Talk:Cyclops Shield Generator/@comment-5843524-20180205210026

Timed it just now and Cyclops Shield Generator emptied a single Ion Power Cell (1000 Energy) in 1m35s. When I went back to watch it drain, it was synced to my stopwatch at removing 50 Energy per 5 seconds, so it must have a startup cost of an extra 50 Energy, then 50 Energy/5 seconds while running.

On another test: started with a fresh cell and toggled the Shield on/off instantly and used 50 Energy. Toggled on for just over a second and used 100 Energy.

So, 50 Energy to start, then 50 Energy/5 second block while running.

Edit: 50 energy/5 seconds but it lasts 5 seconds longer than the power running out (since it got the energy for another 5 seconds just as the energy ran out).