fastest engine?
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lets see here the http://minecraftbuildcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Quarry#Power
says 9MJ/t(ick) for full speed currently so you need to achieve it that would take 2 combustion engines running on fuel if you want to stick to pure buildcraft items
if you want to branch out then railcraft, forestry and thermal expansion all provide engines that will work with the quarry but you are going to have to look up their MJ/t numbers on your own
here are the links to their wikis:
http://railcraft.wikispaces.com/
http://forestry.sengir.net/wiki/
http://thermalexpansion.wikispaces.com/
and remember it is recommened to have atleast some piping between the quarry and the engine to ensure an even flow of power
says 9MJ/t(ick) for full speed currently so you need to achieve it that would take 2 combustion engines running on fuel if you want to stick to pure buildcraft items
if you want to branch out then railcraft, forestry and thermal expansion all provide engines that will work with the quarry but you are going to have to look up their MJ/t numbers on your own
here are the links to their wikis:
http://railcraft.wikispaces.com/
http://forestry.sengir.net/wiki/
http://thermalexpansion.wikispaces.com/
and remember it is recommened to have atleast some piping between the quarry and the engine to ensure an even flow of power
If you get a large circuit to slide into your Electrical Engine, it might do the job. You'd need one bronze, two tin, and a copper electron tube to do it. It would also eat up a surprising 34 Eu/t, which means more than low voltage would be required. an MV array would keep it going, though. Barring nightfall and storms, of course.
Failing that, the most I've seen out of an engine would be the commercial steam engines at 8 Eu/t. The trick of getting all that steam to it when quarries are traditionally in remote locations, however, is a logistical challenge to solve.
Two biogas engines would also produce 8 MJ/t, and would be significantly easier to keep refuelled.
Two Magmatic Engines would also do the trick.
I know that Aqueous Accumulators have made combustion engines much safer, but I still have a knee-jerk reflex to avoid them, when there are so very many alternatives.
Failing that, the most I've seen out of an engine would be the commercial steam engines at 8 Eu/t. The trick of getting all that steam to it when quarries are traditionally in remote locations, however, is a logistical challenge to solve.
Two biogas engines would also produce 8 MJ/t, and would be significantly easier to keep refuelled.
Two Magmatic Engines would also do the trick.
I know that Aqueous Accumulators have made combustion engines much safer, but I still have a knee-jerk reflex to avoid them, when there are so very many alternatives.
Another possible alternative would be the Energy Cells. You could charge them at your main station, pick them up, and plop em down next to the quarry. The MJ output is adjustable up to 125 MJ/t, same with the input. Here's to hoping for Energy Cell power carts in the future though, much like the Energy Carts for EU in Railcraft.
Edit: In 1.4.2 the Max input/output is 125, the wiki is saying 100 so it probably got a small nerf for 1.4.5.
Edit: In 1.4.2 the Max input/output is 125, the wiki is saying 100 so it probably got a small nerf for 1.4.5.