The maximized capacitor is a weapon mod in Fallout 4.
Effects[]
When equipped on any applicable weapon, it appears with the "Maximized" prefix. It gains variably increased damage per shot.
Production[]
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adhesive (varies) Circuitry (varies) Crystal (varies) Nuclear material (varies) Screw (varies) Silver (varies) Steel (varies) Plastic (varies) |  | Science! Ranks (varies) |  | Maximized capacitor (1) |
| Weapon | Science! | Adhesive | Aluminum | Circuitry | Crystal | Fiberglass | Gold | Nuclear Material | Screw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatling laser | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Institute laser | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Laser gun | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Plasma gun | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Locations[]
The maximized capacitor modification does not spawn as loot. It can be crafted at a weapons workbench.
It may appear equipped on applicable weapons carried by NPCs, including but not limited to:
It may also appear equipped on those sold by weapons vendors, including but not limited to:
- Arturo Rodriguez at the Diamond City market
- KL-E-0 in Goodneighbor
- Cricket (traveling merchant)
- Settlers assigned to weapons stands at settlements
- Ronnie Shaw at the Castle (after Old Guns)
- Proctor Teagan onboard the Prydwen
- Synth requisition officer in the Institute
- Allen Lee at Far Harbor
- Dejen at Acadia
- Brother Kane at the Nucleus
- Aaron Corbett at the Nuka-Town market
Notes[]
The cap value and weight of this mod varies according to the weapon it attaches to, as follows:
| Weapon | Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Gatling laser | 207 | 3.2 |
| Institute laser | 33 | 0.6 |
| Laser gun | 17 | 0.6 |
| Plasma gun | 42 | 0.6 |
