Induction Furnace

New Item/Block of IndustrialCraft².

Induction Furnace
Properties
Type	Machine
Tool
Stackable	Yes (64)
Storage	2 input 2 output 2 upgrade
Upgrades
Tier
Previous tier	Electric Furnace
Energy Consumption
Max EU Input	128 EU/t (MV)
EU Use	16 EU/t
EU Per Operation	6000-208 EU less when heated up
EU Storage	10,000 EU
Technical Details
Operation Length	18.75-0.65 Seconds
UU Cost	{{{uu_cost}}}
First appearance	?
ID	IC2:{{{id}}}

The Induction Furnace is an advanced version of the Electric Furnace. It has the ability to process 2 stacks of items simultaneously. Doing so will also save 50% of the energy that would have been used had every stack been smelted by itself.

Another feature of the Induction Furnace is its ability to build up heat. At higher heat levels, the Furnace both smelts faster, and uses less energy per smelting action.

Recipe

See: Crafting Guide

Usage

Induction Furnace

The smeltable items are put into the two top slots, and then the Furnace is supplied with EU. Note that the furnace can accept both Low Voltage and Medium Voltage (up to 128 EU/p), but it cannot accept higher voltages. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that, unlike most other machines, the Induction Furnace is not compatible with Transformer Upgrades. The processed items appear in the two rightmost slots.

During its operation, the Furnace will build up heat, up to 100%. When idle, the heat will slowly dissipate back to 0%. It is possible build up and maintain the heat by providing a redstone signal to the Furnace. In that case, the Furnace will constantly consume 1 EU/t when idle to maintain the heat. Smelting while applying a redstone signal does not make the Induction Furnace warm up faster.

It takes 10,000 ticks for the furnace to build up from 0% heat to 100% (8 minutes and 20 seconds) at a cost of 10,000 EU, not including EU spent smelting during the warm-up time. This implies that there's a minimum amount of smelting before which it's inefficient to use the Induction Furnace. Additionally, the furnace loses heat four times faster than it builds up (2 minutes and 5 seconds).

Energy

	EU
Input	6,000 (0% heat), 208 (100% heat) (16 EU/t)
Output	-
Storage	10,000

Maximum input: 128 EU/p before exploding

Smelting Production Tables Based on Fuel and Furnace Type

Fuel Type		Heat Units	Total EU	Number of Operations per Unit of Fuel
				Stone Furnace (200 Heat)	Iron Furnace (160 Heat)	Electric Furnace (390 EU)	Induction Furnace‡ (6000-208 EU)
							Minimum speed	Maximum speed
	Fuel can with 6 Coalfuel Cells	30576	76440	152	191	196	25.5	735
	Lava Bucket, Lava Cell and Lava Containers††	20000‡‡	20000	100	12.5	51.3†††	6.67†††	192†††
	Fuel can with 6 Biofuel Cells	10416	26040	52	65	66.77	8.6	250
	Coal/Charcoal	1600	4000	8	10	10.25	1.33	38
	Scrap	350	870	1.75	2.2	2.23	0.3	8.4
	Wood/Planks/Other Wood Items†	300	750	1.5	1.9	1.92	0.25	7.2
	Wooden Tools and Weapons	200	500	1.0	1.25	1.28	0.167	4.8
	Regular Saplings and Sticks	100	250	0.5	0.6	0.64	0.0833	2.4
	Rubber Sapling	80	200	0.4	0.5	0.51	0.0667	1.92
	Reed/Cactus	50	120	0.25	0.3	0.3	0.04	1.16

†Other Wood Items = Any block with its material set to "Wood" (includes blocks added by other mods if material defined properly). See Smelting for a complete list of items that can be smelted in a Stone Furnace.
‡Assuming the smelting of 2 items simultaneously, divide by 2 if you are only smelting one item. For values < 2 keep in mind that you will actually have 2 partially finished units.
††All lava containers (e.g. Lava Cells, Lava Cans from Forestry) can be used in Iron Furnaces and Generators from 1.113 onwards.
‡‡All lava containers are worth 10% of their value (2000) inside Iron Furnaces and Generators.
†††Considering as using a Geothermal Generator. Divide by 10 if using a normal Generator instead.

On 1.5.2 makes the Fuel can with 6 Coalfuel Cells 305760 total EU.
On 1.5.2 makes the Fuel can with 6 Biofuel Cells 104160 total EU.