Izzy248 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Not sure if Im missing something or if these are legitimate bugs. In this image my Coal Generators are fueled and generating power. However the power does not look like it is being transfered to the batteries directly connected to it because they still show 0w. However as you can power is indeed being generated because on the other side of the Transformers, running off the regular wires, my Batteries on that side the power on them is increasing as if they are being fed energy, and as you can see the devices to them are indeed gaining that energy because they dont have the no power icon on them. So why are the Batteries connected to my generator showing 0, even though the Coal Generators are indeed producing and feeding them energy and that energy is going to my devices on the other side. Also its not like the energy is being drained to the other side of the Transformer quickly because Im looking directly at it and the numbers are not changing from the 0. In this image, no energy is being generated at all. Yet one of my wires shows it is in surplus, and the other shows it is strained. None of them have energy so Im not sure why one is strained and the other is surplus, and its not like any of them have over 1000W worth of stuff connected to them. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/87746-powerenergy-bugs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabrute Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 there isn't enough power to charge the batteries on the gene side because its all and I do mean all, going through the transformers to the other batteries, when they fill up the gene batteries will start to charge. Save file please because I don't understand what problem if any you are really having. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/87746-powerenergy-bugs/#findComment-1005635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plum Gate Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Izzy248 said: Not sure if Im missing something or if these are legitimate bugs. They are more like quirks.. As pointed out, the batteries on the low side of a transformer look like a load of infinite demand to the generator side of the circuit, so they will always fill before the batteries on the generator side do. Having said this, they also bleed power, so they'll always be pulling a joule or two from the circuit - as far as I know - the only way to transfer from battery to batter is through a transformer ( just fyi ) - this is sort of a gimmick. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/87746-powerenergy-bugs/#findComment-1005757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy248 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Your wording is a little confusing but I think this is what you mean? I already have them feeding from battery to transformer to battery in my recent build Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/87746-powerenergy-bugs/#findComment-1005787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutzkhie Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 too much battery, 2 or 3 is enough, Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/87746-powerenergy-bugs/#findComment-1005799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravityx Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 The best setup is to only have 1 tiny battery on each transformer. Its not good practice to have extra batteries for heat purposes, but especially now since they lose power over time. The tiny battery helps with power draw, and by having all your main batteries on heavy watt wires, you can see the charge more easily. Once you get smart batteries, you can be even more efficient. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/87746-powerenergy-bugs/#findComment-1005861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plum Gate Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 6 hours ago, Izzy248 said: Your wording is a little confusing but I think this is what you mean? I already have them feeding from battery to transformer to battery in my recent build ..no need to run it like plumbing. That's not what we meant. see that comment before mine - the tiny battery will demand less of the heavy watt side, you may actually get the generators to stop occasionally. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/87746-powerenergy-bugs/#findComment-1005868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanro50 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Transformers are basically only there as current limiter to keep your wires from melting due to the high current produced by your power-generation. If you keep your load under 1000W, which I advice or you'll start destroying your wires due to over-current, then you should not require any batteries past the point where your transformers drops down the current... The only two lines which I add batteries to is the ones heading to my gas pump at my natural gas geyser and the water pump at my steam geyser since I class those lines as critical, I'll also normally add a hamster wheel so my dupes can jump-start those systems if required since if either fail my power-generation setup will fail. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/87746-powerenergy-bugs/#findComment-1005872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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