What's the best power for MFR

[YuvonDovah]

What is the best power creator for a harvester in Mine Factory Reloaded? Right now I have 4 basic solar panels and it's just not cutting it. I'm quite early game and would like it to always be full power or at least never hit rock bottom.

 

[midi_sec]

it depends on what you have access to. check out the dynamos in TE, they're pretty decent for a first power source.

 

[KingTriaxx]

If you're not harvesting trees, Engineer's Toolbox with a Solar Panel on top will keep it running along. It won't fill the power bar, but it'll do your crops just fine.

If you're harvesting trees, it'll still do well, but you'll want to build a pillar of glass taller than the largest trees you're harvesting, so it'll maintain a clear line of sight.

 

[willis936]

If you're harvesting trees you can burn them into charcoal for massive net energy gain and just about anything that burns charcoal (ic2 generators, TE steam dynamos, BC stirling engines, RC solid fuel boiler) will do.

 

[Padfoote]

Grab a photovoltaic cell (or a few) from Ender IO (1 MJ/t) and hook it up to the harvester. Should be able to handle the power demand.

Also, are you storing the energy at all? I had a harvester running off of a single basic solar panel hooked to some sort of power storage and never had any issues.