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If the person flying the ship fitted with warfare links has trained the {{sk|Mining Director|icon=yes}} and {{sk|Warfare Link Specialist|icon=yes}} skills, the effects of the mining warfare links is further enhanced.

== Short-cycling ==

When using a mining module (eg a mining laser or an ice harvester), the ore/ice/gas is only harvested at the ''end'' of the module's cycle (so if a module mines, for instance, 100 m3/min of ore, and the module has a 60 second cycle time, then at the end of each 60 second cycle, 100 m3 of ore are deposited in the ship's cargo or ore hold). Unlike most other active [[module]]s in Eve, mining modules can be short-cycled; i.e. their cycle can be interrupted, and a new cycle can be begun immediately (most other modules will always complete their current cycle before shutting off).

If you short-cycle a mining module, it will deposit an amount of ore in the ship's cargo or ore hold, proportional to the length of time the module was active. For instance, if the above-mentioned 100 m3/min mining laser is shut off after 45 seconds (compared to a full cycle of 60 seconds), it will mine 100 * (45/60) = 75 m3 of ore.

Short-cycling comes in handy when mining asteroids with little ore left in them. If you used a [[Mining#Survey scanner|survey scanner]] to check how much ore is left, you can short-cycle your mining laser to harvest just that amount of ore, and therefore not waste the rest of the mining laser's cycle. This technique becomes particularly useful when using [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Guide#Strip miners|strip miners]], as they have very high yields and long cycle time (and can therefore waste a lot of time when mining nearly-empty asteroids). Short-cycling is equally useful when [[Gas Cloud Mining|harvesting gas]], but should never be used while [[Ice Mining|ice mining]] (as ice miners only harvest 1 unit of ice per complete cycle; short-cycle your ice harvester, and you mine nothing).

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 If the person flying the ship fitted with warfare links has trained the {{sk|Mining Director|icon=yes}} and {{sk|Warfare Link Specialist|icon=yes}} skills, the effects of the mining warfare links is further enhanced.
+== Short-cycling ==
+When using a mining module (eg a mining laser or an ice harvester), the ore/ice/gas is only harvested at the ''end'' of the module's cycle (so if a module mines, for instance, 100&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>/min of ore, and the module has a 60 second cycle time, then at the end of each 60 second cycle, 100&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup> of ore are deposited in the ship's cargo or ore hold). Unlike most other active [[module]]s in Eve, mining modules can be short-cycled; i.e. their cycle can be interrupted, and a new cycle can be begun immediately (most other modules will always complete their current cycle before shutting off).
+If you short-cycle a mining module, it will deposit an amount of ore in the ship's cargo or ore hold, proportional to the length of time the module was active. For instance, if the above-mentioned 100&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>/min mining laser is shut off after 45 seconds (compared to a full cycle of 60 seconds), it will mine <span style="white-space:nowrap;">100 * (45/60) = 75 m<sup>3</sup></span> of ore.
+Short-cycling comes in handy when mining asteroids with little ore left in them. If you used a [[Mining#Survey scanner|survey scanner]] to check how much ore is left, you can short-cycle your mining laser to harvest just that amount of ore, and therefore not waste the rest of the mining laser's cycle. This technique becomes particularly useful when using [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Guide#Strip miners|strip miners]], as they have very high yields and long cycle time (and can therefore waste a lot of time when mining nearly-empty asteroids). Short-cycling is equally useful when [[Gas Cloud Mining|harvesting gas]], but should never be used while [[Ice Mining|ice mining]] (as ice miners only harvest 1 unit of ice per complete cycle; short-cycle your ice harvester, and you mine nothing).
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