy.

Thank you for the info!

[Horman]

You can try the Fusebox plugin. I can't comment on how good it is, though.

Do you have a link for this?

[blizzy78]

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/50077

[Horman]

Thank you for your help!

I will give it a try

How do I change the title to "answered"?

[blizzy78]

Edit the post in advanced mode.

[Horman]

Found it, thank you!