Magmatic engines - Item Power
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I'm not sure if your wooden-golden-wooden-golden-... setup will work.
Bettter have a continuous golden line where the wooden ones feed into.
If you have the materials for it: convert your conductive pipes to redstone conduits, so the engines will throttle themselves down (and thus use less lava), if demand is low.
Why your lava can isn't emptied in the engine? Don't know. I'll have to try it out myself now, maybe I find the cause.
edit: No clue. All four stackable lava containers (didn't try buckets) were accepted without fail, it just took a second or so for the engine to notice the containers. Worked both an redstoned and non-redstoned engines.
Bettter have a continuous golden line where the wooden ones feed into.
If you have the materials for it: convert your conductive pipes to redstone conduits, so the engines will throttle themselves down (and thus use less lava), if demand is low.
Why your lava can isn't emptied in the engine? Don't know. I'll have to try it out myself now, maybe I find the cause.
edit: No clue. All four stackable lava containers (didn't try buckets) were accepted without fail, it just took a second or so for the engine to notice the containers. Worked both an redstoned and non-redstoned engines.
The way you have it set up, the redstone line isn't actually affecting any of the engines. The lever is powering the first one directly, none of the others are activated. Either of these changes should work:
[edit] I tried your setup, and MilConDoinis right, pipes the way you have them won't transfer enough power. Move the gold pipes one block forward, and have the wood pipes connect to them sideways.
[edit] I tried your setup, and MilConDoinis right, pipes the way you have them won't transfer enough power. Move the gold pipes one block forward, and have the wood pipes connect to them sideways.
I see your redstone signal is on, did you configure the engines? The default setting is to run whenever redstone is NOT applied.
[edit] Nevermind, even when they're not active, they should put the lava in their buffer. This looks like a bug - have you tried using buckets?
[edit] Nevermind, even when they're not active, they should put the lava in their buffer. This looks like a bug - have you tried using buckets?
Figured it out.
You're using FTB BETA A. (See the MC 1.4.2 version?)
In the versions used in this pack the magmatic engines couldn't fill themselves via cans/capsules/cells. That capability was added later.
For us it worked, because we tried it out in one of the newer packs
You're using FTB BETA A. (See the MC 1.4.2 version?)
In the versions used in this pack the magmatic engines couldn't fill themselves via cans/capsules/cells. That capability was added later.
For us it worked, because we tried it out in one of the newer packs
but using my method it makes Lava, then also stores it, for use in geothermal generators. and gives a use for nethrrack...Liquid transposer and Liquiducts = less of a hassle
The liquid transposer idea from our resident hamster was the thought, that you would gather the lava elsewhere via cells to feed the engines. Since your main lava source (after an initial startup bucket) already produces liquid, you won't need the transposer
The liquiducts aren't really needed when you have the pipes, they just use a bit less CPU power, if I've understood their concept correctly.
The liquiducts aren't really needed when you have the pipes, they just use a bit less CPU power, if I've understood their concept correctly.
This is what I get for jumping on the forums in the morning before coffee...
I thought you were using the engines to power your quarry using cells from the chest...
Ignore my post, the waterproof pipes are ok. Liquiducts are a bit less lag inducing but that's not relevant to this thread.
I thought you were using the engines to power your quarry using cells from the chest...
Ignore my post, the waterproof pipes are ok. Liquiducts are a bit less lag inducing but that's not relevant to this thread.
Geothermals can accept liquid lava so there's no need to put it in cans or cells.