# Reverse enginering, works sometimes

**URL:** <https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/reverse-enginering-works-sometimes/5732>\
**Category:** Phoenix Point\
**Created:** [December 4, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/reverse-enginering-works-sometimes/5732 "2019-12-04T17:49:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![adelthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@adelthorne](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/adelthorne)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/reverse-enginering-works-sometimes/5732/1 "2019-12-04T17:49:48Z")

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I have successfully research stuff, but I have armour in my research list, but cant click on the arrow to research them. Its say 13 hours but cant click them.

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**Author:** ![Wormerine](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forums.snapshotgames.com/wormerine/32/976_2.png) [@Wormerine](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Wormerine)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/reverse-enginering-works-sometimes/5732/2 "2019-12-04T18:31:16Z")

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Do you have enough Armor? In order to reverse engineer stuff you need a spare copy which will be consumed in the process. To do so, you have to have this item in storage (not equipped). Some reverse engineering requires multiple copies of an item - check description.

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**Author:** ![adelthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@adelthorne](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/adelthorne)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/reverse-enginering-works-sometimes/5732/3 "2019-12-05T01:17:38Z")

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Ok then I know, maybe its that. Thx