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Tin Cable

2012-10-14T15:55:27Z

Excubated:

Tin cables can only tolerate up to 5 [[EU|EU]] per packet, but they are very cheap to make and have extremely low energy loss. This makes them the ideal cable for solar flowers, since each produce a current equal to 1 EU/t.

This wire cannot be [[Cable#Insulation|insulated]], so it cannot be [[Painter|painted]]. This cable is also prone to electrocuting nearby objects, so be careful, even if the supported current is too low.

Note the difference between EU/p and EU/t. If you connect 40 solar panels to a length of [[Tin Cable|tin cable]], the cable would still not burn out - the cable will transport 40 1-EU packets, not one 40-EU packet. In theory one can therefore connect an unlimited number of [[Solar Panel|solar panels]] to a single Tin Cable. You will still lose 1EU per 40 blocks, but in a large Solar panel array this will mean close to nothing. 79 blocks of tin wire can connect 239 Solar panels (79 on the top and both sides, plus one on each end), and if you tap the wire on the bottom of one side, only 1EU will be lost in the cable.

== Crafting ==

{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Tin|B2=Tin|C2=Tin
|Output=Tin Cable|OA=9
|Output-link=Tin Cable
}}

== [[Cable#Cable Efficiency|Cable Efficiency]] ==

{| class="wikitable"
!Cable type
!EU/b
!Energy loss
|-
|Tin Uninsulated
| 0.025
|1 EU every 40 blocks
|}

{{Navigation}}

[[Category:Wiring]]

Tin Cable

2012-10-14T15:54:01Z

Excubated:

Tin cables can only tolerate up to 5 [[EU|EU]] per packet, but they are very cheap to make and have extremely low energy loss. This makes them the ideal cable for solar flowers, since each produce a current equal to 1 EU/t.

This wire cannot be [[Cable#Insulation|insulated]], so it cannot be [[Painter|painted]]. This cable is also prone to electrocuting nearby objects, so be careful, even if the supported current is too low.

Note the difference between EU/p and EU/t. If you connect 40 solar panels to a length of [[Tin Cable]], the cable would still not burn out - the cable will transport 40 1-EU packets, not one 40-EU packet. In theory one can therefore connect an unlimited number of [[solar panel]]s to a single Tin Cable. You will still lose 1EU per 40 blocks, but in a large Solar panel array this will mean close to nothing. 79 blocks of tin wire can connect 239 Solar panels (79 on the top and both sides, plus one on each end), and if you tap the wire on the bottom of one side, only 1EU will be lost in the cable.

== Crafting ==

{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Tin|B2=Tin|C2=Tin
|Output=Tin Cable|OA=9
|Output-link=Tin Cable
}}

== [[Cable#Cable Efficiency|Cable Efficiency]] ==

{| class="wikitable"
!Cable type
!EU/b
!Energy loss
|-
|Tin Uninsulated
| 0.025
|1 EU every 40 blocks
|}

{{Navigation}}

[[Category:Wiring]]

Tin Cable

2012-10-14T15:52:30Z

Excubated: Added personal knowledge/experience regarding the difference between EU/p and EU/t

Tin cables can only tolerate up to 5 [[EU|EU]] per packet, but they are very cheap to make and have extremely low energy loss. This makes them the ideal cable for solar flowers, since each produce a current equal to 1 EU/t.

This wire cannot be [[Cable#Insulation|insulated]], so it cannot be [[Painter|painted]]. This cable is also prone to electrocuting nearby objects, so be careful, even if the supported current is too low.

Note the difference between EU/p and EU/t. If you connect 40 solar panels to a length of [[Tin cable]], the cable would still not burn out - the cable will transport 40 1-EU packets, not one 40-EU packet. In theory one can therefore connect an unlimited number of [[solar panel]]s to a single [[Tin cable]]. You will still lose 1EU per 40 blocks, but in a large Solar panel array this will mean close to nothing. 79 blocks of tin wire can connect 239 Solar panels (79 on the top and both sides, plus one on each end), and if you tap the wire on the bottom of one side, only 1EU will be lost in the cable.

== Crafting ==

{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Tin|B2=Tin|C2=Tin
|Output=Tin Cable|OA=9
|Output-link=Tin Cable
}}

== [[Cable#Cable Efficiency|Cable Efficiency]] ==

{| class="wikitable"
!Cable type
!EU/b
!Energy loss
|-
|Tin Uninsulated
| 0.025
|1 EU every 40 blocks
|}

{{Navigation}}

[[Category:Wiring]]

Talk:Construction Foam

2012-09-24T21:21:26Z

Excubated:

I found out if you put a bucket of Lava next to Construction Foam it increases the chance to spawn into a block. But be careful the construction foam is flamable!

:Isn't that just cause lava = higher light level? [[User:Pinkishu|Pinkishu]] 16:21, 27 April 2012 CEST

== Construction Foam as insulation? ==
With CF covering cables, maybe it could also reduce EU loss in the cable? [[User:Excubated|Excubated]] 21:21, 24 September 2012 (UTC)