Drained Small Energy Cell

The drained small energy cell is a miscellaneous item in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
A drained small energy cell is the byproduct of a spent energy cell. Identical in appearance to the charged version, they are energy cells with very little charge left in them. Not enough to power a shot from an energy weapon, but enough that, if a player character gathers more of them, the remaining charge can be pooled together to make fresh, usable cells.

Recipes
Recycling; small energy cells - With a Science skill of 10, a player character can pool the leftover charge from four drained energy cells to make a fully-charged and usable energy cell.
 * Requires: Science 10, four drained energy cells
 * Creates: One small energy cell

Efficient recycling; small energy cells - With a Science skill of 35 and the Vigilant Recycler perk, a player character can wring a little extra charge out of each drained cell, reducing the number of drained cells needed to make new ones.
 * Requires: Science 35; Vigilant Recycler; three drained energy cells
 * Creates: One small energy cell

Honest Hearts adds the following recipe requiring drained small energy cells to the workbench.

Conversion; fission battery to small energy cells - With a Science skill of 45, a player character can transfer the stored energy in a battery into drained energy cells.
 * Requires: Science 45; one fission battery, five drained energy cells
 * Creates: 25 small energy cells

Locations

 * Six in the Cueva Guarache.
 * Four in the Fallen Rock cave.
 * Four on Durable Dunn's sacked caravan.
 * Three in Griffin Wares sacked caravan.
 * Three inside the Silver Rush.
 * Drained energy cells can also be taken from the dead bodies of enemies wielding a laser pistol, plasma pistol or a Plasma Defender.
 * After being favored by the Brotherhood of Steel, the various paladins will leave various drained energy weapon cells and packs, including drained small energy cells.
 * A drained energy cell may be acquired after firing a weapon that uses the energy cell based on the type of ammunition you use.