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Overheating Modules and Heat Sinks
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Sarah Jaxson
30plus
#1 - 2015-06-23 05:13:15 UTC
I've heard that having extra modules, even offline modules, in your hi slots will absorb heat and act as a heat sink when overheating your weapons?

Anyone know if this is correct or how it works?
Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
#2 - 2015-06-23 05:30:19 UTC
afaik it works, how it works I have no idea. but it seems an offline mod or an empty slot work pretty much the same, so generally better to leave the slot empty than put something there

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Mephiztopheleze
Laphroaig Inc.
#3 - 2015-06-23 05:36:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Mephiztopheleze
Sarah Jaxson wrote:
I've heard that having extra modules, even offline modules, in your hi slots will absorb heat and act as a heat sink when overheating your weapons?

Anyone know if this is correct or how it works?


basically, yes: http://jestertrek.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/guide-overheating.html

take a Harpy for example with five highslots and four turrets. on the ships FITTING screen (in the station etc), you 'should' arrange the high slots as: gun, gun, blank, gun, gun.

then, when in space, group them normally as one. the spare high slot will mean moderately less heat damage over time. enough that it may add up to a few extra cycles before burning everything out,

alternatively, you can use an offline salvager or cyno or similar, being offline it shouldn't get burned out by the guns either side.

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Azda Ja
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2015-06-23 07:48:41 UTC
I'm pretty sure heat 'wraps around' so to speak. Catalyst as an example: gun 2 is being heated by guns 1 and 3, 3 is heated by 2 and 4. However, gun 1 is being heated by guns 8 and 2.

Heat sinks are not just Lazor damage mods though you're right. I'm not sure if an empty slot is more effective than another module however.

If I have a fit with passive type modules, i try to have one on either side of a very commonly heated module, so my dual LSE Stabber/Scythe Fleet is going to to have the MWD flanked by the 2 LSE in the hopes of getting an extra heat cycle off if necessary.

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#5 - 2015-06-23 15:17:52 UTC
Azda Ja wrote:
I'm pretty sure heat 'wraps around' so to speak. Catalyst as an example: gun 2 is being heated by guns 1 and 3, 3 is heated by 2 and 4. However, gun 1 is being heated by guns 8 and 2.

Heat sinks are not just Lazor damage mods though you're right. I'm not sure if an empty slot is more effective than another module however.

If I have a fit with passive type modules, i try to have one on either side of a very commonly heated module, so my dual LSE Stabber/Scythe Fleet is going to to have the MWD flanked by the 2 LSE in the hopes of getting an extra heat cycle off if necessary.


That is the theory, however, I don't think I ever got wrapped damage on my modules, if I overheated 1st slot, my 2nd and 3rd one got damaged, but last one didn't.

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Sobaan Tali
Caldari Quick Reaction Force
#6 - 2015-06-23 22:03:22 UTC
From what I remember, doesn't EFT show you how much heat modules get from OH and how long they would likely last given there arrangement? It may not really answer your question, but it might help figure out how to arrange a setup to maximize heat management.

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Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
#7 - 2015-06-23 22:36:18 UTC
Azda Ja wrote:
I'm pretty sure heat 'wraps around' so to speak. Catalyst as an example: gun 2 is being heated by guns 1 and 3, 3 is heated by 2 and 4. However, gun 1 is being heated by guns 8 and 2.

I've seen that thrown around, but have yet to see anything that makes me believe it is true.

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Paranoid Loyd
#8 - 2015-06-23 22:47:50 UTC
Chainsaw Plankton wrote:
Azda Ja wrote:
I'm pretty sure heat 'wraps around' so to speak. Catalyst as an example: gun 2 is being heated by guns 1 and 3, 3 is heated by 2 and 4. However, gun 1 is being heated by guns 8 and 2.

I've seen that thrown around, but have yet to see anything that makes me believe it is true.

Unless I'm interpreting it wrong this actually indicates it is not true at all.

http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Overheating_101

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Azda Ja
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2015-06-23 22:52:22 UTC
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Chainsaw Plankton wrote:
Azda Ja wrote:
I'm pretty sure heat 'wraps around' so to speak. Catalyst as an example: gun 2 is being heated by guns 1 and 3, 3 is heated by 2 and 4. However, gun 1 is being heated by guns 8 and 2.

I've seen that thrown around, but have yet to see anything that makes me believe it is true.

Unless I'm interpreting it wrong this actually indicates it is not true at all.

http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Overheating_101

Aha, fair enough. I don't quite remember where I heard that. Another day, another lesson.

Grrr.