Powering machines, deconstructing things

[Matt Rethyu]

I have few questions about modding the game.
First, when you flick something needing power on, it takes few more seconds to actually power up, and it seems that that time is more or less random. Is it possible to reduce it to zero or very nearly so, so it powers almost instantly when I turn it on?
Second question, when I deconstruct things it seems I get 75% of original resources needed to build it. Can I modify it to give me 100% of them?
It seems to me that both these things are hard-coded, so I understand that it could be hard and I almost certainly won't be able to do it myself.