Overload Damage Issue

[Mathue24]

So I've been trying to deal with this thing for a while now, I've read a bunch of posts about dealing with this issue and people say that you need to use transformers in order to reduce the circuit output to 1kW which is safe for the normal wires to handle.

However when I was testing this out in debug mode, it doesn't seem to be the case.

As you can see in this small demonstration, I've made a circuit which consumes 1200W. The transformer now should be limiting the output to 1000W but for some reason its letting it use all the power in the circuit.

What am I missing?

Thanks for the help.

[Kabrute]

I found out the hard way transformers move 1kw 4x per second so biggest piece of gear you can put on them is 1kw without a battery or alt power supply, now as for over powering you can pull 4kw per second through the transformer, you need to stagger your load by putting half of it on one transformer and the other half on another, both connected to your power supply.  My own power tower often has 9 transformers with conductive cable running off to supply 12-1800 w loads late game.  Early game I don't even bother with coal power, transformers et all, just dupe wheels in isolated areas until in a position to install power centers

[Kermack]

3 hours ago, Mathue24 said:

The transformer now should be limiting the output to 1000W but for some reason its letting it use all the power in the circuit.

 

This isn't the function of the transformer.  It acts as a simple load bridge to protect the small wires from becoming damaged from overload over 1kW.  You need an additional transformer to continuously run that system without breaking tripping the circuit.  If your goal was to run that system at a lower total power than the machines would draw then that's not possible.  Current draw isn't really a thing in ONI.

I tend to use the transformers as substation relays from a greater power plant.  I can have several generation sources all tied by heavy wires connected to battery banks as an energy dump, all in a centralized location.  The heavy wires then attach to the transformers, and those transformers are assigned specific machines to provide power.  So long as the main plant's line load doesn't exceed 20kW I can power numerous projects from this centralized location, which also helps control the heat since it's all in one place.

You can assign machines to transformers based on their frequency of use.  If the machines must run continuously, then make sure the total load doesn't exceed 1kW.  If you have a set of machines that typically don't run constantly, like the forge, loom or granulator etc, you can exceed the load on that circuit without much worry.

[Neotix]

Transformer is just a load separator.

Load from output circuit is added to the input circuit but not vice versa. That's why you can protect normal wires from load in thick wires.