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Being drained of capacitor charge '''DOES NOT''' stop your engines or render your ship inoperable.

In the Fitting Simulation window, there is a tab for capacitor charge level simulation.

[[File:FitCapacitor.jpg|200px|thumb|right|~~This ship'~~s ~~capacitor is stable.~~]]

[[File:FitCapacitor.jpg|200px|thumb|right|From the top left: Capacitor Capacity, Recharge time, Delta in Gj/s, Delta in percentage]]

If a capacitor is '''"Stable,"''' it means that with every capacitor-consuming module running non-stop, your capacitor energy level will eventually drop down and fluctuate between the percentage level displayed, indefinitely. If a fit's capacitor is stable, it is referred to being '''"Cap-stable."'''

If instead the window displays '''"Depletes in XX:XX,"''' it means that with every capacitor-consuming module running non-stop, your capacitor energy level will drop to 0% after the displayed time.

Next to the orange circle display, four pieces of additional information are displayed. Top row is simply max capacitor capacity and the recharge time. Bottom row is a bit more complicated. The "Delta" (Δ) of your capacitor is (peak capacitor recharge rate) - (Max power consumption rate). Having a positive delta means that your capacitor is stable. Having greater positive delta means that you can afford to be hit with additional capacitor destabilization (most commonly Neutralizers) and still remain stable. Having a negative delta means that your capacitor is not stable. Having greater negative delta means your capacitor depletes faster.

Although it is a good thing to be cap-stable, it is not a requirement. You rarely need everything running at the same time in many PvE situations. Instead of compromising your ship's capability to force it to be cap-stable, you can simply choose to micromanage your module usage to extend the life of your capacitor charge.

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 Being drained of capacitor charge '''DOES NOT''' stop your engines or render your ship inoperable.
 In the Fitting Simulation window, there is a tab for capacitor charge level simulation.
-[[File:FitCapacitor.jpg|200px|thumb|right|This ship's capacitor is stable.]]
+[[File:FitCapacitor.jpg|200px|thumb|right|From the top left: Capacitor Capacity, Recharge time, Delta in Gj/s, Delta in percentage]]
 If a capacitor is '''"Stable,"''' it means that with every capacitor-consuming module running non-stop, your capacitor energy level will eventually drop down and fluctuate between the percentage level displayed, indefinitely. If a fit's capacitor is stable, it is referred to being '''"Cap-stable."'''
 If instead the window displays '''"Depletes in XX:XX,"''' it means that with every capacitor-consuming module running non-stop, your capacitor energy level will drop to 0% after the displayed time.
+Next to the orange circle display, four pieces of additional information are displayed. Top row is simply max capacitor capacity and the recharge time. Bottom row is a bit more complicated. The "Delta" (Δ) of your capacitor is (peak capacitor recharge rate) - (Max power consumption rate). Having a positive delta means that your capacitor is stable. Having greater positive delta means that you can afford to be hit with additional capacitor destabilization (most commonly Neutralizers) and still remain stable. Having a negative delta means that your capacitor is not stable. Having greater negative delta means your capacitor depletes faster.
 Although it is a good thing to be cap-stable, it is not a requirement. You rarely need everything running at the same time in many PvE situations. Instead of compromising your ship's capability to force it to be cap-stable, you can simply choose to micromanage your module usage to extend the life of your capacitor charge.