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Repair Limpet Controller icon

Controls a limpet that repairs an amount of damage to the hull of a targeted ship.

— In-Game Description

The Repair Limpet Controller is a type of Limpet Controller module that can program limpets to repair the hulls of damaged ships. It is the only means by which a ship can restore its hull outside of the repair services of a docking facility.

Usage[]

A single Repair Limpet restores only a portion of hull value, and multiple Limpets may be required to fully repair a ship. Repair Limpets do not affect modules, which can be repaired with an Auto Field-Maintenance Unit, but they can repair a Ship Canopy provided that it has not been fully broken. If a limpet is deployed without an active target, it will attempt to repair its mothership instead. With Chapter Four (3.3) of Elite Dangerous: Beyond, Repair Limpets can also be used to repair Hull Breaches on damaged Megaships.

One or more Repair Limpets can be active at once depending on the module's class; however a ship can be repaired by a single limpet at a time. Attempting to deploy more will cause the oldest Limpet on that target to self-destruct. A Limpet's repair progress is indicated on the target by a circular bar around a spanner icon, along with the range to the target in meters; the bar will start out empty and gradually fill clockwise as repairs progress. Once the bar is full, the Limpet has expended its Repair Capacity and will self-destruct.

The Repair Limpet's Capacity value seems to be a 1:1 exchange to Hull Integrity, unlike the Material/Integrity conversion rate system used by Auto Field-Maintenance Units. It is important to keep in mind that larger ships that have large Hull Integrity pools will require higher-Class Limpet Controllers for effective repairs. Additionally, while higher-Class controllers do repair faster, the proportion of repair speed to repair value is not constant. Higher-Class limpet controllers will take longer to fully complete their repairs, but there is no difference in repair amount or speed between different grades of controllers; a grade D will repair just as fast and as much as a grade A. Repair Speeds are as follows:

Class Repairs/Second Active Time
1 1.5 40s
3 2 90s
5 3.1 100s
7 4.5 100s

Specifications[]

Limpets controlled by this module can partially fix the hull of a targeted ship. This task takes an amount of time, during which both vessels must remain within a set distance of each other. Any external damage to the affected vessel will cancel the process immediately.

— Additional In-Game Details

Class Rating Mass (T) Integrity Power Draw (MW) Max Active Limpets Target Range (m) Limpet Repair Capacity Value (CR)
1 E 1.30 24 0.18 1 600 60 600
1 D 0.50 32 0.14 1 800 60 1,200
1 C 1.30 40 0.23 1 1,000 60 2,400
1 B 2.00 48 0.32 1 1,200 60 4,800
1 A 1.30 56 0.28 1 1,400 60 9,600
3 E 5.00 38 0.27 2 660 180 5,400
3 D 2.00 51 0.20 2 880 180 10,800
3 C 5.00 64 0.34 2 1,100 180 21,600
3 B 8.00 77 0.48 2 1,320 180 43,200
3 A 5.00 90 0.41 2 1,540 180 86,400
5 E 20.00 58 0.40 3 780 310 48,600
5 D 8.00 77 0.30 3 1,040 310 97,200
5 C 20.00 96 0.50 3 1,300 310 194,400
5 B 32.00 157 0.97 3 1,560 310 388,800
5 A 20.00 134 0.60 3 1,820 310 777,600
7 E 80.00 79 0.55 4 1,020 450 437,400
7 D 32.00 105 0.41 4 1,360 450 874,800
7 C 80.00 131 0.69 4 1,700 450 1,749,600
7 B 128.00 57 0.97 4 2,040 450 3,499,200
7 A 80.00 183 0.83 4 2,380 450 6,998,400

Engineer Modifications[]

There are currently no Engineer modification options for the Repair Limpet Controller.

Purchase Locations[]

Class Rating System Station Discount
All All Shinrarta Dezhra Jameson Memorial 10% discount
All All Brestla i Sola Prospect 20% surcharge
1, 3, 5 Assorted Eta Cassiopeiae Kessel Silo None
1, 3, 5 All LTT 15574 Haxel Port None
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