diff --git a/BeamedPowerReceiver.cs b/BeamedPowerReceiver.cs
index 527af2d..e98ea68 100644
--- a/BeamedPowerReceiver.cs
+++ b/BeamedPowerReceiver.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ namespace BeamedPowerStandalone
     public class WirelessReceiver : PartModule
     {
         // UI-right click menu in flight
-        static string ManagedResource = ConfigFileReader.DetectedResource;
+        static string ManagedResource;
+        static int ResourceHash;
         [KSPField(guiName = "Power Receiver", isPersistant = true, guiActive = true, guiActiveEditor = false), UI_Toggle(scene = UI_Scene.Flight)]
         public bool Listening;
 
@@ -49,15 +50,18 @@ public class WirelessReceiver : PartModule
         public float maxSkinTemp = 1200f;
 
         int initFrames; ModuleCoreHeat coreHeat; ReceivedPower receiver;
-        readonly int ResourceHash = PartResourceLibrary.Instance.GetDefinition(ManagedResource).id;
         string ExceedTempLimit = Localizer.Format("#LOC_BeamedPower_status_ExceededTempLimit");
         string operational = Localizer.Format("#LOC_BeamedPower_status_Operational");
 
         [KSPField(isPersistant = true)]
         public int counter;
-
         public void Start()
         {
+            string ConfigFilePath = KSPUtil.ApplicationRootPath + "GameData/BeamedPowerStandalone/Settings.cfg";
+            ConfigNode MainNode;
+            MainNode = ConfigNode.Load(ConfigFilePath);
+            ManagedResource = MainNode.GetNode("BPSettings").GetValue("ManagedResource");
+            ResourceHash = PartResourceLibrary.Instance.GetDefinition(ManagedResource).id;
             initFrames = 0;
             receiver = new ReceivedPower();
             Fields["CoreTemp"].guiUnits = "K/" + maxCoreTemp.ToString() + "K";
diff --git a/BeamedPowerReflector.cs b/BeamedPowerReflector.cs
index b274963..7050fac 100644
--- a/BeamedPowerReflector.cs
+++ b/BeamedPowerReflector.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ namespace BeamedPowerStandalone
     public class WirelessReflector : PartModule
     {
         // parameters set in part.cfg file
-        static string ManagedResource = ConfigFileReader.DetectedResource;
+
+        static string ManagedResource;
+        static int ResourceHash;
         [KSPField(isPersistant = false)]
         public float Reflectivity;
 
@@ -82,9 +84,8 @@ public class WirelessReflector : PartModule
 
         // declaring frequently used variables
         VesselFinder vesselFinder = new VesselFinder(); int frames;
-        readonly int ResourceHash = PartResourceLibrary.Instance.GetDefinition(ManagedResource).id; int initFrames;
         ModuleCoreHeat coreHeat; ReceivedPower receiver = new ReceivedPower(); double heatModifier;
-
+        int initFrames;
         string operational = Localizer.Format("#LOC_BeamedPower_status_Operational");
         string ExceedTempLimit = Localizer.Format("#LOC_BeamedPower_status_ExceededTempLimit");
 
@@ -101,9 +102,12 @@ public void ReceiverCounter()
             receiverCounter += 1;
         }
 
-        // initialise variables
         public void Start()
         {
+            string ConfigFilePath = KSPUtil.ApplicationRootPath + "GameData/BeamedPowerStandalone/Settings.cfg";
+            ConfigNode MainNode = ConfigNode.Load(ConfigFilePath);
+            ManagedResource = MainNode.GetNode("BPSettings").GetValue("ManagedResource");
+            ResourceHash = PartResourceLibrary.Instance.GetDefinition(ManagedResource).id;
             initFrames = 0; frames = 0;
             Fields["CoreTemp"].guiUnits = "K/" + maxCoreTemp.ToString() + "K";
             Fields["SkinTemp"].guiUnits = "K/" + maxSkinTemp.ToString() + "K";
diff --git a/BeamedPowerSource.cs b/BeamedPowerSource.cs
index 25ec0c8..bc10c85 100644
--- a/BeamedPowerSource.cs
+++ b/BeamedPowerSource.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ namespace BeamedPowerStandalone
 {
     public class WirelessSource : PartModule
     {
-        static string ManagedResource = ConfigFileReader.DetectedResource;
+        static string ManagedResource;
+        public int ResourceHash;
         // creating things on part right click menu (flight)
         [KSPField(guiName = "Power Transmitter", isPersistant = true, guiActive = true, guiActiveEditor = false), UI_Toggle(scene = UI_Scene.Flight)]
         public bool Transmitting;
@@ -60,6 +61,11 @@ public class WirelessSource : PartModule
 
         public void Start()
         {
+            string ConfigFilePath = KSPUtil.ApplicationRootPath + "GameData/BeamedPowerStandalone/Settings.cfg";
+            ConfigNode MainNode = ConfigNode.Load(ConfigFilePath);
+            ManagedResource = MainNode.GetNode("BPSettings").GetValue("ManagedResource");
+            ResourceHash = PartResourceLibrary.Instance.GetDefinition(ManagedResource).id;
+            Debug.Log(Time.realtimeSinceStartup + ManagedResource);
             frames = 20; initFrames = 0;
             receiversList = new List<ConfigNode>();
             Fields["CoreTemp"].guiUnits = "K/" + maxCoreTemp.ToString() + "K";
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ public void VesselCounter()
         }
 
         // getting resource id of 'Electric Charge'
-        public int ResourceHash = PartResourceLibrary.Instance.GetDefinition(ManagedResource).id;
+        
 
         // setting action group capability
         [KSPAction(guiName = "Toggle Power Transmitter")]
diff --git a/ReceivedPower.cs b/ReceivedPower.cs
index 24cd63c..6694b35 100644
--- a/ReceivedPower.cs
+++ b/ReceivedPower.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace BeamedPowerStandalone
 {
     public class ReceivedPower
     {
+        
         PlanetOcclusion occlusion = new PlanetOcclusion();
         VesselFinder vesselFinder = new VesselFinder();
         RelativisticEffects relativistic = new RelativisticEffects();
diff --git a/Settings.cs b/Settings.cs
index 5e9de73..68e8361 100644
--- a/Settings.cs
+++ b/Settings.cs
@@ -4,29 +4,7 @@
 namespace BeamedPowerStandalone
 {
     // instructions for implementing custom difficulty settings were found on '1.2 modders notes' on the forums
-    [KSPAddon(KSPAddon.Startup.Instantly, false)]
-    public class ConfigFileReader : MonoBehaviour
-    {
-        static readonly string ConfigFilePath = KSPUtil.ApplicationRootPath + "GameData/MyMod/Settings.cfg";
-        static ConfigNode Node1;
-        public static string DetectedResource;
-        public void Start()
-        {
-            Node1 = ConfigNode.Load(ConfigFilePath);
-            DetectedResource = Node1.GetNode("TestNode").GetValue("DetectedResource");
-        }
-        public void Update()
-        {
-            //if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(DetectedResource))
-            //{
-            //    Debug.Log(Time.realtimeSinceStartup + "DetectedResource is empty");
-            //}
-            //else
-            //{
-            //    Debug.Log(Time.realtimeSinceStartup + "DetectedResource is: " + DetectedResource);
-            //}
-        }
-    }
+    
 
 
     public class BPSettings : GameParameters.CustomParameterNode
diff --git a/VesselModule.cs b/VesselModule.cs
index 2debb5a..48a9d57 100644
--- a/VesselModule.cs
+++ b/VesselModule.cs
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ namespace BeamedPowerStandalone
     // as vessel modules are processed in the background, this adds background vessel resource management
     public class BackgroundProcessing : VesselModule
     {
-        static string ManagedResource = ConfigFileReader.DetectedResource;
+        static string ManagedResource;
         int ResourceHash; int frames; double requestAmount;
-
+        
         public override void OnLoadVessel()
         {
-            base.OnLoadVessel();
-            ResourceHash = PartResourceLibrary.Instance.GetDefinition(ManagedResource).id; frames = 0; requestAmount = 0;
+            string ConfigFilePath = KSPUtil.ApplicationRootPath + "GameData/BeamedPowerStandalone/Settings.cfg";
+            ConfigNode MainNode;
+            MainNode = ConfigNode.Load(ConfigFilePath);
+            ManagedResource = MainNode.GetNode("BPSettings").GetValue("ManagedResource");
+            ResourceHash = PartResourceLibrary.Instance.GetDefinition(ManagedResource).id;
         }
 
         private double LoadVesselPowerData()
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