My off the grid sim had two solar panels but one broke :( He himself is broke too, so now has to generate power w/ the one he's got left, but why can't we repair solar panels, why can we only replace them? Or am I missing something?

Getting something to fix is easy. Buy a Kaboom Box and Disassemble For Parts. Stop about halfway through when the Kaboom Box starts throwing sparks. It should be ready to Repair. You can do this on other things too but the Kaboom Box is probably the cheapest, so it will cost you the least to replace if you don't stop in time.It would be even easier and faster for your spellcaster to cast a Zipzap spell on anything breakable.

Yes, the ground solar panels can be repaired. Don't do it when it's raining. I lost a Sim to electrocution when I tried to repair the panel and it started to rain.

Huh that's weird, I only get this :(But he has Handiness 1, maybe that's why? Your sims aren't engineers or anything?https://i.imgur.com/dnVmKm8.png

Only Meaningful Stories, 21 Days Season & Diffevair More/Less Uni Credits. I mean, I guess it could be one of those but it just seems so odd? But yeah I can try taking them out just to be safe.

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Sketch793
Seasoned Veteran
5 years ago
Getting something to fix is easy. Buy a Kaboom Box and Disassemble For Parts. Stop about halfway through when the Kaboom Box starts throwing sparks. It should be ready to Repair. You can do this on other things too but the Kaboom Box is probably the cheapest, so it will cost you the least to replace if you don't stop in time.

It would be even easier and faster for your spellcaster to cast a Zipzap spell on anything breakable.
mebagl15
5 years ago
Yes, the ground solar panels can be repaired. Don't do it when it's raining. I lost a Sim to electrocution when I tried to repair the panel and it started to rain.
Sigzy_29
New Spectator
5 years ago
Yes!!
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
5 years ago
Huh that's weird, I only get this :(

But he has Handiness 1, maybe that's why? Your sims aren't engineers or anything?
https://i.imgur.com/dnVmKm8.png
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
5 years ago
Only Meaningful Stories, 21 Days Season & Diffevair More/Less Uni Credits. I mean, I guess it could be one of those but it just seems so odd? But yeah I can try taking them out just to be safe.
MelissaNardini
5 years ago
This happened to me too and I didn't have mods. I only just now noticed there's a roof one and a floor one. I'm wondering if the roof one can't be repaired because normally sims don't go on their roofs. Maybe you have to add a ladder to get the option?
roos-anna1
5 years ago
It's probs a bug I guess? Mine never broke or something. Bc I never used it HAHA-
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
5 years ago
"l0keyrose;c-17528392" wrote:
It's probs a bug I guess? Mine never broke or something. Bc I never used it HAHA-

Mine broke during a thunderstorm I think :joy:
rebeccaward4
5 years ago
My servo has an engineering degree from Foxbury, 10 in robotics and handiness, and can fly, and still can't repair the panels on the roof. I put a ladder up to where the first one is, to give him a head start, and no joy. The worst thing is that for his job, he has to "repair" something, and that is the only thing I can find that he and the sorceress haven't already fixed. :( They have plenty of money (they make interest on their capital), so they could afford to replace them all if I could click on them all under all the wind turbines. Wish there were a fix for this.
Simmerville
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I never tried repairing them, but if you can order Repair Service, they should be able doing it for you if it's possible. So - if everything else is fine on your lot, try to break a toilet or sink, and order the service. If they don't even try to fix it, then it's probably not possible :)