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    steam boilers and mysterious explosions

    I have set up the system you've described. and out of paranoia i've put 8 more around in a similar checkerboard formation. now to accumulate enough peat to fire up the boiler... seems like a full chest will get it to 100% from a cold start.
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    steam boilers and mysterious explosions

    the steam turbine is only used to run an MFE for charging a mining laser. When there's no more room to pump EU the steam turbine runs down to 0%. I assume this means the blade isn't being damaged and that steam isn't being consumed. I was not aware that steam turbines explode at all. edit: i...
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    steam boilers and mysterious explosions

    Hey guys. I currently have a 3x3 solid fueled steam boiler with 36 high pressure tanks on it. It is fed by a constant peat farm made of 3 bogs, which keeps it stable and outputs a nice amount of peat. Currently drawing steam from the boiler are 4 hobbyist engines, 7 industrial engines and a...
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    New to FTB

    all MJ using machines actually do have an internal storage as well. pipes also store small amounts of energy (i think it's their transmission amount) That being said, melting down redstone to make MJ storage is wonderful and can turn your steam boiler into your only required energy producer if...
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    Converting energy

    Right now I'm using a nice mid-game power generating configuration. Only issue is that it uses a lot of metal to get started: use rails to hook everything up onto a distribution network with railcraft loaders and unloaders. -First I have a solar powered steve's cart farming wheat for me (it...
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    Server Updating - preserve world

    Cheers, yeah the name of the world was the issue. It was changed from the previous version's "world" to this versions "FTB-Beta-A" in the new server properties file. and yes, I did mean folder lol. I wrote that at 4 in the morning :P
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    Server Updating - preserve world

    Heya, I am quite a noob at being a server admin, and this is the first time I've performed an update trying to keep a world that's already been generated and played in. I have a backup of the world (entire server directory), I also have the latest server release. So far I've tried straight up...