How are crank motors powered?

[CTH2004]

So, I’m just wondering, are the crank motors (the ones that can turn a shaft without steam engines) run using electricity or engine power?

Thanks!
P.S. I’ve tried to test it, I just can’t seem to get a good test to work…

[Lorenzo[FR]]

if you are talking about the "CRANK motor" -> they use power

[CTH2004]

Originally posted by LorenzoFR:

if you are talking about the "CRANK motor" -> they use power

Yup those.

And “power”, that’s engine, right?

[Lorenzo[FR]]

yes, you can generate power with :
-battery+electric engine
-steam
-fuel
-jet+jet generator

[CTH2004]

Originally posted by LorenzoFR:

yes, you can generate power with :
-battery+electric engine
-steam
-fuel
-jet+jet generator

Great!

And that means you can convert engine power to electric by using a crank motor and wheel, so that instead of decreaseing an engines production for electricity, you can consume engine power for electricity, and therefore set electricity generation to a different priority (have stronger engines, and when possible generate electricity. But propulsion comes first!)

[budisourdog]

A fuel engine can also do this, reduce the power use priority of fuel engine generators in the users section.

[Estrateking]

Nearly all sources of engine power can double as sources of electric power.
Also, as crank motors can't have their priority changed, they make a rather poor overflow power converter.

[CTH2004]

Originally posted by budisourdog:

A fuel engine can also do this, reduce the power use priority of fuel engine generators in the users section.

Originally posted by Estrateking:

Nearly all sources of engine power can double as sources of electric power.
Also, as crank motors can't have their priority changed, they make a rather poor overflow power converter.

Yes, that is true.
The benifit is that you can create 100% engine power, and make it electric. For instance, steam power is less efficient with generators. This allows you to put that generater elsewhere!

[Estrateking]

Originally posted by CTH2004:

Yes, that is true.
The benifit is that you can create 100% engine power, and make it electric. For instance, steam power is less efficient with generators. This allows you to put that generater elsewhere!

A steam rectangle has a lot of gaps you can fit generators to, plus adding flywheels increases it's efficiency.

[CTH2004]

Originally posted by Estrateking:

Originally posted by CTH2004:

Yes, that is true.
The benifit is that you can create 100% engine power, and make it electric. For instance, steam power is less efficient with generators. This allows you to put that generater elsewhere!

A steam rectangle has a lot of gaps you can fit generators to, plus adding flywheels increases it's efficiency.

yes, I know (:
It's called "solveing a problem that is bareley there by causing multiple others".

Besides redundency (if your steam engine is destroyed, these can still produce power in other places), there is no point truly.
But, you know, hypothetically you can do it!