Electrical Cables - Revision history

Okroshka: Added crafting recipe for creative cable, and fixed crafting recipe of Low voltage cable.

2022-01-06T22:44:00Z

Added crafting recipe for creative cable, and fixed crafting recipe of Low voltage cable.

2022-01-06T22:04:13Z

‎Crafting

2018-07-18T06:05:38Z

2017-12-21T14:52:39Z

‎See Also

2017-12-21T14:51:42Z

2017-02-23T16:04:10Z

Correct the craft of Very High Voltage Cable (6 cables as result)

2017-01-09T19:29:05Z

minor error (whoops!)

2017-01-09T19:27:33Z

2017-01-09T19:17:39Z

2017-01-09T19:15:00Z

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 {{Crafting_Grid
 |2=Synthetic_Diamond
-|5=unreleasedium
+|5=Unreleasedium
 |result=Creative_Cable}}

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 |1=Rubber
 |4=Copper_Cable
-|result=Low_Voltage_Cable}}
+|7=Copper_Cable
 <b>Medium Voltage Cable</b>
 {{Crafting_Grid
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 |7=Rubber|8=Rubber|9=Rubber
 |result=Very_High_Voltage_Cable|number=6}}
 ==Usage==

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 ==Usage==
-Simply place the cable on any side of an opaque block.  That's right, <i>any</i> side.  Cables can even be placed upside-down on ceilings.  Any two cables placed on block faces that share a border will automatically connect, unless that border is being shared by a block (similar to redstone placement mechanics).  Cables can be forced to not connect by either painting them with a [[Brush|colored brush]] or using a [[Hub|hub]].  Cables can be covered by certain blocks by holding C and right-clicking the cable with a block in hand.  If you get a message about wire color care while trying to do this it means the block you are trying to cover the cable with is unsupported.  Players can move in a 1x2 passage surrounded by cables as they do not take up a block space.
+Simply place the cable on any side of an opaque block.  That's right, ''any'' side.  Cables can even be placed upside-down on ceilings.  Any two cables placed on block faces that share a border will automatically connect, unless that border is occluded by another solid block (similar to redstone placement mechanics). Note that some blocks, especially small cables/pipes/etc., added by other mods, can be "solid" and occlude cables.  Cables can be forced to not connect by either painting them with a [[Brush|colored brush]] or using a [[Hub|hub]].
 ==Nominals and Maximums==

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	Power line safety should be practiced since one small error could result in the entire grid being destroyed. In most circumstances, a breaker set to an appropriate voltage on every entry or exit point should be enough as long as none of the wires short to the ground without resistance.		Power line safety should be practiced since one small error could result in the entire grid being destroyed. In most circumstances, a breaker set to an appropriate voltage on every entry or exit point should be enough as long as none of the wires short to the ground without resistance.
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		+	==See Also==
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		+	* [[Signal_Cable]]

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 ==Power Lines==
-For those wishing to draw an extremely large load through a wire should consider setting up power lines. Not only do they have a much higher nominal voltage(at 1,280V) than the other wires, but they also run nominally at 6.25 amps which allows for them to transfer up to 8,000 watts in nominal circumstances. This is enough to run just under 6 fully loaded Extreme Voltage cables. Its maximums are 16,800 Volts at 7.5 Amps for a total power of 126,000 watts. Running a power line at or near maximum is a very bad idea since a failure can be catastrophic; especially on large networks.
+For those wishing to draw an extremely large load through a wire should consider setting up power lines. Not only do they have a much higher nominal voltage(at 12,800V) than the other wires, but they also run nominally at 6.25 amps which allows for them to transfer up to 80,000 watts in nominal circumstances. This is enough to run just under 6 fully loaded Extreme Voltage cables. Its maximums are 16,800 Volts at 7.5 Amps for a total power of 126,000 watts. Running a power line at or near maximum is a very bad idea since a failure can be catastrophic; especially on large networks.
 Due to the higher voltages (or rather, due to the lower currents) the power lines will have very little loss over distance. This makes them extremely useful for transmitting power over a long distance, even across tens of thousands of blocks, without significant power reduction.