Self-Charging Battery
Self-charging batteries are a category of items that charge machines with a steady, infinite supply of power when put into the battery slot. They are made using various radioisotopes, with more expensive isotopes providing a better power generation rate.
Crafting
All self-charging batteries are made by combining two billets of an RTG fuel with an empty self-charging battery in a crafting grid:
                    
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Usage
To use a self-charging battary, they need to be inserted in the battery slot of any energy accepting machine, after which they will provide a constant flow of power, depending on which type is used.
| Battery | Power Output |
|---|---|
| Spent Fuel | 150 HE/t |
| Radium-226 | 200 HE/t |
| Technetium-99 | 500 HE/t |
| Cobalt-60 | 750 HE/t |
| Plutonium-238 | 1 kHE/t |
| Polonium-210 | 1.25 kHE/t |
| Gold-198 | 1.5 kHE/t |
| Lead-209 | 2 kHE/t |
| Americium-241 | 2.5 kHE/t |
However, if a self-charging battery is put inside a battery socket, its power output will fluctuate constantly, until it eventually violently explodes, instantly killing any nearby entities with electric arcs that penetrate blocks, regardless of blast resistance. This makes them extremely unreliable for use in power generation.
Trivia
- Self-charging batteries are one of the only ways to generate energy out of generic nuclear waste, the other being the radiation-powered engine.
- The reason behind self-charging batteries exploding in a battery socket is due to Bob not wanting people to solely rely on it for power generation, since that is not their intended purpose.