RC Electric Generator

[fishille]

Hello FTB forum folks,
I'm curious if any has any idea what this mysteriously and so far useless device is designed to do. I havent had any luck finding what this actually outputs. It would also be nice if something somewhere actually gave a clue. I'm guessing its a mod that uses a power form calculated in volts at it says it provides and humongous amount of voltage. But not amps or really what input provides what and where do I use it. Maybe its useless in my pack setup idk. I'm playing on FTB Monster 1.1.0.
Any input theories or thoughts are appreciated. And yes I googled my heart out I just don't have time to watch every YouTube video that had those two keywords usually pertaining to something other then that exact device.
Thanks

 

[RedBoss]

http://rotarycraft.wikia.com/wiki/Electric_Generator

Took me 30 seconds to find.

Also
http://www.reddit.com/r/feedthebeas...ave_an_idea_how_rotarycrafts_electric/cfmhanw

 

[fishille]

http://rotarycraft.wikia.com/wiki/Electric_Generator

Took me 30 seconds to find.

And that is the ONLY information. I apologize yes I saw the wikia which verbatem copy of the in game handbook. None of that information answers the question.


Edit:
Your edit looks like mystery solved also explains why no obvious use since there isn't much UE in Monster. I don't have much luck mucking through reddit.
Thanks

 

[midi_sec]

i've found answers to all of your questions in your OP in both of those links. you say you don't have time to search google, but isn't that what you want people to do for you? redboss isn't any smarter than you, he's just taking the time to read.

the item produces UE (universal electricity) from rotarycraft shaft power. the voltage remains constant at 24000V, but the current scales with the amount of power going in. Power Input: Back

 

[DorinnB]

UE is for the mod Mekanism. Not on the monsters modpack.

 

[fishille]

Midi_sec,
You are correct almost all my questions are answered. However the second half of his post was edited in after I replied I did directly to his original post. Theres not much UE in Monster and I couldn't get any power out of it I could measure. That's why the wikia handbook fail the unsure. I wasn't asking for people to search Google which is why I tried at first. I missed that reddit post which still leaves much to be tested. I.e. how much KW rotations or torque is required.

RedBoss,
I do owe an apology for the lack of thanks initially.

 

[midi_sec]

@fishille, i understand it was edited, but the second link was literally on the first page of google results.

UE is for the mod Mekanism. Not on the monsters modpack.

UE will power MFFS and AE in the monster pack.

 

[fishille]

Having spent last night twiddling with it my results of testing it left me unsure of that. I had plugged in that electric generator up to a RC engine and hooked it up to my AE storage setup and it was registering 0 on the board. Ever hear the saying never believe everything you read on the internet. Based off a guess if it does convert to UE as that's the only reference the watt to UE conversion was less then enough to power the AE as I tried hooking the RC Engine up directly as well with similar results. After redoing my Google search to confirm what you said midi sec your right I had seen that my OP is off the mark.

If I actually seen a reference design and conversion results I'd probably believe it. I'll check the handbook later if there's a conversion guide in the handbook for UE.

The reason why you ask on forums is not for Google results from other people but real experience I.e. oh yes I used that to power my x with an a. It requires y and z and its an ineffective waste of time. Sort of answer. Which when I confirm conversion ratios im going to guess it is in the Monster mod pack. Maybe real handy in another mod pack.

 

[Pyure]

fishille, disregard any members who rip on folks for evidently not taking the time to google. We ask things on forums because we want to open a dialog; this is in case we want further insight, not just the initial information.

In this case specifically, info on anything RotaryCraft is notoriously difficult to find, and it doesn't matter how much you google for it: a lot of the time it plain doesn't exist or is buried in some FAQ rather than in a useful wiki with the block or machine it belongs with.

On the other hand, redboss and midi_sec are coo, so to preserve their respective sanities, maybe look up and try the thread "ask a simple question, get a simple answer." There are folks who basically spend all day answering weird questions on there.

 

[fishille]

All input is appreciated by me. I'm new to being active on these forums as well as I am to hosting a server.

I think I'm going to chalk up the answer and case close this as:

RC Electric Generators serve no purpose in the FTB Monster pack version 1.1.0

Midi_sec, RedBoss, DorinnB, and Pyure. Thank you all.

 

[Pyure]

All input is appreciated by me. I'm new to being active on these forums as well as I am to hosting a server.

I think I'm going to chalk up the answer and case close this as:

RC Electric Generators serve no purpose in the FTB Monster pack version 1.1.0

Midi_sec, RedBoss, DorinnB, and Pyure. Thank you all.

I don't know much about UE, but I assume it has some sort of storage battery. If so, some folks dislike RotaryCraft's energy storage mechanism (the explosive industrial coil). A valid use would be transforming the power into UE, storing it in the UE battery (if such exists), and using it far away from your RotaryCraft generation, such as to power a remote machine.

 

[Wagon153]

I don't know much about UE, but I assume it has some sort of storage battery. If so, some folks dislike RotaryCraft's energy storage mechanism (the explosive industrial coil). A valid use would be transforming the power into UE, storing it in the UE battery (if such exists), and using it far away from your RotaryCraft generation, such as to power a remote machine.

Or you can use the rotational dynamo to turn it into RF and store it in a Thermal Expansion energy cell or Ender IO energy bank.

 

[Pyure]

100% agree for those conversions, but I'm making a case for this particular machine (the Electric Generator) being plausibly useful in the Monster pack.

 

[midi_sec]

Or you can use the rotational dynamo to turn it into RF and store it in a Thermal Expansion energy cell or Ender IO energy bank.

mystcraft

really the only thing i can see the electric gen being used for within the monster pack is an all rotarycraft build, and you want to run MFFS.

 

[Pyure]

{coolvid}

I've seen this before but I still have to like it because I've never seen it done before by another mod

 

[ThatOneSlowking]

UE is for the mod Mekanism. Not on the monsters modpack.

False. UE is for EVERYTHING. IC2, BC, TE, etc. it autoconverts power

 

[RavynousHunter]

Aye. Plus, if I remember correctly, Mekanism recently moved away from UE and has since become a stand-alone mod. Mekanism also does the auto-conversion via its universal cables, and I believe it handles UE, but I could be mistaken...I've never really played with UE proper, since I can transmit the outputs of Atomic Science generators using EnderIO conduits.

 

[DriftinFool]

Even though Monster has the UE API in it, there are no cables or anything else to use/transport it. All the RC machines I have seen that depend on other mods say they are unavailable in the handbook when the mod is not there. When I look up the electric generator in my RC handbook, it says it is unavailable. Same for the steam turbine(RailCraft dependent) and gasoline engine(Buildcraft dependent).

 

[Sidorion]

RC only adds three steam engines: hobbyist, comercial and industrial. None of them output any other energy form than MJ .

 

[midi_sec]

RC only adds three steam engines: hobbyist, comercial and industrial. None of them output any other energy form than MJ .