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sick stratus Jun 24, 2023, 2:54 AM

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#bot-stuff message there is already a combinator one but anything can always be improved

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I think the guide about setting up steam engines as backup would be nice to have.

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#train-help message there is this guide on two-way rails however it does not have a warning sign that it is harder than 2 lane rail setups

vale turtle Jun 24, 2023, 3:02 AM

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Ah, nice. Celebrating first anniversary with my wife today. Will have to put something together tomorrow.

sick stratus Jun 24, 2023, 3:02 AM

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no worries, have a good anniversary!

vale turtle Jun 25, 2023, 1:35 PM

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So this is sort of the thing I had in mind

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Can definitely be cleaned up. I don't currently have a vanilla game going, but I suppose I could make one that looks a bit nicer in the editor or in a lab

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Hmm. Yeah I'll probably go ahead and do that.

vale turtle Jun 25, 2023, 4:37 PM

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Hopefully an improvement?

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Should there be a text explanation to go with this? @sick stratus

sick stratus Jun 25, 2023, 4:45 PM

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I think so, explaining that this an use of an sr latch and that you can adjust the numbers from the 80% and 20%

vale turtle Jun 25, 2023, 5:28 PM

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To use steam engines as backup power, an SR latch is recommended. Not using one causes a strobing effect, which most people prefer to avoid. Use the SR latch to control the offshore pump supplying water to the boilers (a power switch can also work, but if you accidentally connect the steam engines to the rest of the power grid, the setup will break).

The first two decider combinators set the desired on/off points of the pump (the values of 10 and 80 in the picture), based on the current charge level of the accumulator. These values can be adjusted to your liking.

sick stratus Jun 25, 2023, 5:31 PM

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I think thats good!

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I got to leave for work but I will get this turned into a faq after

nova templeBOT Jun 27, 2023, 6:20 PM

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Steambackup

To use steam engines as backup power, an SR latch is recommended. Not using one causes a strobing effect, which most people prefer to avoid. Use the SR latch to control the offshore pump supplying water to the boilers.

The first two decider combinators set the desired on/off points of the pump (the values of 10 and 80 in the picture), based on the current charge level of the accumulator. These values can be adjusted to your liking. You may want to adjust the lower value lower if you are on solar because accumulators naturally discharge during the night.

sick stratus Jun 27, 2023, 6:20 PM

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@vale turtle sorry for the delay, its official now. I removed the part about power switches and added a warning about using it with solar

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