How to automatically stop and start engines depending on powerlevel

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Doktor KlingeL

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Hello fellow FTB players!

I have a little question some of you might know.
I build a diesel generator, but I only need this thing when my power is low.
How can I tweak it so that it would only start up when i need it automatically?
 
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Techly88

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Hello fellow FTB players!

I have a little question some of you might know.
I build a diesel generator, but I only need this thing when my power is low.
How can I tweak it so that it would only start up when i need it automatically?

If your talking about about RF then RFtools is your best friend for the job. :)

Check out my thread that showcase it http://forum.feed-the-beast.com/threads/community-tech-gamings-showcase.159228/ (around the "Power Running Low? No Problems" is where you want to look at). As I showed a basic setup using that mod using an Iron Generator as the "backup generator".
 
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Robijnvogel

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Enderio has a nifty gadget for measuring power levels as well. It emits a redstone signal based on power storage. If your generator can be turned on or off by redstone, that would almost certainly work.
Some mods' power storage mechanisms work with vanilla redstone comparators as well.
 
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