Automate Arc Furnace Activate Button?

[Deerhunter102]

I tried a console with a mode circuit board and I can't seem to make it activate the arc furnace. Any ideas or tips?

[Ren]

you can make it with 2 logic I/O. read if anything insert and write back to activate

[Deerhunter102]

Originally posted by MrLucifer:

you can make it with 2 logic I/O. read if anything insert and write back to activate

Oh thats simple... lol thank you for the help mr. L

[Dinoabunai]

I think with latest update you can control active button via computers as well.

[Ren]

Originally posted by Dinoabunai:

I think with latest update you can control active button via computers as well.

don't know that, but a computer need more power as 2 logics xD

[Dinoabunai]

True

[GD]

Would still be nice, if the computer had
a) a condition for the Arc Furnace like Contains Something = true|false
b) an action for the Arc Furnace like Active = true|false

This would incorporate the Arc Furance fully into the computer logic and would be much more useful in concert with the state machine of it. Sometimes it's good to have alternatives.

While you're at it: Please reconsider the Power Usage of Logic Circuits and the Computer, especially the first ones it's insane how much energy they pull.

[Arran Chace]

I used this setup with 2 Logic IO chips

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/915785959348994624/BC6AB290DFF9B7441776FE572CCCE186273F64EA/

The Reader Chip i set to Arc Furnace -> ImportSlotOccupant and the Writer Chip i have set to Arc Furnace - > Activate

As soon ore arrives in the furnace, it melts the ore, but there is an issue still i trying to solve, thats when i load the chut system full with ore, the furnance doesnt activate.
So you can only throw one stack of ore in the chute, have to wait till its processed then the next stack can be put into the chutes

So this is still a WIP, as this is a setup for my gas processing room, and the furnace is placed there for melting ice and capturing gasses from ore melting.
Since its a pressurised room with airlocks, i dont want to enter it constantly so i wanted to make the Arc furnace completly remotely operated.

[Decker]

For a total chut system... put in chute, get out on another chute... I used 2 readers - ImportSlotOccupant and OutputSlotOccupant, and a math (input - output ) so the activate will turn off for a moment before reactrivating when output goes to 0. and a writer to activate...

Otherwise you have problems deactiviating between slot being full.

My first attempt I used activate on asecond reader instad of output occupant, and the funace would toggle on and off quickly; this resulted in duplicating ores :)
If you built a timer with just the right timing I'm certain you can get unlimited ores...

[Deerhunter102]

Originally posted by Arran Chace:

I used this setup with 2 Logic IO chips

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/915785959348994624/BC6AB290DFF9B7441776FE572CCCE186273F64EA/

The Reader Chip i set to Arc Furnace -> ImportSlotOccupant and the Writer Chip i have set to Arc Furnace - > Activate

As soon ore arrives in the furnace, it melts the ore, but there is an issue still i trying to solve, thats when i load the chut system full with ore, the furnance doesnt activate.
So you can only throw one stack of ore in the chute, have to wait till its processed then the next stack can be put into the chutes

So this is still a WIP, as this is a setup for my gas processing room, and the furnace is placed there for melting ice and capturing gasses from ore melting.
Since its a pressurised room with airlocks, i dont want to enter it constantly so i wanted to make the Arc furnace completly remotely operated.

This is exactly what I ended up with, except your's is cleaner, I just slapped myne down willy nilly.

[Metsaline]

Im new to the game and there have some changes been made since last post, but maybe it helps someone.
After some tries i managed to get the Arc Furnace working automatically, so i can queue multiple stacks of ore in chutes and furnace processes everything automatically. I have two slot readers, one cheks if import slot is ocupied and other checks if export slot is ocupied. Then i have a compare unit that checks if import slot value is greater than export slot value. Last piece is logic writer that has compare unit as input and Arc Furnace.Activate as output.

[THE kilroy]

The is a section for this in a guide i am part of
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1419129679