We’ve been spending a lot of time and energy on rebuilding the power packs. They were completely stripped down, and most elements were replaced or refurbished.
The two packs now are almost identical in all aspects. We’ve tried to reduce the weight while maintaining durability.
Some exciting new features include motion and lighting. A gearmotor drives a chain and sprocket system which turns a propeller above the Emeraldic Energy Extrapolator.
And the Extrapolators now pulse brightly thanks to their LED strips that are driven by Arduino boards.
Adam and Christopher carry one of the Torque Labs equipment crates with a couple of power packs riding on top. We had to make several trips with several carts to get everything up to our rooms at the Marriott.
Portable Power Packs – Worn by Mssrs. Torque and Peck, and carried by Scrappington Hauley
The portable power packs are a crucial component in the Abolishers’ arsenal. They are designed to generate steam on demand for the weapons and equipment used by the team. For weapons such as Brassy’s Heavy Cannon and Peck’s Sonic Blunderbuss, it would be impractical (nigh impossible) to include an adequate steam boiler within the weapon itself.
Each portable pack derives its power from a vertically-mounted Emeraldic Energy Extrapolator which provides the wattage to heat the water in the small boiler at the bottom of the rig. The steam can then be safely dispensed as needed to the other team members’s weapons and gear through the removable high-pressure injectors, shown hanging on the left of each pack in the photos.
