Adding a transformer = overload problems gone forever?

[lurkinglurker]

Here’s a question I’ve been thinking over for a while now and would like to ask you guys. 

Specifically, how transformers release their charges in 5 bursts of 1kJ. Thus, while they can theoretically provide 5kW of power into a circuit, they are simply unable to power stuff beyond 1kW, such as thermocoolers. This is why people recommend a battery after the transformer; the battery “stacks” the bursts and allow more than 1kW (up to 5kW per Transformer) to be used on a single building.

But if that’s the case, wouldn’t a transformer without a battery on it's output circuit stop wires from going beyond 1kW? And since 1kW is the limit of no-so-conductive circuits, wouldn’t that also mean Transformers will stop overloading short circuits just by being there?

To bring it further, if you pair transformers instead of planting a battery beyond a single transformer, wouldn’t you also restrict the resulting output circuit to 2kW (instead of a potential 5kW), thus preventing conductive wiring (2kW limit) from overloading too?

Tl;dr: transformer outputs does not cause overloads (if there are no batteries on the output end). True/false?

[landromat]

They prevent it even with batteries. They were made for it

[lurkinglurker]

3 hours ago, landromat said:

They prevent it even with batteries. They were made for it

? How so? As long as a battery have some storage, it can discharge any amount of kW, don't they? How do Transformers mitigate that?

[PhailRaptor]

4 hours ago, lurkinglurker said:

Tl;dr: transformer outputs does not cause overloads (if there are no batteries on the output end). True/false?

This would be false.

Wires overload based on the total Wattage of consuming devices currently in use on that circuit.  It doesn't matter whether there is a Battery or not.  If the total Wattage exceeds 1 kW for standard Wire, or 2 kW for Conductive Wire, or 10 kW for both Heavy-Watt and Conductive Heavy-Watt, the circuit will begin taking Overload damage.  This will continue each second that the combined Wattage of active machinery exceeds the Wattage limit of the type of Wire.

A Transformer can supply 5 kW to it's low end, but will lead to brown-outs if any single device consumes more than 1 kW.  The Battery prevents the brown-outs, because the device can pull from the Battery when the Transformer fails to supply enough.  This is completely unrelated to Wire limits on Wattage.

[Kabrute]

for me, I split the system into groups, basically each place where I start with a coal gene and battery gets replaced with a transformer later when I upgrade to central power plant.  Each transformer acts like a line separator so you have a trunk with your heavywatt wire in it, and there your transforms are installed and split off smaller power sections.

[trukogre]

3 hours ago, landromat said:

They prevent it even with batteries. They were made for it

you're 100% wrong, but you combine being 100%  wrong with demonstrating so much certainty that you're right that it makes me wish you were right.

[Kabrute]

but Phailraptor is right in that I don't depend on the transformer or to act as a limiter, its too inconsistent especially when drawing large quantities of smaller power devices, like 12 pumps or some such, almost always blow the wires regardless of being on just 1 transformer

[trukogre]

21 minutes ago, Kabrute said:

but Phailraptor is right in that I don't depend on the transformer or to act as a limiter, its too inconsistent especially when drawing large quantities of smaller power devices, like 12 pumps or some such, almost always blow the wires regardless of being on just 1 transformer

Its functionality is not inconsistent at all, it very consistently doesn't prevent overloads. Its description is 100% inconsistent with the way it actually works, as it claims that it does prevent overloads.

[lurkinglurker]

Thanks guys. I'll make a new game to experiment in a bit, but your answers have helped me not blow up my current base.