Drained Electron Charge Pack

The drained electron charge pack is a miscellaneous item in Fallout: New Vegas.

Gameplay
A drained electron charge pack is the byproduct of a spent electron charge pack. Identical in appearance to the charged version, they are electron charge packs 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 packs.

Recipes
Recycling; electron charge packs - With a Science skill of 40, a player character can pool the leftover charge from 4 drained electron charge packs to make a fully-charged and usable electron charge pack.
 * Requires: Science 40, 4 drained electron charge packs
 * Creates: 1 electron charge pack

Efficient Recycling; electron charge packs - With a Science skill of 65 and the Vigilant Recycler perk, a player character can wring a little extra charge out of each drained pack, reducing the number of drained electron charge packs needed to make new ones.
 * Requires: Science 65; Vigilant Recycler; 3 drained electron charge packs
 * Creates: 1 electron charge pack

Locations

 * Drained electron charge packs can be taken from the dead bodies of enemies wielding a Gatling laser or a laser RCW when they are killed.
 * After being favored by the Brotherhood of Steel, the various paladins will leave the Courier various drained energy weapon cells and packs, including drained electron charge packs.
 * Drained electron charge packs may be received when firing a weapon that uses electron charge packs.