Changes: Drained small energy cell

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The drained small energy cell is a miscellaneous item in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics

A drained small energy cell is the byproduct of a spent energy cell. Identical in appearance to the charged version, they are energy cells with very little charge left in them. Not enough to power a shot from an energy weapon, but enough that, if a player gathers more of them, the remaining charge can be pooled together to make fresh, usable cells.

Recipes

Recycling; small energy cells - With a Science skill of 10, a player can pool the leftover charge from 4 drained energy cells to make a fully-charged and usable energy cell.

Requires: Science 10, 4 drained energy cells
Creates: 1 small energy cell

Efficient recycling; small energy cells - With a Science skill of 35 and the Vigilant Recycler perk, a player can wring a little extra charge out of each drained cell, reducing the number of Drained Cells needed to make new ones.

Requires: Science 35; Vigilant Recycler; 3 drained energy cells
Creates: 1 small energy cell

Honest Hearts adds the following recipe requiring drained small energy cells to the workbench.

Conversion; fission battery to small energy cells - With a Science skill of 45, a player can transfer the stored energy in a battery into drained energy cells.

Requires: Science 45; 1 fission battery, 5 drained energy cells
Creates: 25 small energy cells

Locations

6 in the Cueva Guarache
4 in the Fallen Rock cave
4 on Durable Dunn's sacked caravan
3 in Griffin Wares sacked caravan
3 inside the Silver Rush
Drained energy cells can also be taken from the dead bodies of enemies wielding a laser pistol, plasma pistol or a Plasma Defender when they are killed.
After being favored by the Brotherhood of Steel, the various paladins will leave you various drained energy weapon cells and packs, including drained small energy cells.
You may get a drained energy cell when you fire a weapon that uses the energy cell based on the type of ammunition you use.

Name	Empty casing
Energy cell	35% Chance
Energy cell, over charge	25% Chance
Energy cell, max charge	10% Chance
Energy cell, bulk	20% Chance
Energy cell, optimized	40% Chance

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