Pulse Laser Power Assembly

Made available in YE 39 as the power supplying half of FSCorp's line of pulse lasers. The power assembly can be built from a variety of components to achieve different effects.

The emitter assembly connects to the power assembly and contains the emitter, lens, and alignment module along with optional cooling equipment.

• Designer: FMS Design Engineers, Laser Division

• Manufacturer: Frontier Manufacturing Service

The usual power assembly consists of eight bright orange cylinders (capacitors) mounted to a large circular disk (rotor housing) surrounding a larger metallic cylinder that protrudes from the middle of the disk (motor housing) that is topped by a round transparent tube of fluid.

These components are used in the creation of the Emitter Assembly.

• Disposable Heatsink: A block of metal with heat absorbing properties. As the name describes, this heatsink is usually disposable, often being ejected after absorbing a critical amount of heat.

• Portable Liquid: Unit has a small coolant reservoir, easy for a person to use effectively while carrying.

• Stationary Liquid: Unit has a very large coolant reservoir, too heavy for a person to use effectively while carrying.

• Direct Coolant Feed: Coolant is constantly running though integrated tubing within the power assembly.

• Standard: The most commonly seen capacitor. They do not handle overheating well and thus require adequate cooling.
  • Lifespan : Rated for 2000 discharges

• Disposable: Rarely used, they are unusable after only a single discharge and are intended for applications that do not have a battery or power supply. They come precharged and are dirt cheap because FSCorp typically builds them from scrap materials leftover from making their reusable capacitors.
  • Lifespan : Rated for 1 discharge

• Heavy Duty The second most commonly seen capacitor. They are built to far better specifications and are made from the best available materials which enable these capacitors to handle heat and rapid discharges far better than the standard capacitor.
  • Lifespan : Rated for 5000 discharges

The rotor is essentially an electrode connected to a spinning assembly that channels electricity from the capacitors to the emitter assembly. It is spring loaded much like a circuit breaker to reduce arcing as it contacts each capacitor and is insulated in fire retardant material. Some rotors can discharge multiple capacitors at once(this does not necessarily increase the damage rating per shot given to the emitter assembly, damage should be counted as the same tier for each capacitor discharged).

• Single: This rotor consists of a single electrode and counterweight.

• Double: This rotor consists of two equally spaced electrodes and discharges a quarter of the capacitor bank with every rotation.

• Triple: This rotor consists of three equally spaced electrodes and discharges capacitors in very tight 3 round bursts with every rotation.

• Quadruple: This rotor consists of four equally spaced electrodes and discharges half of the capacitor bank with every rotation. It should be noted that there are no capacitors capable of charging fast enough to sustain rapid fire with this rotor. Heat is also an issue as it tends to linger.

• Octuple: Has eight electrodes, one for each capacitor, and discharges the entire bank all at once. While this would significantly increase damage output it also generates massive amounts of heat and wears out the components around 10 times faster than normal. It should be noted that extended usage can cause a catastrophic meltdown in the power assembly that can injure or kill its user.

The motor is what turns the rotor. Different motors offer different performance and should be chosen based on the application. While the rate of fire is set by the weapon's fire controller but the motor cannot operate beyond its limits. Forcing it to spin faster than it's rating is indeed possible, however such an action greatly increases the possibility of failure. (Think of it like overclocking a computer's graphics card. If done correctly the modification can be sustainable, if not the failure can be catastrophic. The sustainability of this modification should be dependent on the judgement of the NTSE Moderator or GM)

• Manual: This device replaces the motor and allows the operator to manually operate the rotor. Comes in pump-action, lever-action, and bolt-action varieties. Is also capable of ejecting spent disposable capacitors and heat sinks. Requires regular lubrication of moving parts.
  • RoF: N/A

• Standard: This brushless motor is fast enough to sustain rapid fire but does not exceed 500 RPMs. It resists heat well and has a very low failure rate.
  • RoF: 500 RPM

• Heat-efficient: This brushed motor is not fast enough to sustain rapid fire and does not exceed even 100 RPMs. However, it's purpose is to be slow and heat resistant, which is good for 'hot guns'.
  • RoF: 100 RPM

• High-speed: This stator motor is fast enough to saturate targets but does not exceed 1000 RPMs. If not aligned properly it can start skipping capacitors. Requires frequent inspection, check before and after usage to avoid failure.
  • RoF: 1000 RPM