HELP. Why accumulators doesnt work?

[Arishia]

I have this and dont work.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=928590461

[ShutEye_DK]

Originally posted by davidtsuiyw:

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I just quoted everything you wrote that makes sense in this thread.
(And I'm not american).

[Duckyness]

Originally posted by davidtsuiyw:

Originally posted by wanyfer:

are you responding to this thread or another because your replies read nonsensical to this thread

read 'bout the accumulator emergency power they called it SR Latch youtube then ya'll see what i'm talkin 'bout not nonsense, you american bloggers. Search for yourself on youtube rather than saying me nuisance.

you constantly bring up mods when people are asking about vanilla and like you said you had to attach wires to the accumulators which you do not to use them as they are. so you are a nuisance in that you are over complicating most matters.

[Warlord]

I know what the SR Latch is (I didn't by name, but the video explained a more advanced steam power switch for turning on in case of low power.)

Still irrelevant to the discussion, since the OP was trying to find out why his accumulators were not charging. He was NOT asking for advanced features on how to set up a "mostly solar" factory with steam power backup in case of brownouts.

[DCYW]

power switch will solve this problem, doesnt? I just relized she is using both steam engines and solar at same time look at the bottom of the picture then ya'll see why im not nuisance
. Accumulators r confused with steam engines not solar. Solar energy charges those accumulators not steam, steam are from those boilers , solar doesn't need boilers

[Duckyness]

doesnt matter as the main problem was that they could not charge. That has nothing to do with a latch. it simply means they are not producing enough power to let the excess charge them.

[Warlord]

Originally posted by davidtsuiyw:

power switch will solve this problem, doesnt?

Nope. as I said multiple times, the power is insufficient to charge accumulators. Power switch is for cutting entire sections of the base off from the rest of it.

[DCYW]

Originally posted by Warlord:

Originally posted by davidtsuiyw:

power switch will solve this problem, doesnt?

Nope. as I said multiple times, the power is insufficient to charge accumulators. Power switch is for cutting entire sections of the base off from the rest of it.

to solve that is to cut out the steam part to let solar to charge accumulators

[AlexMBrennan]

to solve that is to cut out the steam part to let solar to charge accumulators

OK, this really isn't very difficult: Accumulators charge when there is more power being produced than is being used. It is completely irrelevant where that power comes from.

To produce more power than is being consumed, you have two options:
1) Build more solar panels or steam engines or nuclear reactors
2) Use a power switch to cut off your factory - by completely shutting down everything, you make sure that what little power your solar panels and steam engines do produce can be used to charge accumulators. Note that this option is completely stupid.

[Warlord]

Originally posted by davidtsuiyw:

Originally posted by Warlord:

Nope. as I said multiple times, the power is insufficient to charge accumulators. Power switch is for cutting entire sections of the base off from the rest of it.

to solve that is to cut out the steam part to let solar to charge accumulators

The accumulators are Not charging because enough power is not being produced. All power generated goes into one big pool, which machines take out of to run. Any excess power from this pool will be used to charge accumulators. Taking steam engines out would only drastically lower the amount of power being produced, and the accumulators will never charge.

I suppose if you cut off the solar/accumulators (which don't necessarily have to do with eachother) from the rest of the base, then the accums will charge. But that is silly, since the power the panels provide is already being sucked up by the factory. You make the factory perform worse, and get some batteries to charge that won't ever discharge their power back into the factory becuase you cut them off.

[ShutEye_DK]

Originally posted by AlexMBrennan:

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Note that this option is completely stupid.

Thanks for the giggles :D

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if you're already underpowered, your accumulator won't charge

[DCYW]

from which side needs more power steam engines or solar, bythelook of things she has heaps of solar but not steam. My whole idea is to use circuit network using combinators to make those accumlators to charge up, letting the combinators do math to control accumlators to charge up, I dont see any combinators hanging around. Power switches are not only for cutting the whole section of power production, can be use as Circuit Switching to switch steam to solar power letting accumulators doing charge at daytime switch back to steam at night, watch those accumulator release energy at night.

Accumlators acts like a capacitor in this case. I tried not to argue to anyone. If u guys/gal saying that she needs more steam engines not boilers nor solar then I'll say ya'll right. She had too much water going into through those boilers, Water exceeds is making those boilers cool down those steam engines. Solar power doesnt pollute steam does. So if aliens come by to attack, their target is those steam engines and yourself then those solar panels in combat wise. So in defense, Steam engines are to be well guarded from those aliens while you run away being a wissy but smart play. Steam power is the main power not solar, solar is made for alternate power to make steam power less pollutant

[Los]

again you are not making much sense its like someone asks where can they buy milk and instead of pointing them at the nearest store you start teaching them how to care for cows

[lightningdragon10065]

Hard to tell without seeing the power graph, but it looks like those steam engines are already running at near max capacity.

This is most certainly an issue of insufficient power generation. Build more solar panels or steam engines.

[Warlord]

Originally posted by davidtsuiyw:

from which side needs more power steam engines or solar, bythelook of things she has heaps of solar but not steam. My whole idea is to use circuit network using combinators to make those accumlators to charge up, letting the combinators do math to control accumlators to charge up, I dont see any combinators hanging around. Power switches are not only for cutting the whole section of power production, can be use as Circuit Switching to switch steam to solar power letting accumulators doing charge at daytime switch back to steam at night, watch those accumulator release energy at night.

Accumlators acts like a capacitor in this case. I tried not to argue to anyone. If u guys/gal saying that she needs more steam engines not boilers nor solar then I'll say ya'll right. She had too much water going into through those boilers, Water exceeds is making those boilers cool down those steam engines. Solar power doesnt pollute steam does. So if aliens come by to attack, their target is those steam engines and yourself then those solar panels in combat wise. So in defense, Steam engines are to be well guarded from those aliens while you run away being a wissy but smart play. Steam power is the main power not solar, solar is made for alternate power to make steam power less pollutant

It doesn't matter whether it is more steam OR more solar. Accumulators take ANY excess power and store it. Since it is hooked up to the entire network (by the fact that it is in range of a power pole) it will charge if there is any extra power generated that isn't instantly consumed.

The fact the accumulators are not charging is because there is not enough power (of any kind) being made. Add solar. Add steam. Add Nuclear. Add freakin hamster wheels for all I care. But using circuit trickery to get them to charge means you are taking away power currently being used to run the base and storing it for.... What, future use?

I don't get why you don't understand this. Honestly. Is there some confusion? Do you think accumulators can only get power from energy sources it is set up next to?