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The Probe Rigs is useful and peculiar enough to warrant its own mention in game
Probe Rigs: While there is only one rig which actually affects scan probes, it's useful and peculiar enough FFXI Gil to warrant its own mention.
The Tech I Gravity Capacitor Upgrade rig increases scan probe strength by 10% at the cost of 200 calibration and one rig slot, while the Tech II variant is 300 calibrations for a 15% bonus. This is important because the covert ops Frigate, which is the game's designated scanner ship, is prevented from actually using two of the Tech II version of this rig.
Being a Tech II ship, it has only two rig slots and, if fitted with a Tech II scan probe rig, would be unable to fit either another Tech II or Tech I version. It can, however, fit two Tech I scan probe rigs for a total bonus of 21%.
Note that it's not 20%. This is because the rigs are not added together into one bonus but rather applied separately as modules do, so their bonuses are multiplied rather than added together.
At this time there exists no real use for the Tech II scan probe rig, unless you are using it on a ship which requires another rig too, such as a covert ops Frigate with the 50 calibration recloaking timer rig. If you are maxing out a ship for scan probe strength, stick with the Tech I rigs.