Compressor + transformer = explosion

[SReject]

I've tried with both the normal compressor and the singularity compressor and both explode if fed 128EU even with a transformer upgrade in them. Is there a way to work around this, or am I missing something?

The reason I need the upgrade is because I'm trying to create an advanced solar panel fabricator to take the raw materials and process them as need be. In my setup I'm running a rotary macerator fully overclocked & energy storage upgraded and wish to do the same with a/the compressor

(Playing on a FTB Beta server)

 

[Saice]

Are you sure you are feeding them only 128? The upgrade (which should be installed before you connect them to power) should make them 128 machines (2 will make them 512).

 

[SReject]

I am sure. I laided out all wiring before placing the machines. Then severed the wire coming off the MFE, to place the machines + transformers, then reconnected the wire. 2-3 minutes later... BOOM!

Quick note: The rotary macerator hasn't exploded with a transformer. just the compressor(s)

 

[Saice]

Check your wiring. Since they did not explode as soon as you connected them it sounds like there is something up with your wiring somewhere maybe a misplaced transformer or something.

Another way you can test that is isolate one of the machines so you have nothing touching in but the power feed then toss a transformer in line line so.

MFE - Cable - MV Transformer (one doted side this way) -Cable - Machine.

Why do this? Well with the MV Trans set up like this you can be 100% sure that the power is 128EU packet sizes.

If it still blows up I have no idea.

 

[Belone]

Have you used an EU reader to check that the amount of power coming into the machines is definitely 128?

 

[SReject]

Here's a re-creation of the setup (Carbon plate fabricator for the solar panels mentioned above):






When this is plugged directly into an MFE the compressor blows

 

[Saice]

And you are totally sure you got the transformer upgrade in the compressor before you connect it up?

If so I'm clueless this should totally work.

 

[SReject]

And you are totally sure you got the transformer upgrade in the compressor before you connect it up?

If so I'm clueless this should totally work.

Totally sure. I've been testing and retesting, and it blows a minute or two after it's connected. Next test is to remove the energy storage upgrades and see if that's what's doing it

 

[Saice]

Heres the thing. It should not be blowing a minute or two later. It should blow up as soon as you connect it.

There is something else going on here and I really not sure what.

 

[Saice]

Out I just tested this. MFE -> Cable -> Compressor with 1 Transformer upgrade and 4 Storage upgrades. Gave it a stack of raw carbon fiber to use and it ran fine

I'm running Mindcrack. Maybe your version of IC or Gregtech needs to be updated?

 

[raiju]

Looking at that engine (not familiar with enough with the texturepack) are you sure there isn't just a power buildup from the conductive pipes that is blowing up at next to the compressor?

 

[Saice]

Looking at that engine (not familiar with enough with the texturepack) are you sure there isn't just a power buildup from the conductive pipes that is blowing up at next to the compressor?

Good call. Vary possible and would make sense being a minute or two after power on.

 

[SReject]

The "conductive pipes" are glass fibre cable, the engines are forestry's electric.

 

[raiju]

I mean your pipes connecting to the autocrafting tables (or whatever they are) appear to be connecting to the engines. Maybe my memory fails me but at least when using redstone engines to pull out they shouldn't do that.

If they're just normal logistic pipes I'm stumped too, it just looks like they might be conductive pipes that are taking energy out of the electrical engine, it could logically get stuck in the gold pipe then and explode

How come you don't use redstone engines for those engines that appear to be pulling things out of pipes anyway?

 

[SReject]

I mean your pipes connecting to the autocrafting tables (or whatever they are) appear to be connecting to the engines. Maybe my memory fails me but at least when using redstone engines to pull out they shouldn't do that.

They are wooden pipes. And no, they aren't conductive, it's just the way these engine attach

How come you don't use redstone engines for those engines that appear to be pulling things out of pipes anyway?

The macerator, when overclocked, can grind a stack of coal by the time another stack of coal is pulled out(by the electic engines) and delivered to it

 

[Saice]

Then again. No idea why yours blows up. More so confused why it does it after a bit and not as soon as you turn it on.

Tested raw set up (see post above) on mindcrack and it works without any issues.

 

[raiju]

Well if we try to rule out variables, for the heck of it just put in an LV transformer and see if it still explodes. If it does you'll know it's nothing to do with transformer upgrade, and vice versa.

Could you show us an example picture of where you put the MFE (and then test it explodes afterwards)?

 

[SReject]

Well if we try to rule out variables, for the heck of it just put in an LV transformer and see if it still explodes. If it does you'll know it's nothing to do with transformer upgrade, and vice versa.

Could you show us an example picture of where you put the MFE (and then test it explodes afterwards)?

No point in a picture, its 9 blocks back, covered w/ hybred solar panels for my test


Quick update: it's not exploding now that I've reduced the power storage upgrades

 

[Saice]

No point in a picture, its 9 blocks back, covered w/ hybred solar panels for my test


Quick update: it's not exploding now that I've reduced the power storage upgrades

You know I just noticed you had 64... not 4 but 6 f'n 4.

No unearthly idea what you need or want that many. And Mindcrack has it locked at 4 max. So I can only assume some bug with them when you use that ridicules number of them.

 

[raiju]

I never realized such a thing would happen I never use energy storage as I run parallel MFSU's into things to give them a constant supply of power even with the overclockers in