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EU

2011-12-13T15:09:41Z

Lomsor: Updated Micro Voltage

[[EU]] means '''Energy Unit''' and is the unit for any energy-using machine. These Energy Units represent electricity within the game.

Industrial Craft has several types of generators that produce EUs, while the various machines use them.

EUs are in no way related to Redstone power.

== EU/t ==

[[EU]] is measured in '''EU/t''' which means [[EU]] '''per tick'''. There are 20 ticks per second.

It describes the amount of EU that flows trough a [[cable]] or trough EU consumers and emitters.

'''EU/t''' can be measured with an [[EC-Meter]].

== EU-Packet / Voltage ==

'''EU-Packets''' are the container of [[EU]]s. They represent voltage in IndustrialCraft.

EU-Packets come in different sizes ranging from 1 EU to 2048 EU.

There is no way to measure what size of packets travels through a [[cable]] or machine but they can be read from EU emitting blocks.

Emitters such as generators, storage units, and transformers, can emit EU-Packets.

=== Emitters ===
* Generators emit packets as big as their output is.
* Storage Units always emit packets the size of their "out" value. They also serve as Transformers by always emitting a set EU-Packet size.
* Transformers behave like Storage Units. They additionally have the ability to convert EU Packets into other EU-Packets up and down.

=== Cables ===
[[Cable]]s can carry unlimited amounts of EU/t but only EU-Packets that are the same or below of their maximum Voltage. You can send unlimited amounts of 32 EU-Packets through a Copper cable but not a single 128 EU-Packet. The clue is that energy loss of a cable isn't connected to the total amount of EU/t but to every single packet. So sending 100 32 EU-Packets results in 100 times the energy loss of the cable where sending one 2048 EU-Packet only result in one time the energy loss of the cable. More on that in [[Cable#Voltage Efficiency|Voltage Efficiency]].

=== Packet Sizes ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Packet Size
! Emitters
! colspan=5 | Cable
|- style="height: 32px;"
| align="center" | '''Dynamic'''
| align="right" | 0-1200 EU
| All Generators
|-
| align="center" | '''Micro Voltage'''
| align="right" | 0-5 EU
| [[Solar Panel]], [[Water Mill]], [[Wind Mill]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Tin Cable.png|link=Tin Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Copper Cable.png|link=Copper Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Gold Cable.png|link=Gold Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
|-
| align="center" | '''Low Voltage'''
| align="right" | 32 EU
| [[Batbox]], [[LV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Copper Cable.png|link=Copper Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Gold Cable.png|link=Gold Cable]]
| style="border: 0px;" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
|-
| align="center" | '''Medium Voltage'''
| align="right" | 128 EU
| [[MFE Unit]], [[MV Transformer]], Reversed [[LV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Gold Cable.png|link=Gold Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
|-
| align="center" | '''High Voltage'''
| align="right" | 512 EU
| [[MFS Unit]], [[HV Transformer]], Reversed [[MV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
|-
| align="center" | '''Extreme Voltage'''
| align="right" | 2048 EU
| Reversed [[HV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
|-
|}

Cable

2011-10-20T10:43:20Z

Lomsor: /* Voltage Efficiency */ added Combined EU/b formula, changed EU/b per Packet to overall EU/b before table; Will create a JavaScript EU/b calculator

The '''Cables''' are the primary means of transferring [[EU]] from one device to another. There are several different tiers of cables, depending on how much [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|Voltage]] they can tolerate. If too much Voltage is applied to a cable, it will instantly melt but it can take unlimited amounts of "current" ([[EU|EU/t]]) in the right Voltage-Range ([[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU-Packet]]). Different tiers are made out of different metals. Furthermore, all cables suffer from distance-related energy losses - long cables will inevitably lose energy in the process of transferring it. There are several ways to offset it - Transformers and insulation. For higher-tier cables, the insulation also reduces the amount of shock damage the player and NPC's receive from touching the cable under high voltage.

Cables can also be painted using the [[Painter]]. This separates them, preventing cables of different colors from interacting with each other. This also greatly reduces the strain on CPU, as large cable meshes with many intersections require the game to perform many CPU-heavy calculations.

== Insulation ==

Insulation reduces the amount of EU lost as it travels through a cable, it can be added simply by placing the cable in a crafting grid with some rubber.

A cable placed in the world can have insulation added or removed with a pair of [[Cutter|Insulation Cutters]].

Uninsulated cables (except glass fibre) cannot be coloured with the [[Painter]].

== Cable Efficiency ==

All cables suffer distance-related energy losses, and depending on the tier and insulation of the given cable, the losses can vary greatly. The general unit for cable efficiency is EU/block. It shows how much [[EU]] every [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU Packet]] looses per block. The number is accumulated along the whole length of the cable, and then rounded down to the nearest integer. Therefore, if a distance is short enough, there EU loss will remain zero. For example, since Copper Cable loses 1 EU every 5 blocks, a 4 block long Insulated Copper Cable won't lose any EU.

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" | Tin Cable
! colspan="2" | Copper Cable
! colspan="2" | Gold Cable
! colspan="2" | HV Cable
! colspan="2" | Glass Fibre Cable
|-
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
|-
! Uninsulated
| 0.025
|1 EU every 40 blocks
|0.3
|1 EU every 3.33 blocks
|0.5
|1 EU every 2 blocks
|1.0
|1 EU every block
|0.05
|1 EU every 20 blocks
|-
! Insulated (1")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.2
|1 EU every 5 blocks
|0.45
|1 EU every 2.22 blocks
|0.95
|1 EU every 1.05 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|-
! Insulated (2")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.4
|1 EU every 2.5 blocks
|0.9
|1 EU every 1.11 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|-
! Insulated (3")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.8
|1 EU every 1.25 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|}

== Voltage Efficiency ==
Depending on the [[EU#EU/t|EU/t]] traveling trough a cable it may be more efficient to use higher voltage cables and packets. This is because EU/b isn't applied on the total [[EU#EU/t|EU/t]] that travels the cable but on every single [[EU#EU-Packet|EU-Packet]].
So a copper cable carrying 320 EU/t over 10 Blocks of insulated copper cable is really carrying 10*32 EU-Packets and instead of: 320EU-2EU=318EU you get: 32EU*10-2*10=300EU. But when using 512 EU-Packets and 2x insulated gold cables you get: 320EU-4EU=326EU. In this example this is a difference of 26 EU over 10 Blocks.

The formula for overall EU/b is: Combined EU/t divided by Desired packet size multiplied by Cable's EU/b per Packet equals '''Combined EU/b'''

Below is an example of different EU/t packed into different EU-Packets and carried with different cables, cables are full insulated, EU-P equals [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU-Packet]], results are in '''Overall / Combined EU/b ''' (not EU/b per Packet), results can't be rounded down to nearest integer.:
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Example EU/t
! colspan="1" | Tin Cable
! colspan="2" | Copper Cable 1"
! colspan="3" | Gold Cable 2"
! colspan="5" | HV Cable 3"
! colspan="4" | Glass Fibre Cable
|- width="100" |
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 512 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2048 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 512 EU-P
|- align="center"
! 2 EU/t
|0.025
|0.2
|0.2
|0.4
|0.4
|0.4
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 10 EU/t
|0.125
|1.0
|0.2
|2.0
|0.4
|0.4
|4.0
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.25
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 100 EU/t
|1.25
|10.0
|0.625
|20.0
|1.25
|0.4
|40.0
|2.5
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|2.5
|0.156
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 500 EU/t
|6.25
|50.0
|3.125
|100.0
|6.25
|1.56
|200.0
|12.5
|3.125
|0.8
|0.8
|12.5
|0.78
|0.195
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 2000 EU/t
|25
|200
|12.5
|400
|25
|6.25
|800
|50
|12.5
|3.125
|0.8
|50
|3.125
|0.78
|0.195
|}

* Blue color indicates that EU-Packets under 32 EU can't be obtained by transforming. They can only be generated with generators as they always emit EU-Packages the size of their output EU.
* Green color indicates the optimal EU-Package for that EU/t example. Blue fields are ignored.
* Orange color and red color indicates sub-optimal EU-Packages.

== Cable Splitting ==
Up to 6 cables can connect to one other cable. Current will only flow through a cable when requested by a consumer if the loss from the cable length will allow some energy to get to the consumer. i.e. a [[Batbox]] (32EU) will send across insulated copper to a furnace up to 155 blocks away (5x31). No energy will be sent to a furnace 156 blocks away.

Keep in mind, however, that an excessive number of cable intersections will increase strain on your CPU (and more importantly, the server, when playing on a multi-player server). Don't do things like having rows of adjacent cables with every block connected to every other block. Also, separate cables connected to an energy storage device ([[BatBox]], etc.) or transformer do not count as a cable intersection, so take advantage of that when possible.

== Cable types ==

More detailed information and a larger recipe list is available by looking at the page for each cable type.

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

Tin cables can only tolerate '''Micro Voltage''' (up to 3 [[EU|EU-Packets]]) but they're very cheap to make and have extremely low energy loss.

=== Copper Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Copper|B2=Copper|C2=Copper
|Output=Copper Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Copper Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Rubber|B1=Rubber|C1=Rubber
|A2=Copper|B2=Copper|C2=Copper
|A3=Rubber|B3=Rubber|C3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated Copper Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Insulated Copper Cable
}}
|}

Copper cables are the most common cable tier. They are only capable of handling '''Low Voltage''' (up to 32 [[EU|EU-Packets]]), however, they suffer the smallest distance-related energy losses out of all the conventional cables, with insulated copper cables having even less energy losses.

=== Gold Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Gold|B2=Gold|C2=Gold
|Output=Gold_Cable|OA=12
|Output-link=Gold Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Rubber
|A2=Rubber|B2=Gold|C2=Rubber
|B3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated_Gold_Cable|OA=4
|Output-link=Insulated Gold Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=Insulated_Gold_Cable
|Output=2xIns._Gold_Cable
|Output-link=2xIns. Gold Cable
}}
|}

Gold cables can transport '''Medium Voltage''' (up to 128 [[EU|EU-Packets]]) but has higher energy loss than copper. The loss can be remedied to some extent by giving the cable up to two layers of insulation.

=== HV (Iron) Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Refined Iron|B2=Refined Iron|C2=Refined Iron
|Output=HV_Cable|OA=12
|Output-link=HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Rubber
|A2=Rubber|B2=Refined Iron|C2=Rubber
|B3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated_HV_Cable|OA=4
|Output-link=Insulated HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=Insulated_HV_Cable
|Output=2xIns._HV_Cable
|Output-link=2xIns. HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=2xIns._HV_Cable
|Output=4xIns._HV_Cable
|Output-link=3xIns. HV Cable
}}
|}

HV Cables can handle the highest amount of current possible at '''Extreme Voltage''' (up to 2048 [[EU|EU-Packets]]) however it loses energy very quickly and should only be used when there's no other choice. HV cables can have up to three layers of insulation to help deal with the energy loss.

=== Glass Fibre Cable ===

{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Glass|B1=Glass|C1=Glass
|A2=Redstone|B2=Diamond|C2=Redstone
|A3=Glass|B3=Glass|C3=Glass
|Output=Glass_Fibre_Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Glass Fibre Cable
}}

Glass Fibre cable is a special type of cable capable of transporting '''High Voltage''' (up to 512 [[EU|EU-Packets]]). It does not shock anything standing too close and has only a tiny amount energy, however it is very expensive to make.

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[[Category:Wiring]]

Cable

2011-10-19T20:04:20Z

Lomsor: /* Voltage Efficiency */ removed lower then packet law, proved incorect after testing

The '''Cables''' are the primary means of transferring [[EU]] from one device to another. There are several different tiers of cables, depending on how much [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|Voltage]] they can tolerate. If too much Voltage is applied to a cable, it will instantly melt but it can take unlimited amounts of "current" ([[EU|EU/t]]) in the right Voltage-Range ([[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU-Packet]]). Different tiers are made out of different metals. Furthermore, all cables suffer from distance-related energy losses - long cables will inevitably lose energy in the process of transferring it. There are several ways to offset it - Transformers and insulation. For higher-tier cables, the insulation also reduces the amount of shock damage the player and NPC's receive from touching the cable under high voltage.

Cables can also be painted using the [[Painter]]. This separates them, preventing cables of different colors from interacting with each other. This also greatly reduces the strain on CPU, as large cable meshes with many intersections require the game to perform many CPU-heavy calculations.

== Insulation ==

Insulation reduces the amount of EU lost as it travels through a cable, it can be added simply by placing the cable in a crafting grid with some rubber.

A cable placed in the world can have insulation added or removed with a pair of [[Cutter|Insulation Cutters]].

Uninsulated cables (except glass fibre) cannot be coloured with the [[Painter]].

== Cable Efficiency ==

All cables suffer distance-related energy losses, and depending on the tier and insulation of the given cable, the losses can vary greatly. The general unit for cable efficiency is EU/block. It shows how much [[EU]] every [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU Packet]] looses per block. The number is accumulated along the whole length of the cable, and then rounded down to the nearest integer. Therefore, if a distance is short enough, there EU loss will remain zero. For example, since Copper Cable loses 1 EU every 5 blocks, a 4 block long Insulated Copper Cable won't lose any EU.

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" | Tin Cable
! colspan="2" | Copper Cable
! colspan="2" | Gold Cable
! colspan="2" | HV Cable
! colspan="2" | Glass Fibre Cable
|-
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
|-
! Uninsulated
| 0.025
|1 EU every 40 blocks
|0.3
|1 EU every 3.33 blocks
|0.5
|1 EU every 2 blocks
|1.0
|1 EU every block
|0.05
|1 EU every 20 blocks
|-
! Insulated (1")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.2
|1 EU every 5 blocks
|0.45
|1 EU every 2.22 blocks
|0.95
|1 EU every 1.05 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|-
! Insulated (2")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.4
|1 EU every 2.5 blocks
|0.9
|1 EU every 1.11 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|-
! Insulated (3")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.8
|1 EU every 1.25 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|}

== Voltage Efficiency ==
Depending on the [[EU#EU/t|EU/t]] traveling trough a cable it may be more efficient to use higher voltage cables and packets. This is because EU/b isn't applied on the total [[EU#EU/t|EU/t]] that travels the cable but on every single [[EU#EU-Packet|EU-Packet]].
So a copper cable carrying 320 EU/t over 10 Blocks of insulated copper cable is really carrying 10*32 EU-Packets and instead of: 320EU-2EU=318EU you get: 32EU*10-2*10=300EU. But when using 512 EU-Packets and 2x insulated gold cables you get: 320EU-4EU=326EU. In this example this is a difference of 26 EU over 10 Blocks.

Below is an example of different EU/t packed into different EU-Packets and carried with different cables, cables are full insulated, EU-P equals [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU-Packet]], results are in '''EU/b per Packet''':
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Example EU/t
! colspan="1" | Tin Cable
! colspan="2" | Copper Cable 1"
! colspan="3" | Gold Cable 2"
! colspan="5" | HV Cable 3"
! colspan="4" | Glass Fibre Cable
|- width="100" |
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 512 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2048 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 512 EU-P
|- align="center"
! 2 EU/t
|0.025
|0.2
|0.2
|0.4
|0.4
|0.4
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 10 EU/t
|0.125
|1.0
|0.2
|2.0
|0.4
|0.4
|4.0
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.25
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 100 EU/t
|1.25
|10.0
|0.625
|20.0
|1.25
|0.4
|40.0
|2.5
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|2.5
|0.156
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 500 EU/t
|6.25
|50.0
|3.125
|100.0
|6.25
|1.56
|200.0
|12.5
|3.125
|0.8
|0.8
|12.5
|0.78
|0.195
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 2000 EU/t
|25
|200
|12.5
|400
|25
|6.25
|800
|50
|12.5
|3.125
|0.8
|50
|3.125
|0.78
|0.195
|}

* Blue color indicates that EU-Packets under 32 EU can't be obtained by transforming. They can only be generated with generators as they always emit EU-Packages the size of their output EU.
* Green color indicates the optimal EU-Package for that EU/t example. Blue fields are ignored.
* Orange color and red color indicates sub-optimal EU-Packages.

== Cable Splitting ==
Up to 6 cables can connect to one other cable. Current will only flow through a cable when requested by a consumer if the loss from the cable length will allow some energy to get to the consumer. i.e. a [[Batbox]] (32EU) will send across insulated copper to a furnace up to 155 blocks away (5x31). No energy will be sent to a furnace 156 blocks away.

Keep in mind, however, that an excessive number of cable intersections will increase strain on your CPU (and more importantly, the server, when playing on a multi-player server). Don't do things like having rows of adjacent cables with every block connected to every other block. Also, separate cables connected to an energy storage device ([[BatBox]], etc.) or transformer do not count as a cable intersection, so take advantage of that when possible.

== Cable types ==

More detailed information and a larger recipe list is available by looking at the page for each cable type.

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

Tin cables can only tolerate '''Micro Voltage''' (up to 3 [[EU|EU-Packets]]) but they're very cheap to make and have extremely low energy loss.

=== Copper Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Copper|B2=Copper|C2=Copper
|Output=Copper Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Copper Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Rubber|B1=Rubber|C1=Rubber
|A2=Copper|B2=Copper|C2=Copper
|A3=Rubber|B3=Rubber|C3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated Copper Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Insulated Copper Cable
}}
|}

Copper cables are the most common cable tier. They are only capable of handling '''Low Voltage''' (up to 32 [[EU|EU-Packets]]), however, they suffer the smallest distance-related energy losses out of all the conventional cables, with insulated copper cables having even less energy losses.

=== Gold Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Gold|B2=Gold|C2=Gold
|Output=Gold_Cable|OA=12
|Output-link=Gold Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Rubber
|A2=Rubber|B2=Gold|C2=Rubber
|B3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated_Gold_Cable|OA=4
|Output-link=Insulated Gold Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=Insulated_Gold_Cable
|Output=2xIns._Gold_Cable
|Output-link=2xIns. Gold Cable
}}
|}

Gold cables can transport '''Medium Voltage''' (up to 128 [[EU|EU-Packets]]) but has higher energy loss than copper. The loss can be remedied to some extent by giving the cable up to two layers of insulation.

=== HV (Iron) Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Refined Iron|B2=Refined Iron|C2=Refined Iron
|Output=HV_Cable|OA=12
|Output-link=HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Rubber
|A2=Rubber|B2=Refined Iron|C2=Rubber
|B3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated_HV_Cable|OA=4
|Output-link=Insulated HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=Insulated_HV_Cable
|Output=2xIns._HV_Cable
|Output-link=2xIns. HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=2xIns._HV_Cable
|Output=4xIns._HV_Cable
|Output-link=3xIns. HV Cable
}}
|}

HV Cables can handle the highest amount of current possible at '''Extreme Voltage''' (up to 2048 [[EU|EU-Packets]]) however it loses energy very quickly and should only be used when there's no other choice. HV cables can have up to three layers of insulation to help deal with the energy loss.

=== Glass Fibre Cable ===

{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Glass|B1=Glass|C1=Glass
|A2=Redstone|B2=Diamond|C2=Redstone
|A3=Glass|B3=Glass|C3=Glass
|Output=Glass_Fibre_Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Glass Fibre Cable
}}

Glass Fibre cable is a special type of cable capable of transporting '''High Voltage''' (up to 512 [[EU|EU-Packets]]). It does not shock anything standing too close and has only a tiny amount energy, however it is very expensive to make.

{{Navigation}}

[[Category:Wiring]]

EU

2011-10-19T16:52:22Z

Lomsor: corrected to always packet size

[[EU]] means '''Energy Unit''' and is the unit for any energy-using machine. These Energy Units represent electricity within the game.

Industrial Craft has several types of generators that produce EUs, while the various machines use them.

EUs are in no way related to Redstone power.

== EU/t ==

[[EU]] is measured in '''EU/t''' which means [[EU]] '''per tick'''.

It describes the amount of EU that flows trough a [[cable]] or trough EU consumers and emitters.

'''EU/t''' can be measured with an [[EC-Meter]].

== EU-Packet / Voltage ==

'''EU-Packets''' are the container of [[EU]]s. They represent voltage in IndustrialCraft.

EU-Packets come in different sizes ranging from 1 EU to 2048 EU.

There is no way to measure what size of packets travels trough a [[cable]] or machine but they can be read from EU emitting blocks.

Emitters like generators, storage units and transformers can emit EU-Packets.

=== Emiters ===
* Generators emit packets as big as their output is.
* Storage Units always emit packets the size of their "out" value. They also serve as Transformers by always emitting a set EU-Packet size.
* Transformers behave like Storage Units. They additionally have the ability to convert EU Packets into other EU-Packets up and down.

=== Cables ===
[[Cable]]s can carry unlimited amounts of EU/t but only EU-Packets that are the same or below of their maximum Voltage. You can send unlimited amounts of 32 EU-Packets trough a Copper cable but not a single 128 EU-Packet. The clue is that energy loss of a cable isn't connected to the total amount of EU/t but to every single packet. So sending 100 32 EU-Packets results in 100 times the energy loss of the cable where sending one 2048 EU-Packet only result in one time the energy loss of the cable. More on that in [[Cable#Voltage Efficiency|Voltage Efficiency]].

=== Packet Sizes ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Packet Size
! Emitters
! colspan=5 | Cable
|- style="height: 32px;"
| align="center" | '''Dynamic'''
| align="right" | 0-1200 EU
| All Generators
|-
| align="center" | '''Micro Voltage'''
| align="right" | 0-3 EU
| [[Solar Panel]], [[Water Mill]], [[Wind Mill]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Tin Cable.png|link=Tin Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Copper Cable.png|link=Copper Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Gold Cable.png|link=Gold Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
|-
| align="center" | '''Low Voltage'''
| align="right" | 32 EU
| [[Batbox]], [[LV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Copper Cable.png|link=Copper Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Gold Cable.png|link=Gold Cable]]
| style="border: 0px;" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
|-
| align="center" | '''Medium Voltage'''
| align="right" | 128 EU
| [[MFE Unit]], [[MV Transformer]], Reversed [[LV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Gold Cable.png|link=Gold Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
|-
| align="center" | '''High Voltage'''
| align="right" | 512 EU
| [[MFS Unit]], [[HV Transformer]], Reversed [[MV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
|-
| align="center" | '''Extreme Voltage'''
| align="right" | 2048 EU
| Reversed [[HV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
|-
|}

Cable

2011-10-19T15:40:36Z

Lomsor: /* Voltage Efficiency */ eddit for clarification

The '''Cables''' are the primary means of transferring [[EU]] from one device to another. There are several different tiers of cables, depending on how much [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|Voltage]] they can tolerate. If too much Voltage is applied to a cable, it will instantly melt but it can take unlimited amounts of "current" ([[EU|EU/t]]) in the right Voltage-Range ([[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU-Packet]]). Different tiers are made out of different metals. Furthermore, all cables suffer from distance-related energy losses - long cables will inevitably lose energy in the process of transferring it. There are several ways to offset it - Transformers and insulation. For higher-tier cables, the insulation also reduces the amount of shock damage the player and NPC's receive from touching the cable under high voltage.

Cables can also be painted using the [[Painter]]. This separates them, preventing cables of different colors from interacting with each other. This also greatly reduces the strain on CPU, as large cable meshes with many intersections require the game to perform many CPU-heavy calculations.

== Insulation ==

Insulation reduces the amount of EU lost as it travels through a cable, it can be added simply by placing the cable in a crafting grid with some rubber.

A cable placed in the world can have insulation added or removed with a pair of [[Cutter|Insulation Cutters]].

Uninsulated cables (except glass fibre) cannot be coloured with the [[Painter]].

== Cable Efficiency ==

All cables suffer distance-related energy losses, and depending on the tier and insulation of the given cable, the losses can vary greatly. The general unit for cable efficiency is EU/block. It shows how much [[EU]] every [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU Packet]] looses per block. The number is accumulated along the whole length of the cable, and then rounded down to the nearest integer. Therefore, if a distance is short enough, there EU loss will remain zero. For example, since Copper Cable loses 1 EU every 5 blocks, a 4 block long Insulated Copper Cable won't lose any EU.

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" | Tin Cable
! colspan="2" | Copper Cable
! colspan="2" | Gold Cable
! colspan="2" | HV Cable
! colspan="2" | Glass Fibre Cable
|-
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
|-
! Uninsulated
| 0.025
|1 EU every 40 blocks
|0.3
|1 EU every 3.33 blocks
|0.5
|1 EU every 2 blocks
|1.0
|1 EU every block
|0.05
|1 EU every 20 blocks
|-
! Insulated (1")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.2
|1 EU every 5 blocks
|0.45
|1 EU every 2.22 blocks
|0.95
|1 EU every 1.05 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|-
! Insulated (2")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.4
|1 EU every 2.5 blocks
|0.9
|1 EU every 1.11 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|-
! Insulated (3")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.8
|1 EU every 1.25 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|}

== Voltage Efficiency ==
Depending on the [[EU#EU/t|EU/t]] traveling trough a cable it may be more efficient to use higher voltage cables and packets. This is because EU/b isn't applied on the total [[EU#EU/t|EU/t]] that travels the cable but on every single [[EU#EU-Packet|EU-Packet]].
So a copper cable carrying 320 EU/t over 10 Blocks of insulated copper cable is really carrying 10*32 EU-Packets and instead of: 320EU-2EU=318EU you get: 32EU*10-2*10=300EU. But when using 512 EU-Packets (EU-Packets can contain less then their maximum value) and 2x insulated gold cables you get: 320EU-4EU=326EU. In this example this is a difference of 26 EU over 10 Blocks.

Below is an example of different EU/t packed into different EU-Packets and carried with different cables, cables are full insulated, EU-P equals [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU-Packet]], results are in '''EU/b per Packet''':
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Example EU/t
! colspan="1" | Tin Cable
! colspan="2" | Copper Cable 1"
! colspan="3" | Gold Cable 2"
! colspan="5" | HV Cable 3"
! colspan="4" | Glass Fibre Cable
|- width="100" |
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 512 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2048 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 512 EU-P
|- align="center"
! 2 EU/t
|0.025
|0.2
|0.2
|0.4
|0.4
|0.4
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 10 EU/t
|0.125
|1.0
|0.2
|2.0
|0.4
|0.4
|4.0
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.25
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 100 EU/t
|1.25
|10.0
|0.625
|20.0
|1.25
|0.4
|40.0
|2.5
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|2.5
|0.156
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 500 EU/t
|6.25
|50.0
|3.125
|100.0
|6.25
|1.56
|200.0
|12.5
|3.125
|0.8
|0.8
|12.5
|0.78
|0.195
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 2000 EU/t
|25
|200
|12.5
|400
|25
|6.25
|800
|50
|12.5
|3.125
|0.8
|50
|3.125
|0.78
|0.195
|}

* Blue color indicates that EU-Packets under 32 EU can't be obtained by transforming. They can only be generated with generators as they always emit EU-Packages the size of their output EU.
* Green color indicates the optimal EU-Package for that EU/t example. Blue fields are ignored.
* Orange color and red color indicates sub-optimal EU-Packages.

== Cable Splitting ==
Up to 6 cables can connect to one other cable. Current will only flow through a cable when requested by a consumer if the loss from the cable length will allow some energy to get to the consumer. i.e. a [[Batbox]] (32EU) will send across insulated copper to a furnace up to 155 blocks away (5x31). No energy will be sent to a furnace 156 blocks away.

Keep in mind, however, that an excessive number of cable intersections will increase strain on your CPU (and more importantly, the server, when playing on a multi-player server). Don't do things like having rows of adjacent cables with every block connected to every other block. Also, separate cables connected to an energy storage device ([[BatBox]], etc.) or transformer do not count as a cable intersection, so take advantage of that when possible.

== Cable types ==

More detailed information and a larger recipe list is available by looking at the page for each cable type.

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

Tin cables can only tolerate '''Micro Voltage''' (up to 3 [[EU|EU-Packets]]) but they're very cheap to make and have extremely low energy loss.

=== Copper Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Copper|B2=Copper|C2=Copper
|Output=Copper Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Copper Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Rubber|B1=Rubber|C1=Rubber
|A2=Copper|B2=Copper|C2=Copper
|A3=Rubber|B3=Rubber|C3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated Copper Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Insulated Copper Cable
}}
|}

Copper cables are the most common cable tier. They are only capable of handling '''Low Voltage''' (up to 32 [[EU|EU-Packets]]), however, they suffer the smallest distance-related energy losses out of all the conventional cables, with insulated copper cables having even less energy losses.

=== Gold Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Gold|B2=Gold|C2=Gold
|Output=Gold_Cable|OA=12
|Output-link=Gold Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Rubber
|A2=Rubber|B2=Gold|C2=Rubber
|B3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated_Gold_Cable|OA=4
|Output-link=Insulated Gold Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=Insulated_Gold_Cable
|Output=2xIns._Gold_Cable
|Output-link=2xIns. Gold Cable
}}
|}

Gold cables can transport '''Medium Voltage''' (up to 128 [[EU|EU-Packets]]) but has higher energy loss than copper. The loss can be remedied to some extent by giving the cable up to two layers of insulation.

=== HV (Iron) Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Refined Iron|B2=Refined Iron|C2=Refined Iron
|Output=HV_Cable|OA=12
|Output-link=HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Rubber
|A2=Rubber|B2=Refined Iron|C2=Rubber
|B3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated_HV_Cable|OA=4
|Output-link=Insulated HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=Insulated_HV_Cable
|Output=2xIns._HV_Cable
|Output-link=2xIns. HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=2xIns._HV_Cable
|Output=4xIns._HV_Cable
|Output-link=3xIns. HV Cable
}}
|}

HV Cables can handle the highest amount of current possible at '''Extreme Voltage''' (up to 2048 [[EU|EU-Packets]]) however it loses energy very quickly and should only be used when there's no other choice. HV cables can have up to three layers of insulation to help deal with the energy loss.

=== Glass Fibre Cable ===

{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Glass|B1=Glass|C1=Glass
|A2=Redstone|B2=Diamond|C2=Redstone
|A3=Glass|B3=Glass|C3=Glass
|Output=Glass_Fibre_Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Glass Fibre Cable
}}

Glass Fibre cable is a special type of cable capable of transporting '''High Voltage''' (up to 512 [[EU|EU-Packets]]). It does not shock anything standing too close and has only a tiny amount energy, however it is very expensive to make.

{{Navigation}}

[[Category:Wiring]]

Cable

2011-10-19T13:08:34Z

Lomsor: /* Cable types */ changed max voltage into plural

The '''Cables''' are the primary means of transferring [[EU]] from one device to another. There are several different tiers of cables, depending on how much [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|Voltage]] they can tolerate. If too much Voltage is applied to a cable, it will instantly melt but it can take unlimited amounts of "current" ([[EU|EU/t]]) in the right Voltage-Range ([[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU-Packet]]). Different tiers are made out of different metals. Furthermore, all cables suffer from distance-related energy losses - long cables will inevitably lose energy in the process of transferring it. There are several ways to offset it - Transformers and insulation. For higher-tier cables, the insulation also reduces the amount of shock damage the player and NPC's receive from touching the cable under high voltage.

Cables can also be painted using the [[Painter]]. This separates them, preventing cables of different colors from interacting with each other. This also greatly reduces the strain on CPU, as large cable meshes with many intersections require the game to perform many CPU-heavy calculations.

== Insulation ==

Insulation reduces the amount of EU lost as it travels through a cable, it can be added simply by placing the cable in a crafting grid with some rubber.

A cable placed in the world can have insulation added or removed with a pair of [[Cutter|Insulation Cutters]].

Uninsulated cables (except glass fibre) cannot be coloured with the [[Painter]].

== Cable Efficiency ==

All cables suffer distance-related energy losses, and depending on the tier and insulation of the given cable, the losses can vary greatly. The general unit for cable efficiency is EU/block. It shows how much [[EU]] every [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU Packet]] looses per block. The number is accumulated along the whole length of the cable, and then rounded down to the nearest integer. Therefore, if a distance is short enough, there EU loss will remain zero. For example, since Copper Cable loses 1 EU every 5 blocks, a 4 block long Insulated Copper Cable won't lose any EU.

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" | Tin Cable
! colspan="2" | Copper Cable
! colspan="2" | Gold Cable
! colspan="2" | HV Cable
! colspan="2" | Glass Fibre Cable
|-
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
|-
! Uninsulated
| 0.025
|1 EU every 40 blocks
|0.3
|1 EU every 3.33 blocks
|0.5
|1 EU every 2 blocks
|1.0
|1 EU every block
|0.05
|1 EU every 20 blocks
|-
! Insulated (1")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.2
|1 EU every 5 blocks
|0.45
|1 EU every 2.22 blocks
|0.95
|1 EU every 1.05 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|-
! Insulated (2")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.4
|1 EU every 2.5 blocks
|0.9
|1 EU every 1.11 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|-
! Insulated (3")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.8
|1 EU every 1.25 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|}

== Voltage Efficiency ==
Depending on the [[EU#EU/t|EU/t]] traveling trough a cable it may be more efficient to use higher voltage cables and packets. This is because EU/b isn't applied on the total [[EU#EU/t|EU/t]] that travels the cable but on every single [[EU#EU-Packet|EU-Packet]].
So a copper cable carrying 320 EU/t over 10 Blocks of insulated copper cable is really carrying 10*32 EU-Packets and instead of: 320EU-2EU=318EU you get: 32EU*10-2*10=300EU. But when using 512 EU-Packets (EU-Packets can contain less then their maximum value) and 2x insulated gold cables you get: 320EU-4EU=326EU. In this example this is a difference of 26 EU over 10 Blocks.

Below is an example of different EU/t packed into different EU-Packets and carried with different cables, cables are full insulated, EU-P equals [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU-Packet]], results are in '''EU/b''':
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Example EU/t
! colspan="1" | Tin Cable
! colspan="2" | Copper Cable 1"
! colspan="3" | Gold Cable 2"
! colspan="5" | HV Cable 3"
! colspan="4" | Glass Fibre Cable
|- width="100" |
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 512 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2048 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 512 EU-P
|- align="center"
! 2 EU/t
|0.025
|0.2
|0.2
|0.4
|0.4
|0.4
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 10 EU/t
|0.125
|1.0
|0.2
|2.0
|0.4
|0.4
|4.0
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.25
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 100 EU/t
|1.25
|10.0
|0.625
|20.0
|1.25
|0.4
|40.0
|2.5
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|2.5
|0.156
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 500 EU/t
|6.25
|50.0
|3.125
|100.0
|6.25
|1.56
|200.0
|12.5
|3.125
|0.8
|0.8
|12.5
|0.78
|0.195
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 2000 EU/t
|25
|200
|12.5
|400
|25
|6.25
|800
|50
|12.5
|3.125
|0.8
|50
|3.125
|0.78
|0.195
|}

* Blue color indicates that EU-Packets under 32 EU can't be obtained by transforming. They can only be generated with generators as they always emit EU-Packages the size of their output EU.
* Green color indicates the optimal EU-Package for that EU/t example. Blue fields are ignored.
* Orange color and red color indicates sub-optimal EU-Packages.

== Cable Splitting ==
Up to 6 cables can connect to one other cable. Current will only flow through a cable when requested by a consumer if the loss from the cable length will allow some energy to get to the consumer. i.e. a [[Batbox]] (32EU) will send across insulated copper to a furnace up to 155 blocks away (5x31). No energy will be sent to a furnace 156 blocks away.

Keep in mind, however, that an excessive number of cable intersections will increase strain on your CPU (and more importantly, the server, when playing on a multi-player server). Don't do things like having rows of adjacent cables with every block connected to every other block. Also, separate cables connected to an energy storage device ([[BatBox]], etc.) or transformer do not count as a cable intersection, so take advantage of that when possible.

== Cable types ==

More detailed information and a larger recipe list is available by looking at the page for each cable type.

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

Tin cables can only tolerate '''Micro Voltage''' (up to 3 [[EU|EU-Packets]]) but they're very cheap to make and have extremely low energy loss.

=== Copper Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Copper|B2=Copper|C2=Copper
|Output=Copper Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Copper Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Rubber|B1=Rubber|C1=Rubber
|A2=Copper|B2=Copper|C2=Copper
|A3=Rubber|B3=Rubber|C3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated Copper Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Insulated Copper Cable
}}
|}

Copper cables are the most common cable tier. They are only capable of handling '''Low Voltage''' (up to 32 [[EU|EU-Packets]]), however, they suffer the smallest distance-related energy losses out of all the conventional cables, with insulated copper cables having even less energy losses.

=== Gold Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Gold|B2=Gold|C2=Gold
|Output=Gold_Cable|OA=12
|Output-link=Gold Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Rubber
|A2=Rubber|B2=Gold|C2=Rubber
|B3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated_Gold_Cable|OA=4
|Output-link=Insulated Gold Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=Insulated_Gold_Cable
|Output=2xIns._Gold_Cable
|Output-link=2xIns. Gold Cable
}}
|}

Gold cables can transport '''Medium Voltage''' (up to 128 [[EU|EU-Packets]]) but has higher energy loss than copper. The loss can be remedied to some extent by giving the cable up to two layers of insulation.

=== HV (Iron) Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Refined Iron|B2=Refined Iron|C2=Refined Iron
|Output=HV_Cable|OA=12
|Output-link=HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Rubber
|A2=Rubber|B2=Refined Iron|C2=Rubber
|B3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated_HV_Cable|OA=4
|Output-link=Insulated HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=Insulated_HV_Cable
|Output=2xIns._HV_Cable
|Output-link=2xIns. HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=2xIns._HV_Cable
|Output=4xIns._HV_Cable
|Output-link=3xIns. HV Cable
}}
|}

HV Cables can handle the highest amount of current possible at '''Extreme Voltage''' (up to 2048 [[EU|EU-Packets]]) however it loses energy very quickly and should only be used when there's no other choice. HV cables can have up to three layers of insulation to help deal with the energy loss.

=== Glass Fibre Cable ===

{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Glass|B1=Glass|C1=Glass
|A2=Redstone|B2=Diamond|C2=Redstone
|A3=Glass|B3=Glass|C3=Glass
|Output=Glass_Fibre_Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Glass Fibre Cable
}}

Glass Fibre cable is a special type of cable capable of transporting '''High Voltage''' (up to 512 [[EU|EU-Packets]]). It does not shock anything standing too close and has only a tiny amount energy, however it is very expensive to make.

{{Navigation}}

[[Category:Wiring]]

Cable

2011-10-19T13:01:43Z

Lomsor: fixed two typos

The '''Cables''' are the primary means of transferring [[EU]] from one device to another. There are several different tiers of cables, depending on how much [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|Voltage]] they can tolerate. If too much Voltage is applied to a cable, it will instantly melt but it can take unlimited amounts of "current" ([[EU|EU/t]]) in the right Voltage-Range ([[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU-Packet]]). Different tiers are made out of different metals. Furthermore, all cables suffer from distance-related energy losses - long cables will inevitably lose energy in the process of transferring it. There are several ways to offset it - Transformers and insulation. For higher-tier cables, the insulation also reduces the amount of shock damage the player and NPC's receive from touching the cable under high voltage.

Cables can also be painted using the [[Painter]]. This separates them, preventing cables of different colors from interacting with each other. This also greatly reduces the strain on CPU, as large cable meshes with many intersections require the game to perform many CPU-heavy calculations.

== Insulation ==

Insulation reduces the amount of EU lost as it travels through a cable, it can be added simply by placing the cable in a crafting grid with some rubber.

A cable placed in the world can have insulation added or removed with a pair of [[Cutter|Insulation Cutters]].

Uninsulated cables (except glass fibre) cannot be coloured with the [[Painter]].

== Cable Efficiency ==

All cables suffer distance-related energy losses, and depending on the tier and insulation of the given cable, the losses can vary greatly. The general unit for cable efficiency is EU/block. It shows how much [[EU]] every [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU Packet]] looses per block. The number is accumulated along the whole length of the cable, and then rounded down to the nearest integer. Therefore, if a distance is short enough, there EU loss will remain zero. For example, since Copper Cable loses 1 EU every 5 blocks, a 4 block long Insulated Copper Cable won't lose any EU.

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" | Tin Cable
! colspan="2" | Copper Cable
! colspan="2" | Gold Cable
! colspan="2" | HV Cable
! colspan="2" | Glass Fibre Cable
|-
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
|-
! Uninsulated
| 0.025
|1 EU every 40 blocks
|0.3
|1 EU every 3.33 blocks
|0.5
|1 EU every 2 blocks
|1.0
|1 EU every block
|0.05
|1 EU every 20 blocks
|-
! Insulated (1")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.2
|1 EU every 5 blocks
|0.45
|1 EU every 2.22 blocks
|0.95
|1 EU every 1.05 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|-
! Insulated (2")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.4
|1 EU every 2.5 blocks
|0.9
|1 EU every 1.11 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|-
! Insulated (3")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.8
|1 EU every 1.25 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|}

== Voltage Efficiency ==
Depending on the [[EU#EU/t|EU/t]] traveling trough a cable it may be more efficient to use higher voltage cables and packets. This is because EU/b isn't applied on the total [[EU#EU/t|EU/t]] that travels the cable but on every single [[EU#EU-Packet|EU-Packet]].
So a copper cable carrying 320 EU/t over 10 Blocks of insulated copper cable is really carrying 10*32 EU-Packets and instead of: 320EU-2EU=318EU you get: 32EU*10-2*10=300EU. But when using 512 EU-Packets (EU-Packets can contain less then their maximum value) and 2x insulated gold cables you get: 320EU-4EU=326EU. In this example this is a difference of 26 EU over 10 Blocks.

Below is an example of different EU/t packed into different EU-Packets and carried with different cables, cables are full insulated, EU-P equals [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU-Packet]], results are in '''EU/b''':
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Example EU/t
! colspan="1" | Tin Cable
! colspan="2" | Copper Cable 1"
! colspan="3" | Gold Cable 2"
! colspan="5" | HV Cable 3"
! colspan="4" | Glass Fibre Cable
|- width="100" |
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 512 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2048 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 512 EU-P
|- align="center"
! 2 EU/t
|0.025
|0.2
|0.2
|0.4
|0.4
|0.4
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 10 EU/t
|0.125
|1.0
|0.2
|2.0
|0.4
|0.4
|4.0
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.25
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 100 EU/t
|1.25
|10.0
|0.625
|20.0
|1.25
|0.4
|40.0
|2.5
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|2.5
|0.156
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 500 EU/t
|6.25
|50.0
|3.125
|100.0
|6.25
|1.56
|200.0
|12.5
|3.125
|0.8
|0.8
|12.5
|0.78
|0.195
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 2000 EU/t
|25
|200
|12.5
|400
|25
|6.25
|800
|50
|12.5
|3.125
|0.8
|50
|3.125
|0.78
|0.195
|}

* Blue color indicates that EU-Packets under 32 EU can't be obtained by transforming. They can only be generated with generators as they always emit EU-Packages the size of their output EU.
* Green color indicates the optimal EU-Package for that EU/t example. Blue fields are ignored.
* Orange color and red color indicates sub-optimal EU-Packages.

== Cable Splitting ==
Up to 6 cables can connect to one other cable. Current will only flow through a cable when requested by a consumer if the loss from the cable length will allow some energy to get to the consumer. i.e. a [[Batbox]] (32EU) will send across insulated copper to a furnace up to 155 blocks away (5x31). No energy will be sent to a furnace 156 blocks away.

Keep in mind, however, that an excessive number of cable intersections will increase strain on your CPU (and more importantly, the server, when playing on a multi-player server). Don't do things like having rows of adjacent cables with every block connected to every other block. Also, separate cables connected to an energy storage device ([[BatBox]], etc.) or transformer do not count as a cable intersection, so take advantage of that when possible.

== Cable types ==

More detailed information and a larger recipe list is available by looking at the page for each cable type.

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

Tin cables can only tolerate '''Micro Voltage''' (up to an 3 [[EU|EU-Packet]]) but they're very cheap to make and have extremely low energy loss.

=== Copper Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Copper|B2=Copper|C2=Copper
|Output=Copper Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Copper Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Rubber|B1=Rubber|C1=Rubber
|A2=Copper|B2=Copper|C2=Copper
|A3=Rubber|B3=Rubber|C3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated Copper Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Insulated Copper Cable
}}
|}

Copper cables are the most common cable tier. They are only capable of handling '''Low Voltage''' (up to an 32 [[EU|EU-Packet]]), however, they suffer the smallest distance-related energy losses out of all the conventional cables, with insulated copper cables having even less energy losses.

=== Gold Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Gold|B2=Gold|C2=Gold
|Output=Gold_Cable|OA=12
|Output-link=Gold Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Rubber
|A2=Rubber|B2=Gold|C2=Rubber
|B3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated_Gold_Cable|OA=4
|Output-link=Insulated Gold Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=Insulated_Gold_Cable
|Output=2xIns._Gold_Cable
|Output-link=2xIns. Gold Cable
}}
|}

Gold cables can transport '''Medium Voltage''' (up to an 128 [[EU|EU-Packet]]) but has higher energy loss than copper. The loss can be remedied to some extent by giving the cable up to two layers of insulation.

=== HV (Iron) Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Refined Iron|B2=Refined Iron|C2=Refined Iron
|Output=HV_Cable|OA=12
|Output-link=HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Rubber
|A2=Rubber|B2=Refined Iron|C2=Rubber
|B3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated_HV_Cable|OA=4
|Output-link=Insulated HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=Insulated_HV_Cable
|Output=2xIns._HV_Cable
|Output-link=2xIns. HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=2xIns._HV_Cable
|Output=4xIns._HV_Cable
|Output-link=3xIns. HV Cable
}}
|}

HV Cables can handle the highest amount of current possible at '''Extreme Voltage''' (up to an 2048 [[EU|EU-Packet]]) however it loses energy very quickly and should only be used when there's no other choice. HV cables can have up to three layers of insulation to help deal with the energy loss.

=== Glass Fibre Cable ===

{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Glass|B1=Glass|C1=Glass
|A2=Redstone|B2=Diamond|C2=Redstone
|A3=Glass|B3=Glass|C3=Glass
|Output=Glass_Fibre_Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Glass Fibre Cable
}}

Glass Fibre cable is a special type of cable capable of transporting '''High Voltage''' (up to an 512 [[EU|EU-Packet]]). It does not shock anything standing too close and has only a tiny amount energy, however it is very expensive to make.

{{Navigation}}

[[Category:Wiring]]

Cable

2011-10-19T12:58:42Z

Lomsor: fixed insulation error in table, added voltage efficiency, added voltage efficiency example, changed max current to max voltage at cables

The '''Cables''' are the primary means of transferring [[EU]] from one device to another. There are several different tiers of cables, depending on how much [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|Voltage]] they can tolerate. If too much Voltage is applied to a cable, it will instantly melt but it can take unlimited amounts of "current" ([[EU|EU/t]]) in the right Voltage-Range ([[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU-Packet]]). Different tiers are made out of different metals. Furthermore, all cables suffer from distance-related energy losses - long cables will inevitably lose energy in the process of transferring it. There are several ways to offset it - Transformers and insulation. For higher-tier cables, the insulation also reduces the amount of shock damage the player and NPC's receive from touching the cable under high voltage.

Cables can also be painted using the [[Painter]]. This separates them, preventing cables of different colors from interacting with each other. This also greatly reduces the strain on CPU, as large cable meshes with many intersections require the game to perform many CPU-heavy calculations.

== Insulation ==

Insulation reduces the amount of EU lost as it travels through a cable, it can be added simply by placing the cable in a crafting grid with some rubber.

A cable placed in the world can have insulation added or removed with a pair of [[Cutter|Insulation Cutters]].

Uninsulated cables (except glass fibre) cannot be coloured with the [[Painter]].

== Cable Efficiency ==

All cables suffer distance-related energy losses, and depending on the tier and insulation of the given cable, the losses can vary greatly. The general unit for cable efficiency is EU/block. It shows how much [[EU]] every [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU Packet]] looses per block. The number is accumulated along the whole length of the cable, and then rounded down to the nearest integer. Therefore, if a distance is short enough, there EU loss will remain zero. For example, since Copper Cable loses 1 EU every 5 blocks, a 4 block long Insulated Copper Cable won't lose any EU.

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" | Tin Cable
! colspan="2" | Copper Cable
! colspan="2" | Gold Cable
! colspan="2" | HV Cable
! colspan="2" | Glass Fibre Cable
|-
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
! EU/b
! EU loss
|-
! Uninsulated
| 0.025
|1 EU every 40 blocks
|0.3
|1 EU every 3.33 blocks
|0.5
|1 EU every 2 blocks
|1.0
|1 EU every block
|0.05
|1 EU every 20 blocks
|-
! Insulated (1")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.2
|1 EU every 5 blocks
|0.45
|1 EU every 2.22 blocks
|0.95
|1 EU every 1.05 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|-
! Insulated (2")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.4
|1 EU every 2.5 blocks
|0.9
|1 EU every 1.11 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|-
! Insulated (3")
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|0.8
|1 EU every 1.25 blocks
| colspan="2" align="center" | ---
|}

== Voltage Efficiency ==
Depending on the [[EU#EU/t|EU/t]] traveling trough a cable it may be more efficient to use higher voltage cables and packets. This is because EU/b isn't applied on the total [[EU#EU/t|EU/t]] that traves the cable but on every single [[EU#EU-Packet|EU-Packet]].
So a copper cable carrying 320 EU/t over 10 Blocks of insulated copper cable is really carrying 10*32 EU-Packets and instead of: 320EU-2EU=318EU you get: 32EU*10-2*10=300EU. But when using 512 EU-Packets (EU-Packets can contain less then their maximum value) and 2x insulated gold cables you get: 320EU-4EU=326EU. In this example this is a difference of 26 EU over 10 Blocks.

Below is an example of different EU/t packed into different EU-Packets and carried with different cables, cables are full insulated, EU-P equals [[EU#EU-Packet / Voltage|EU-Packet]], results are in '''EU/b''':
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Example EU/t
! colspan="1" | Tin Cable
! colspan="2" | Copper Cable 1"
! colspan="3" | Gold Cable 2"
! colspan="5" | HV Cable 3"
! colspan="4" | Glass Fibre Cable
|- width="100" |
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 512 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2048 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 2 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 32 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 128 EU-P
! width="80pt" | 512 EU-P
|- align="center"
! 2 EU/t
|0.025
|0.2
|0.2
|0.4
|0.4
|0.4
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 10 EU/t
|0.125
|1.0
|0.2
|2.0
|0.4
|0.4
|4.0
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|0.25
|0.05
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 100 EU/t
|1.25
|10.0
|0.625
|20.0
|1.25
|0.4
|40.0
|2.5
|0.8
|0.8
|0.8
|2.5
|0.156
|0.05
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 500 EU/t
|6.25
|50.0
|3.125
|100.0
|6.25
|1.56
|200.0
|12.5
|3.125
|0.8
|0.8
|12.5
|0.78
|0.195
|0.05
|- align="center"
! 2000 EU/t
|25
|200
|12.5
|400
|25
|6.25
|800
|50
|12.5
|3.125
|0.8
|50
|3.125
|0.78
|0.195
|}

* Blue color indicates that EU-Packets under 32 EU can't be obtained by transforming. They can only be generated with generators as they always emit EU-Packages the size of their output EU.
* Green color indicates the optimal EU-Package for that EU/t example. Blue fields are ignored.
* Orange colour and red color indicates sub-optimal EU-Packages.

== Cable Splitting ==
Up to 6 cables can connect to one other cable. Current will only flow through a cable when requested by a consumer if the loss from the cable length will allow some energy to get to the consumer. i.e. a [[Batbox]] (32EU) will send across insulated copper to a furnace up to 155 blocks away (5x31). No energy will be sent to a furnace 156 blocks away.

Keep in mind, however, that an excessive number of cable intersections will increase strain on your CPU (and more importantly, the server, when playing on a multi-player server). Don't do things like having rows of adjacent cables with every block connected to every other block. Also, separate cables connected to an energy storage device ([[BatBox]], etc.) or transformer do not count as a cable intersection, so take advantage of that when possible.

== Cable types ==

More detailed information and a larger recipe list is available by looking at the page for each cable type.

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

Tin cables can only tolerate '''Micro Voltage''' (up to an 3 [[EU|EU-Packet]]) but they're very cheap to make and have extremely low energy loss.

=== Copper Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Copper|B2=Copper|C2=Copper
|Output=Copper Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Copper Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Rubber|B1=Rubber|C1=Rubber
|A2=Copper|B2=Copper|C2=Copper
|A3=Rubber|B3=Rubber|C3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated Copper Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Insulated Copper Cable
}}
|}

Copper cables are the most common cable tier. They are only capable of handling '''Low Voltage''' (up to an 32 [[EU|EU-Packet]]), however, they suffer the smallest distance-related energy losses out of all the conventional cables, with insulated copper cables having even less energy losses.

=== Gold Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Gold|B2=Gold|C2=Gold
|Output=Gold_Cable|OA=12
|Output-link=Gold Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Rubber
|A2=Rubber|B2=Gold|C2=Rubber
|B3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated_Gold_Cable|OA=4
|Output-link=Insulated Gold Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=Insulated_Gold_Cable
|Output=2xIns._Gold_Cable
|Output-link=2xIns. Gold Cable
}}
|}

Gold cables can transport '''Medium Voltage''' (up to an 128 [[EU|EU-Packet]]) but has higher energy loss than copper. The loss can be remedied to some extent by giving the cable up to two layers of insulation.

=== HV (Iron) Cable ===

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Refined Iron|B2=Refined Iron|C2=Refined Iron
|Output=HV_Cable|OA=12
|Output-link=HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Rubber
|A2=Rubber|B2=Refined Iron|C2=Rubber
|B3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated_HV_Cable|OA=4
|Output-link=Insulated HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=Insulated_HV_Cable
|Output=2xIns._HV_Cable
|Output-link=2xIns. HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Rubber|B2=2xIns._HV_Cable
|Output=4xIns._HV_Cable
|Output-link=3xIns. HV Cable
}}
|}

HV Cables can handle the highest amount of current possible at '''Extreme Voltage''' (up to an 2048 [[EU|EU-Packet]]) however it loses energy very quickly and should only be used when there's no other choice. HV cables can have up to three layers of insulation to help deal with the energy loss.

=== Glass Fibre Cable ===

{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Glass|B1=Glass|C1=Glass
|A2=Redstone|B2=Diamond|C2=Redstone
|A3=Glass|B3=Glass|C3=Glass
|Output=Glass_Fibre_Cable|OA=6
|Output-link=Glass Fibre Cable
}}

Glass Fibre cable is a special type of cable capable of transporting '''High Voltage''' (up to an 512 [[EU|EU-Packet]]). It does not shock anything standing too close and has only a tiny amount energy, however it is very expensive to make.

{{Navigation}}

[[Category:Wiring]]

Glass Fibre Cable

2011-10-19T11:43:40Z

Lomsor: /* Cable Efficiency */ fixed copy error

{{IC²}}

The most expensive, and the most efficient [[Cable|cable]] type, Glass Fibres suffer very little distance-related energy loss. They tolerate currents up to '''High Voltage''' (512 [[EU|EU/s]]).

== Crafting ==

{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Glass|B1=Glass|C1=Glass
|A2=Redstone|B2=Diamond|C2=Redstone
|A3=Glass|B3=Glass|C3=Glass
|Output=Glass Fibre Cable|OA=6
}}

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

{|class="wikitable"
!Cable type
!EU/b
!Energy loss
|-
|Glass Fibre Cable
|0.05
|1 EU every 20 blocks
|}

{{Navigation}}

[[Category:Wiring]]

HV Cable

2011-10-19T10:24:36Z

Lomsor: /* Cable Efficiency */ fixed 4x error, it's 3x

{{IC²}}

HV cables are the highest tier conventional [[Cable|cables]]. They can tolerate '''High Voltage''' (512 [[EU|EU/s]]) and '''Extreme Voltage''' (2048 EU/s), but have an extremely high distance-related energy loss. HV cables can have 3 different levels of insulation. Considering that a shock from a poorly insulated HV cable will most likely prove fatal, it is recommended to insulate them well unless the cable is located in a completely unreachable area. Even then, insulation should be applied to reduce the massive energy losses.

== Crafting ==

{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Refined Iron|B2=Refined Iron|C2=Refined Iron
|Output=HV Cable|OA=12
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Rubber
|A2=Rubber|B2=Refined Iron|C2=Rubber
|B3=Rubber
|Output=Insulated HV Cable|OA=4
}}
|}
{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Rubber|B1=HV Cable
|Output=Insulated HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Rubber|B1=Insulated HV Cable
|Output=2xIns. HV Cable
}}
|}
{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Rubber|B1=Rubber|C1=HV Cable
|Output=2xIns. HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Rubber|B1=Rubber|C1=Insulated HV Cable
|Output=4xIns. HV Cable
|Output-link=3xIns. HV Cable
}}
|}
{|
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Rubber|B1=Rubber|C1=Rubber
|A2=HV Cable
|Output=4xIns. HV Cable
|Output-link=3xIns. HV Cable
}}
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Rubber|B1=2xIns. HV Cable
|Output=4xIns. HV Cable
|Output-link=3xIns. HV Cable
}}
|}

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

{| class="wikitable"
!Cable type
!EU/b
!Energy loss
|-
|HV Uninsulated
|1
|1 EU every block
|-
|HV Insulated
|0.95
|1 EU every 1.05 blocks
|-
|HV 2x Insulated
|0.9
|1 EU every 1.11 blocks
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|HV 3x Insulated
|0.8
|1 EU every 1.25 blocks
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EU

2011-10-19T09:53:08Z

Lomsor: /* EU Packet / Voltage */ added hyphen for less confusion, changed linkt to future link

[[EU]] means '''Energy Unit''' and is the unit for any energy-using machine. These Energy Units represent electricity within the game.

Industrial Craft has several types of generators that produce EUs, while the various machines use them.

EUs are in no way related to Redstone power.

== EU/t ==

[[EU]] is measured in '''EU/t''' which means [[EU]] '''per tick'''.

It describes the amount of EU that flows trough a [[cable]] or trough EU consumers and emitters.

'''EU/t''' can be measured with an [[EC-Meter]].

== EU-Packet / Voltage ==

'''EU-Packets''' are the container of [[EU]]s. They represent voltage in IndustrialCraft.

EU-Packets come in different sizes ranging from 1 EU to 2048 EU.

EU-Packets may contain less EU. An 32 EU-Packet may only contain 5 EU.

There is no way to measure what size of packets travels trough a [[cable]] or machine but they can be read from EU emitting blocks.

Emitters like generators, storage units and transformers can emit EU-Packets.

=== Emiters ===
* Generators emit packets as big as their output is.
* Storage Units always emit packets the size of their "out" value. They also serve as Transformers by always emitting a set EU-Packet size.
* Transformers behave like Storage Units. They additionally have the ability to convert EU Packets into other EU-Packets up and down.

=== Cables ===
[[Cable]]s can carry unlimited amounts of EU/t but only EU-Packets that are the same or below of their maximum Voltage. You can send unlimited amounts of 32 EU-Packets trough a Copper cable but not a single 128 EU-Packet. The clue is that energy loss of a cable isn't connected to the total amount of EU/t but to every single packet. So sending 100 32 EU-Packets results in 100 times the energy loss of the cable where sending one 2048 EU-Packet only result in one time the energy loss of the cable. More on that in [[Cable#Voltage Efficiency|Voltage Efficiency]].

=== Packet Sizes ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Packet Size
! Emitters
! colspan=5 | Cable
|- style="height: 32px;"
| align="center" | '''Dynamic'''
| align="right" | 0-1200 EU
| All Generators
|-
| align="center" | '''Micro Voltage'''
| align="right" | 0-3 EU
| [[Solar Panel]], [[Water Mill]], [[Wind Mill]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Tin Cable.png|link=Tin Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Copper Cable.png|link=Copper Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Gold Cable.png|link=Gold Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
|-
| align="center" | '''Low Voltage'''
| align="right" | 32 EU
| [[Batbox]], [[LV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Copper Cable.png|link=Copper Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Gold Cable.png|link=Gold Cable]]
| style="border: 0px;" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
|-
| align="center" | '''Medium Voltage'''
| align="right" | 128 EU
| [[MFE Unit]], [[MV Transformer]], Reversed [[LV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Gold Cable.png|link=Gold Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
|-
| align="center" | '''High Voltage'''
| align="right" | 512 EU
| [[MFS Unit]], [[HV Transformer]], Reversed [[MV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
|-
| align="center" | '''Extreme Voltage'''
| align="right" | 2048 EU
| Reversed [[HV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
|-
|}

EU

2011-10-19T09:31:58Z

Lomsor: /* Packet Sizes */ Added Voltage Names, additional Grouping and Cariers

[[EU]] means '''Energy Unit''' and is the unit for any energy-using machine. These Energy Units represent electricity within the game.

Industrial Craft has several types of generators that produce EUs, while the various machines use them.

EUs are in no way related to Redstone power.

== EU/t ==

[[EU]] is measured in '''EU/t''' which means [[EU]] '''per tick'''.

It describes the amount of EU that flows trough a [[cable]] or trough EU consumers and emitters.

'''EU/t''' can be measured with an [[EC-Meter]].

== EU Packet / Voltage ==

'''EU Packets''' are the container of [[EU]]s. They represent voltage in IndustrialCraft.

EU Packets come in different sizes ranging from 1 EU to 2048 EU.

EU Packets may contain less EU. An 32 EU Packet may only contain 5 EU.

There is no way to measure what size of packets travels trough a [[cable]] or machine but they can be read from EU emitting blocks.

Emitters like generators, storage units and transformers can emit '''EU Packets'''.

=== Emiters ===
* Generators emit packets as big as their output is.
* Storage Units always emit packets the size of their "out" value. They also serve as Transformers by always emitting a set EU Packet size.
* Transformers behave like Storage Units. They additionally have the ability to convert EU Packets into other EU Packets up and down.

=== Cables ===
[[Cable]]s can carry unlimited amounts of EU/t but only EU Packets that are the same or below of their maximum Voltage. You can send unlimited amounts of 32 EU Packets trough a Copper cable but not a single 128 EU Packet. The clue is that energy loss of a cable isn't connected to the total amount of EU/t but to every single packet. So sending 100 32 EU Packets results in 100 times the energy loss of the cable where sending one 2048 EU Packets only result in one time the energy loss of the cable. More on that in [[cable]]s.

=== Packet Sizes ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Packet Size
! Emitters
! colspan=5 | Cable
|- style="height: 32px;"
| align="center" | '''Dynamic'''
| align="right" | 0-1200 EU
| All Generators
|-
| align="center" | '''Micro Voltage'''
| align="right" | 0-3 EU
| [[Solar Panel]], [[Water Mill]], [[Wind Mill]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Tin Cable.png|link=Tin Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Copper Cable.png|link=Copper Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Gold Cable.png|link=Gold Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
|-
| align="center" | '''Low Voltage'''
| align="right" | 32 EU
| [[Batbox]], [[LV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Copper Cable.png|link=Copper Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Gold Cable.png|link=Gold Cable]]
| style="border: 0px;" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
|-
| align="center" | '''Medium Voltage'''
| align="right" | 128 EU
| [[MFE Unit]], [[MV Transformer]], Reversed [[LV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Gold Cable.png|link=Gold Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
|-
| align="center" | '''High Voltage'''
| align="right" | 512 EU
| [[MFS Unit]], [[HV Transformer]], Reversed [[MV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png|link=Glass Fibre Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" |
|-
| align="center" | '''Extreme Voltage'''
| align="right" | 2048 EU
| Reversed [[HV Transformer]]
| style="border-right:0;border-left:0" align="center" |[[File:Grid HV Cable.png|link=HV Cable]]
|-
|}

EU

2011-10-19T08:08:13Z

Lomsor: Changed some formating. Also to last edit: Added Voltage and all coresponding relations. Removed EU/s and replaced by EU/t

EU

2011-10-19T07:52:07Z

Lomsor: