Yield modules refinery/assembler.

[MLGJan]

How effective are they? I never used them and thinking of making a secondary assembler and refinery with max yield modules. For example if I wanna make 1000 plates will it make like 1200 or something? For refinery will they significantly affect the ores? Or is it better to just go for the speed modules

Edit nvm doesnt work on assembly still waiting for the refinery answer tho :D

[JarutheDamaja]

4 Yield modules on refinery doubles the amount of ingot per ore. With no additional power need at same speed.

[Buzzard]

Yield modules only work on refineries. Yield, on assemblers, does nothing.

Only Speed and Power modules will work on assemblers.

Yield modules will boost the output on refine rates, but will NOT boost it past 100% returns. (Iron and scrap could easily go past 100% without the cap)
On Uranium (and platinum), you *REALLY* want to be using 4 Yield modules to process the stuff, since the stuff is so rare, and the refine rate is so low.

[MLGJan]

Originally posted by Buzzard:

Yield modules only work on refineries. Yield, on assemblers, does nothing.

Only Speed and Power modules will work on assemblers.

Yield modules will boost the output on refine rates, but will NOT boost it past 100% returns. (Iron and scrap could easily go past 100% without the cap)
On Uranium (and platinum), you *REALLY* want to be using 4 Yield modules to process the stuff, since the stuff is so rare, and the refine rate is so low.

Originally posted by Buzzard:

Yield modules only work on refineries. Yield, on assemblers, does nothing.

Only Speed and Power modules will work on assemblers.

Yield modules will boost the output on refine rates, but will NOT boost it past 100% returns. (Iron and scrap could easily go past 100% without the cap)
On Uranium (and platinum), you *REALLY* want to be using 4 Yield modules to process the stuff, since the stuff is so rare, and the refine rate is so low.

is uranium really that rare? My first 5 asteroids was only uranium and i wanted to find iron so i was pretty pissed.

[MLGJan]

Originally posted by JarutheDamaja:

4 Yield modules on refinery doubles the amount of ingot per ore. With no additional power need at same speed.

Yeah made one right now with full Thanks!

[budisourdog]

If/when you need more resources, build more refineries with the same yield modules. Speed modules are only good on assemblers, power modules shouldn't be used unless you're having difficulties getting established. Yield is better than Speed for refineries because you get twice the output for the same input vs using twice the ore twice as fast for the same results. And Speed is better than Power on assemblers because it does the same thing over a shorter timespan, using more power per second is about the same as doing the same thing at less power for over twice as long.

[Erzherzoghans]

Originally posted by budisourdog:

If/when you need more resources, build more refineries with the same yield modules. Speed modules are only good on assemblers, power modules shouldn't be used unless you're having difficulties getting established. Yield is better than Speed for refineries because you get twice the output for the same input vs using twice the ore twice as fast for the same results. And Speed is better than Power on assemblers because it does the same thing over a shorter timespan, using more power per second is about the same as doing the same thing at less power for over twice as long.

For the most part is correct, I like to use them as backup Refinery and Assembler when I am low on power and maybe only have a little bit of power in the Batteries and maybe only a couple of solar panels running. Also useful in a backup base or a temp base or outpost and you don't want to invest that much into power, but is there if something goes wrong

Another thing I sometimes like doing is when I use extreme rules like no use of Reactors, Wind Turbines, and Hydrogen Engines. Using Solar and Batteries alone you may have issues with powering Assemblers and or Refineries so using a power modules can come in real handy.