Fix the broken T-51b power armor

 is a side quest in Fallout.

Quick walkthrough

 * Talk to Kyle about the broken suit of power armor.
 * Acquire a systolic motivator.
 * Bring the small piece of machinery back to Kyle.
 * Use the systolic motivator and your repair skill to manually fix the armor, and gain 500 experience.

Detailed walkthrough
Kyle, a knight in Lost Hills' workshop, is trying to fix a suit of T-51b Power Armor. He needs you to acquire a systolic motivator in order to fix it.

You have two options for obtaining one:


 * Talk to Michael, the equipment manager for the Brotherhood, and persuade him into giving you the part. Like the Shady Sands farmer, you only have 1 conversation instance to succeed or the option will not appear again.
 * If that doesn't work due to low speech skill or some other reason, you must steal one from Rhombus' room. Sneak in and take the piece from his locker. If he catches you the first time, you have an opportunity to feign innocence but you will be removed from the room; if you are on your way back you will drop the item which appears back in its locker. The second time you are caught you will be removed from the bunker itself and all Brotherhood will be hostile. Sneaking directly from the locker to the exit seems to have a high chance of failure, even with 200% sneak. Instead, circling around Rhombus seems to have a much higher success rate. Lowering Rhombus' perception with alcohol may also help reduce his perception greatly. If all else fails, entering combat mode allows for a simple means of evading detection entirely provided you have enough action points.

Once you obtain the part, bring it back to Kyle. He will give you a few repair manuals and offer the armor to you, that is, if you can fix it manually. If your repair skill is high enough, you can fix the armor.


 * If your repair skill is less than 75, you will not be able to fix the armor; if you attempt repair it, a message will state that you obviously don't have the skill. However, if your repair skill is greater than or equal to 75, you will have a randomly determined chance of repairing it.

Rewards

 * 500 XP
 * 2 Dean's Electronics
 * T-51b Power Armor