How to Stop Wire Overloading?

[Miningcheeseman]

I have a circuit for each floor and a transformer to make sure the power doesn't excede 1000w on each floor as well. However I still get a ton of overloading circuits, and I have no clue what I'm doing wrong here.

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[AquaX]

Your usage per transformer line surpass 1kw. A regular wire can only handle 1kw and I see at least 1 line using far beyond that.

[Miningcheeseman]

Originally posted by AquaX:

Your usage per transformer line surpass 1kw

What can I do to fix this?

[Huperspace]

use the conductive wire (2kw, no -% deco) or use more trafos
manuel generator cannot be wired via heavy wire or?

[Miningcheeseman]

Originally posted by AquaX:

Your usage per transformer line surpass 1kw. A regular wire can only handle 1kw and I see at least 1 line using far beyond that.

Ok, I see now, thank you!

[AquaX]

Originally posted by Miningcheeseman:

Originally posted by AquaX:

Your usage per transformer line surpass 1kw

What can I do to fix this?

Add more transformers and divide the wire lines more, each wire linked to the transformer MUST NOT exceed 1kw in consumption.

[Miningcheeseman]

Originally posted by AquaX:

Originally posted by Miningcheeseman:

What can I do to fix this?

Add more transformers and divide the wire lines more, each wire linked to the transformer MUST NOT exceed 1kw in consumption.

Ok, I shall do that, thank you.

[High Man]

You have to make seperate electrical loops/lines. All loops have to be kept seperate with the help of transformers.

make 1 or 2 20kw loops to move your power from your battery banks / generators, use transformers to create "seperate" power lines and use your "regular" wires to power your gear.

Remember 1000W = 1kw. If you can see you will have more power drain then 1k or even 2k then make seperate loops or use the 20kw wires.

Protip: transformers can also be used to setup seperate power banks with seperate charging systems. You can also daisy chain your banks with transformers, effectivly creating bigger batteries then the 40kw battiers available.

[resonancia]

Originally posted by High Man:

Protip: transformers can also be used to setup seperate power banks with seperate charging systems. You can also daisy chain your banks with transformers, effectivly creating bigger batteries then the 40kw battiers available.

Sounds interesting, how do you do that?
Can you post a screenshot?

[High Man]

Eh, i don't know what you mean ? screenshot of what exactly ?

[Dark Helmet]

The 'problem' I have with electric limit is that it will register the total amount of power anywhere on the line, I would have taught that at the end of the line where there is like 2 machine left that drain 480 w total, that the wire will only register 480, but it register like 1200 w anyway, as if the preceding machines didnt take their share, so putting conductive wire only in strategic area doesnt work, it will overload at the end of the line.

[resonancia]

If you are going to feed more than 1000W (or 2000W using conductive wire) you need to setup your generators as follows:

First the generators and battery bank conected through heavy watt or heavy conductive wire, then a power transformer (conected with heavy wire too) and then you may use wire or conductive wire to connect the transformer to the machines.

Using a transformer creates a "subcircuit", so use as many as you need, just be careful to not hook up more than 1000W (or 2000 depending on the type of wire) to each transformer.

[Adrian Cisowski]

By far the dumbest implementation of electricity in the game... IF you hook the appliance/machine to the end of your cable from the main line it will only draw as much as the appliance takes. Electricity is not forced down your throat like this game would suggest lol. It should be plenty sufficient to branch out of the heavy duty 20kw cable with 1k or 2k cables delivering what the machine requires....

[Delaradra]

Originally posted by Adrian Cisowski:

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Necro from 2017

[Eugene]

Please show us the generator room, how the generators and batteries are connected to the network.

[Aleddra]

Originally posted by Delaradra:

Originally posted by Adrian Cisowski:

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Necro from 2017

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