For the chap who wondered about how Powered Armour got it's power,
here's an excerpt from 1st Ed. Rogue Trader. Apols for typos.
GENERATION SYSTEMS
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*Crystal batteries* are based on specially engineered crystal structures
with the ability to absorb energy, modifiying their crystalline form in
the process. The absorbed energy is released slowly as the material's
structiure reverts back to it's original form. Units of such crystals
may be recharged almost indefinitely. Some units can be recharged by
heating (even exposure to daylight), while the most pwoerful are
designed to hold an electric charge and must be recharged from an
electric generator.
*Plasma* is the purest form of energy it is possible to generate-
essentially the component material of stars. It is completely ionized
matter, consisting of free sub-stomic particles maintainde at incredibly
high temperatures. Plasma must be transmitted along armoured coils and
contained within a magnetic field. Plasma is little used in the Age of
the Imperium, the safety margins necessary for it's containment are too
tight. Regarded as old-fashioned, it is still used to power steam or
photon based generators and is used for space drives.
*Conventional*- on most world electic or photon ower is generated by
wind, tide, photo-cell or by burning something. On many of the remoter
worlds machinery is powered directly by wind steam, combustible fuels or
good old animal power. Isolated settlements make the best use of local
resources.
--
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Received on Sat Sep 26 1998 - 18:26:48 UTC