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__ Apr 12, 2021 @ 10:09am
My transformer exploded and I don't know why!
So I have a fully-fueled Type-A reactor operating at 7% capacity, churning out ~10k watts, one turbine, and one transformer. The transformer SAYS it can handle a maximum of 200k watts, so I thought my paltry 10k would be easy to deal with, but I got a message that power overload had caused the transformer to explode. I watched in horror as the transformer sizzled and then burst, and the chain reaction vaporized a sizable portion of my colony (thank Randy for autosave).

Am I missing something? How did I overload my transformer operating at 5% of it's capacity?
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Dubwise  [developer] Apr 12, 2021 @ 10:21am 
random event, nothing to worry about, also you can stop them from exploding if you just cut the lines or kill the power
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__ Apr 12, 2021 @ 10:25am 
Oh dear. I guess I better move the transformer further away from the, uh, chemfuel storage. And the CE ammo and mortar shells. Haha. Thank you Dubwise.
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Dubwise  [developer] Apr 12, 2021 @ 10:27am 
yer go look up transformer explosions in real life
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__ Apr 12, 2021 @ 10:40am 
I'm assuming, to stop the explosion, you need to cut the high-voltage lines that connect the transformer to the turbine, right? There's no switch for high-voltage lines, so you have to manually deconstruct them, correct?

I was thinking about connecting the transformer to the rest of the power grid with a standard power switch, but I'm guessing that flipping that switch wouldn't stop the explosion, since the transformer is still connected to the turbine via the HV lines.
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Dubwise  [developer] Apr 12, 2021 @ 10:53am 
yer you have to actually deconstruct it, or scram the reactor
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__ Apr 12, 2021 @ 10:55am 
Ok, cool. Thank you again for your help. Really fun and interesting mod, btw.
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