Applied Energistics 2- ME System Question

[JustinMcLauchlin]

I have an issue with my ME Storage system with AE2. I have 3 main Smart Cables going into a Dense Energy Cell, and the three have channel values as follows: Bottom Right =4, Top left =5, and the bottom left =1. My issue is this: when I attach a Smart Cable to something down the line, it says "Device Missing Channel", however, the smart cable only displays those numbers above. Why is it saying i need another channel if i have many left to use? I added some picture to get an idea of what is going on. As a side note: i added an ME controller on the first pic where the dense cell is, and all my channels were gone (it replaced the bottom left cable)

 

[Brian Cherrick]

My guess is that one of your smart cables is crossing paths with the other so when you go to connect something else you have no channels Persei available.

I would check your cabling and down below and see if that is the case. If it is you could do one of two things to fix it make sure the smart cables are different colors no default color here. Or use cable anchors.

 

[malicious_bloke]

I always make sure my cables only have a single path for exactly this reason. The first time I used AE2, I quickly got sick of entire rows of devices flickering on and off as the network repeatedly tried to recalculate path lengths or whatevs.

So now, I tend to mass-produce cable anchors and run stuff adjacently if they need to occupy the same area. If not, P2P tunnels all over :3