If power is still not restored at the end of the 5 seconds, the timer will reset. A timer is also present counting down from five. When the seabase is out of power and the battery charger has one or more partially charged batteries, a message will display on the battery charger’s screen saying there’s no power, going to try again in five seconds. Charging 4 Ion Batteries at once will draw up to 180 energy per minute. 9% charge per minute equals 45 energy per minute for one ion battery. Ion Batteries (500 energy) can also be recharged. Seabase/Cyclops power drained by same amount as battery charge (recharge efficiency is 100%).Charge on battery increases by 9 energy (9%) per minute.Charge time for a fully depleted Battery (100 energy): 11 minutes and 5 seconds.The Battery Charger uses Energy from the Cyclops or Seabase it is attached to recharge the Batteries that are placed in it: It features a display that shows the charge percentage of each Battery placed in it. The Battery Charger can hold (and charge) up to four Batteries at a time. If they are depleted or removed, the vehicle will cease to function and will also cease. Vehicles require Power Cells to run and will drain their Energy with use. The Power Cell is primarily used to power vehicles.
Power Cells can only be crafted after the player has crafted a Battery. The player must scan two Battery Charger Fragments to acquire its Blueprints. The Power Cell is an electronics item that can be crafted in the Fabricator. It can be built using the Habitat Builder and placed in a Cyclops or a Seabase module. The Battery Charger is an Appliance that recharges Batteries.