# Bug report (inconsistent charge use for jackhammers) and optional 'realistic' suggestion

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-report-inconsistent-charge-use-for-jackhammers-and-optional-realistic-suggestion/21605>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [October 6, 2019, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-report-inconsistent-charge-use-for-jackhammers-and-optional-realistic-suggestion/21605 "2019-10-06T09:53:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_Blay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/paul_blay/32/6803_2.png) [@Paul\_Blay](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Paul_Blay)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-report-inconsistent-charge-use-for-jackhammers-and-optional-realistic-suggestion/21605/1 "2019-10-06T09:53:24Z")

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In summary, construction tasks take far too little charge when using electric jackhammers.

> <https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/34504>

See also [the thread](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-make-electric-jackhammer-take-storage-batteries-not-ups/21585) that prompted this.