Minecraft Feed the Beast – Why Do Machines Keep Using Power?

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Some machines tend to be "always on" and constantly draw energy from my batboxes that get fed by fossil fuel. It took me a while (and thus many stacks of coal) to find out that these machines keep draining my energy. Some machines that do this are:

  • Electric Heat Generator
  • Electric Kinetic Generator

Is there anything that I can do that will prevent this, apart from removing the cable? A switch does not seem to work but there must be a way to turn these machines "off" somehow.

Best Answer

Electric Heat Generators use Coil to generate Heat Units (HU) Electric Kinetic Generators use Electric Motor to generate Kinetic Units (KU)

When they are not hooked to anything they shouldn't consume any power. But if what they are connected to can consume the Heat or Kinetic energy, then they will constantly draw power.

You can:

  • Use EU-Splitter Cable in place of one of the power cables will allow you interrupt power to that machine or any machines further down the line by applying a redstone signal to the cable. You know this works because the normal cable on either side will become disconnected from the splitter.
  • Remove the Coil or Electric Motors from the inventory of the machines. Without the items used to generate the energy they won't consume power.
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