# Making RM13 combat armor ups powered
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/making-rm13-combat-armor-ups-powered/12373
**Category:** The Toolbox
**Created:** [August 21, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/making-rm13-combat-armor-ups-powered/12373 "2016-08-21T17:02:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@deathnutts](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deathnutts)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/making-rm13-combat-armor-ups-powered/12373/1 "2016-08-21T17:02:22Z")
ok im stumped how would i go about making a rm13 nockoff that was powered by the ups system?
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### Author:  [@Noctifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctifer)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/making-rm13-combat-armor-ups-powered/12373/2 "2016-08-21T18:27:55Z")
Look for it in the main files, clone it. Then look at how ups items work in the main files and change the clone’s “fuel” to ups.
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### Author:  [@deathnutts](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deathnutts)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/making-rm13-combat-armor-ups-powered/12373/3 "2016-08-21T21:43:10Z")
well i found the iuse “ups\_based\_armor” but i cant find any referance that tells me how to deturman the charge usage what i would like to have it it having 2-3 states a bace unpowered state a low powered state and a high powered state i can make the armer with out the power drane using the transform iuse but i would like it to use power for balince
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### Author:  [@Noctifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctifer)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/making-rm13-combat-armor-ups-powered/12373/4 "2016-08-22T15:08:40Z")
Look at how a welder works, it uses both batteries and ups. Just do that for fuel and make the iuse to become the powered on armor.