# \[0.6 git \] air filtration bionic doesn't filter smoke?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-6-git-air-filtration-bionic-doesnt-filter-smoke/1768>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [June 14, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-6-git-air-filtration-bionic-doesnt-filter-smoke/1768 "2013-06-14T16:39:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![grisamentum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/65b543/32.png) [@grisamentum](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/grisamentum)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-6-git-air-filtration-bionic-doesnt-filter-smoke/1768/1 "2013-06-14T16:39:14Z")

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or if it does, it doesn’t do it very well?

description indicates that it “attempts” remove toxins/poisons/whatever from the air and it’s a passive module. but i still seem to get a lot of breathing problems from smoke with it installed.

what is it supposed to do, and is it doing it?

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**Author:** ![Stevensonz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Stevensonz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Stevensonz)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-6-git-air-filtration-bionic-doesnt-filter-smoke/1768/2 "2013-06-14T17:23:22Z")

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[quote=“grisamentum, post:1, topic:1768”]or if it does, it doesn’t do it very well?

description indicates that it “attempts” remove toxins/poisons/whatever from the air and it’s a passive module. but i still seem to get a lot of breathing problems from smoke with it installed.

what is it supposed to do, and is it doing it?[/quote]

well looking at the code it is passive but if you don’t have power for when it attempts to filter then it won’t work.

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**Author:** ![Bladerock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@Bladerock](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bladerock)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-6-git-air-filtration-bionic-doesnt-filter-smoke/1768/3 "2013-06-14T17:25:24Z")

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Maybe it should tell you that it needs power in the description. Last build i used it, it didn’t say anything, so i assumed it was an always on thing.

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-6-git-air-filtration-bionic-doesnt-filter-smoke/1768/4 "2013-06-14T21:28:46Z")

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Huh. The [wiki entry](http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Air_Filtration_System) claims that CBM Air Filter is free, but A) only provides 2 points of protection, B) up to level 5 (roughly equivalent to a Filter Mask, IIRC).

Sounds like something needs fixed–wither the item entry & the wiki, or the CBM.