Well presumably a freighter that's quite close to the dimensions of the original SD the nodes were designed for would be compatible with them.crewdude48 wrote:The compensators are so far behind that an SLN CL or maybe even a DD can be out accelerated by a RMN SD(p). And the nodes have to be very carefully placed and shaped to create a wedge. I don't think you could use the nodes from an SD on a freighter.
On the other hand, nodes seem to be designed not just for hull size, but also (to a lesser degree) for planned max acceleration. I believe there have been passing mentions that it's less than efficient to just stick an uprated compensator in a ship, you really need to modify or swap the nodes as well to keep the propulsion balanced.
From that perspective it doesn't seem practical to match up nodes designed for (slow) SLN SDs with a top of the line Mantie/Grayson compensator for a fast freighter (even if you did want a freighter the exact size of the original donor SD)