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= Upgrading =
There are four types of coils in existence:
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Capacity
!Throughput
|-
|Superconductive Magnetic Coils
|50kWh
|250kW
|-
|Superconductive Capacitance Coils
|250kWh
|100kW
|-
|Superconductive Transmission Coils
|20kWh
|1250kW
|-
|Basic Superconductive Magnetic Coils
|10kWh
|150kW
|}
Two of each type of Magnetic, Transmission, and Capacitance are in each Engineering Hard Storage (Decks 1 and 3), in one of the crates.

Three SMES layouts are commonly used:

# 6x Regular coil: Very easy to set up as all it involves is tossing two extra regular coils into the main SMES. The SMES doesn't have to be dismantled for this, and therefore it's faster than other layouts. Somewhat increases capacity and transfer rate, but only to a limited degree.
# 2x Capacitance coil, 4x Transmission coil: This guide's author favorite. This setup results is very useful when combined with a ship-wide shield generator, as it has good storage capacity, while also allowing very rapid charging/discharging (which is ideal for shields). It's disadvantage is that you have to dismantle the main SMES completely, and rebuild it from scratch, using transmission/capacitance coils. When using this setup it's highly recommended to also use Substations as the wattage in main grid will be very dangerous.
# 2x Transmission coil, 4x Capacitance coil: An alternative to above setup. Sacrifices large portion of transfer rate for much larger capacity. A fully charged SMES with this setup can run the whole ship for few hours.

When building an SMES you may add only a single Magnetic Coil into it. However, you may add up to five more coils later. This process is slightly more complex than terminal replacement.

# Ensure the SMES is discharged. Alternatively, you may disable the failsafes (see point 4.). Please read the "SMES Failure" section of this guide before proceeding.
# Open interface of your SMES and turn it's input and output OFF.
# Use screwdriver on the SMES to open the cover.
# (OPTIONAL) Disable failsafes by cutting the correct wire (see Hacking section).
# Use your superconducting magnetic coil(s) on the SMES to install them.
# (OPTIONAL) Re-enable failsafes if you disabled them.
# Use screwdriver on the SMES to close the cover.