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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
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| type              = tool
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| type              = cosmetic
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| image              = Backpack Damaged Capacitor.png
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| image              = Backpack Barely-Melted Capacitor.png
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| used-by            = {{used by|All classes}}
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| equip-region      = none
 
| released          = {{Patch name|6|19|2012}}
 
| released          = {{Patch name|6|19|2012}}
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| craft             = yes
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| availability      = {{avail|drop-expired}}
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| trade             = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| paint              = no
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| rename            = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| numbered          = no
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| loadout            =  
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| loadout            = yes
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   | level           = Level 1 Capacitor
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Capacitor}}
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   | item-description = How did it get damaged? Who damaged it? What is a capacitor? Better get your tickets ready, because the mystery train is leaving the station. Or did it already leave? Another mystery!
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  | item-level       = 1
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  | limited          = yes
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   | item-description = {{item description|Barely-Melted Capacitor}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''Damaged Capacitor''' is a [[crafting]] ingredient that was added in the {{Patch name|6|19|2012}}. The text on it reads '6.22V1500'.<!-- Do not add speculation about possible meaning behind the text -->
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' finding his mostly unaffected treasure|Whoo, that was close.|sound=Engineer mvm close call01.wav}}
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The '''Barely-Melted Capacitor''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for [[Classes|all classes]]. It was originally added in the {{Patch name|6|19|2012}}, as the Damaged Capacitor. It is a capacitator with long metal prongs on the end. The capacitator has text on it that reads '6.22V1800'.<!-- DO NOT change it from 1800 to 1500 (compare to the OCR-A font), and DO NOT add speculation about a possible meaning behind the text --> Like the [[Glitched Circuit Board]], this item does not change the appearance of any classes when equipped.
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Up until an unknown date, performing the [[High Five!]] taunt with another player while wearing the item, whether they were wearing a Capacitor or not, led to a message in the form of a "...walks in to a bar" joke being shown in the [[text chat]].
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
 
'''{{Patch name|6|19|2012}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|6|19|2012}}'''
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* {{undocumented}} The Damaged Capacitor was added to the game.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Damaged Capacitor was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|6|20|2012}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|6|20|2012}}'''
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* {{undocumented}} Equipping the [[Eliminating The Impossible]] now shows new descriptions for the [[Goldfish]], [[Pocket Lint]], [[Cheese Wheel]], [[Banana Peel]], [[Barn Door Plank]], [[Secret Diary]], and Damaged Capacitor.
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* {{Undocumented}} Equipping the [[Eliminating The Impossible]] set now shows new descriptions for the [[Roasted Goldfish|Goldfish]], [[Charred Pocket Lint|Pocket Lint]], [[Smoked Cheese Wheel|Cheese Wheel]], [[Burned Banana Peel|Banana Peel]], [[Incinerated Barn Door Plank|Barn Door Plank]], [[Fireproof Secret Diary|Secret Diary]], and Damaged Capacitor.
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'''{{Patch name|6|27|2012}}''' ([[Pyromania Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} The Damaged Capacitor was renamed to Barely-Melted Capacitor.
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'''{{Patch name|8|11|2012}} #1'''
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* {{Undocumented}} The Barely-Melted Capacitor is now equippable by all classes.
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'''{{Patch name|8|11|2012|no-link=yes}} #2'''
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* {{Undocumented}} The Barely-Melted Capacitor can no longer be equipped in both miscellaneous slots.
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'''{{Patch name|7|10|2013}}''' ([[Summer Event 2013]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated the Barely-Melted Capacitor item type to "Capacitor".
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'''[Unknown Date]'''
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* Removed text displaying "... walks into a bar" upon high five taunt completion.
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}}
  
 
== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
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*This item does not appear in the [[Mann Co. Catalog]].
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* This item does not appear in the [[Mann Co. Catalog]].
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* Equipping the [[Eliminating The Impossible]] set will change the Secret Diary description to " in such places, and ...", with random characters removed, which is a part of a quote from the "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" short story, part of ''{{W|The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes}}'' collection. When combined with the other items added in the {{Patch name|6|20|2012}}, the full quote reads "Think of the deeds of hellish cruelty, the hidden wickedness which may go on, year in, year out, in such places, and none the wiser."
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* The item's description changed when viewed while equipping the [[Eliminating The Impossible]] set. It changed to "in such places, and ...", with random characters removed, which is a part of a quote from the "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" short story, part of ''[[w:The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]]'' collection. When combined with the other items added in the {{Patch name|6|19|2012}}, the full quote read "''Think of the deeds of hellish cruelty, the hidden wickedness which may go on, year in, year out, '''in such places, and''' none the wiser.''"
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* A [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=8256 blog post] was made by the [[Pyro]] on the [[TF2 Official Website]] on June 22, 1500 EDT. This date and time corresponds with the larger set of numbers on the Damaged Capacitor.
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* The smaller set of numbers along the bottom of the capacitor read 07180125. When split into four and translated into letters (A = 1, B = 2, etc), it reads "[[Non-player characters#Gray Mann|GRAY]]".
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== Original item ==
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{{Backpack item
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| item-name = Damaged Capacitor
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  | item-level = 1
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  | item-kind = {{item kind|Capacitor}}
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  | item-description = {{item description|Damaged Capacitor}}
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| width = 256px
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}}
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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File:Barely-Melted Capacitor missing from Pile of Ash recipe.png|The Barely-Melted Capacitor is ineligible for crafting the Pile of Ash using the "Fabricate Pile of Ash" recipe.
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File:Barely-Melted Capacitor missing from Pile of Ash recipe 2.png|The Barely-Melted Capacitor is ineligible for crafting the Pile of Ash using the "Custom Blueprint" recipe.
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File:ARG Joke.jpg|Text that appeared in the chat during the MVM ARG, after doing the High Five! taunt.
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</gallery>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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*[[Banana Peel]]
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* [[Mysterious Treasures]]
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*[[Barn Door Plank]]
 
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*[[Cheese Wheel]]
 
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*[[Goldfish]]
 
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*[[Pocket Lint]]
 
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*[[Secret Diary]]
 
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*[[Eliminating The Impossible]]
 
  
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Latest revision as of 12:31, 23 February 2024

“
Whoo, that was close.
Click to listen
— The Engineer finding his mostly unaffected treasure
 ”

The Barely-Melted Capacitor is a cosmetic item for all classes. It was originally added in the June 19, 2012 Patch, as the Damaged Capacitor. It is a capacitator with long metal prongs on the end. The capacitator has text on it that reads '6.22V1800'. Like the Glitched Circuit Board, this item does not change the appearance of any classes when equipped.

Up until an unknown date, performing the High Five! taunt with another player while wearing the item, whether they were wearing a Capacitor or not, led to a message in the form of a "...walks in to a bar" joke being shown in the text chat.

Update history

June 19, 2012 Patch
  • [Undocumented] The Damaged Capacitor was added to the game.

June 20, 2012 Patch

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

  • [Undocumented] The Damaged Capacitor was renamed to Barely-Melted Capacitor.

August 11, 2012 Patch #1

  • [Undocumented] The Barely-Melted Capacitor is now equippable by all classes.

August 11, 2012 Patch #2

  • [Undocumented] The Barely-Melted Capacitor can no longer be equipped in both miscellaneous slots.

July 10, 2013 Patch (Summer Event 2013)

  • [Undocumented] Updated the Barely-Melted Capacitor item type to "Capacitor".

[Unknown Date]

  • Removed text displaying "... walks into a bar" upon high five taunt completion.

Bugs

Trivia

  • The item's description changed when viewed while equipping the Eliminating The Impossible set. It changed to "in such places, and ...", with random characters removed, which is a part of a quote from the "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" short story, part of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes collection. When combined with the other items added in the June 19, 2012 Patch, the full quote read "Think of the deeds of hellish cruelty, the hidden wickedness which may go on, year in, year out, in such places, and none the wiser."
  • A blog post was made by the Pyro on the TF2 Official Website on June 22, 1500 EDT. This date and time corresponds with the larger set of numbers on the Damaged Capacitor.
  • The smaller set of numbers along the bottom of the capacitor read 07180125. When split into four and translated into letters (A = 1, B = 2, etc), it reads "GRAY".

Original item

Backpack Damaged Capacitor.png

Damaged Capacitor
Level 1 Capacitor
How did it get damaged? Who damaged it? What is a capacitor? Better get your tickets ready, because the mystery train is leaving the station. Or did it already leave? Another mystery!

Gallery

  • The Barely-Melted Capacitor is ineligible for crafting the Pile of Ash using the "Fabricate Pile of Ash" recipe.

  • The Barely-Melted Capacitor is ineligible for crafting the Pile of Ash using the "Custom Blueprint" recipe.

  • Text that appeared in the chat during the MVM ARG, after doing the High Five! taunt.

See also

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Mysterious Treasures
Item sets
Crafting ingredients
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