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Antifreeze Mar 1, 2024 @ 4:38pm
Issues with powering a fridge
I am using S+ and all the structures I'm using are from S+ including the foundations. For some reason when I try to place a fridge next to a powered power outlet, it only says "powered" when it's in front of it and not next to it, which is where I want it. The fabricator which is placed on the left of the outlet works just fine. Here is a youtube video I uploaded showing the issue: https://youtu.be/oDAq5L0bL80. I am playing on my own dedicated server which I host on the same machine where the client runs. Any help much appreciated.
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Scramble Mar 2, 2024 @ 2:33am 
There are countless errors in the power system.

You may have a dead*zone where you are hit by 2 or more power outlets. In this case you will have to move or remove the one outlet.

Or your outlet may be dead. Which you can usually fix by picking up and replacing a cable. Else will have to rearrange outlets near to make it work.

I have Tek Generators now** so may remember this incorrect, but I think a dead outlet does not produce sparks. The deadzones you can only see by stuff not working when placed in them.

In any case you can try pick up the outlets and see what happens, this however can be extremely hard to put back without causing new errors. I had a very delicate base once on Scorched Earth, powered by a single windmill in a 100% wind zone. This led to a lot of wiring, but I found 1 specific cable near the windmill I could reach easy, and picking up this cable, took away power from everything, and then putting it back in usually would fix any issue out in the system.


* Dead here meaning your freezer ain't getting power, even if ti should be from at least 1 source, or that your power source is placed so that it somehow conflicts with other things and just isn't actually producing its powered zone around itself.

** Seems they never had any idea how to make actually wiring work, so they made the system actually intended to use completely wireless from day 1.
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Date Posted: Mar 1, 2024 @ 4:38pm
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