Reichold Particle Battery

The Reichold Particle Condenser (alternatively referred to as RP Condenser or Particle Tank) is a key technology used by mobile suits utilising Reichold Particle-based technology.

Description & Characteristics
During most of its operation, a Reichold particle generating drive will be creating a surplus amount of R particles. A Reichold Condenser can be used to store excess particles until required (such as firing high output weapons), reducing the strain placed on the drive to immediately power a weapon and reducing charge times of larger weapons. Condensers are built into the frame and weapons, storing particles until either moved to active weapons or converted to SR particles to be ejected through the weapon. The internal cabling used to transfer particles to weapons is functionally identical to the larger condensers used throughout the frame, performing a similar role to an electrical circuit.

Construction
All RP Condensers are built from a synthetic crystal structure which can be saturated with Reichold or SR Particles which can be digitally monitored, allowing the pilot to constantly monitor their unit's particle levels. Later condensers would feature improved crystal structures, allowing for more particles to be stored and moved between condensers at a higher rate.

Large Condensers
The largest condensers are typically located in a mobile suit's chest, backpack or large armoured sections. These are connected directly to the unit's drive to achieve a high transfer rate between the drive and external weapons. When a machine has to fire a heavy particle weapon, it can use both the drive and RP Condenser to ready it for use with minimal time lag. Heavy artillery units will often feature a large condenser within the frame to aid charging these weapons. Prior to the development of the Storm Drive, large condenser backpacks were fitted onto the Pró̱ta-series mobile suits to emulate the presence of a functional drive.

Ships powered by RP Drives will also feature an extensive condenser network, used to power the ship's weapons. Some vessels are built with specialised condensers which can contain HSR particles, unstable SR Particles which cannot be stored by normal condensers, to fire massively powerful HSR cannons. Early versions of HSR condensers had to be frequently replaced due to internal damage caused by the high energy particles, certain ships such as the Broadsword (following its refit) were installed with higher-grade condensers which are more difficult to produce.

Small Condensers
Smaller RP Condensers are built into areas such as a mobile suit's shoulders, arms and hands, their main function is the facilitate internal particle movement from the drive and large condensers to weapons. Every SR particle weapon also features at least a single internal condenser to charge Reichold particles which are then converted to weaponised SR particles.

RP Cabling
A mobile suit's internal frame also features RP cabling, a flexible form of the particle condenser technology meant for particle transfer, rather than storage. Particle cabling is made from a flexible form of the condenser material, similar to fibre optic cables.