Atmospheric Components Quick Reference - Revision history

SchlauFuchs: missed the pipe utility items

2025-11-25T18:32:12Z

missed the pipe utility items

GoldIDm: Changed Wattage of Pipe Analyzer

2024-01-30T11:11:52Z

Changed Wattage of Pipe Analyzer

MCZarin: Add Wall Heater

2022-07-31T20:46:15Z

Add Wall Heater

MCZarin: Make table sortable

2022-07-31T13:38:24Z

Make table sortable

62.245.76.101: regulators max pressure explained

2021-07-18T20:30:26Z

regulators max pressure explained

TheNicestGuy: Added Advanced Furnace

2020-09-28T13:11:58Z

Added Advanced Furnace

TheNicestGuy: Noted that Pipe Volume Pump is an adjustable compressor

2020-09-28T13:03:28Z

Noted that Pipe Volume Pump is an adjustable compressor

TheNicestGuy: Removed references to Fabricator, since it no longer exists

2020-09-28T13:02:10Z

Removed references to Fabricator, since it no longer exists

TheNicestGuy: Correction: Swap Inward and Outward in note about target pressures for Active Vent.

2020-05-29T17:13:33Z

Correction: Swap Inward and Outward in note about target pressures for Active Vent.

TheNicestGuy: Add Volume and Max. Pressure columns.

2020-05-29T14:32:38Z

Add Volume and Max. Pressure columns.

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 | [[Kit (Atmospherics) Air Conditioner|Air Conditioner]] || [[Kit (Atmospherics)]] || 1 || 2 || Yes || Yes || Yes || ? || ? || 7,000W, varies || Heat or cool a fluid: From input, split heat between right-temperature and wrong-temperature outputs.
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 | [[Wall Cooler]] || [[Wall Cooler|Kit (Wall Cooler)]] || 1 space || 1 || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || ? || ? || ? || Cool a space: Actively remove heat from a space into a pipe.

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 | [[Pipe Meter]] || [[Pipe Meter|Kit (Pipe Meter)]] || colspan="2"|clamp-on || - || - || - || - || - || - || Visually show pipe's pressure.
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-| [[Pipe Analyzer]] || [[Pipe Analyzer|Kit (Pipe Analyzer)]] || colspan="2"|clamp-on || - || - || - || - || - || 50W || Sense pipe's pressure, temperature, and composition, for visual display and logic circuits.
+| [[Pipe Analyzer]] || [[Pipe Analyzer|Kit (Pipe Analyzer)]] || colspan="2"|clamp-on || - || - || - || - || - || 5W || Sense pipe's pressure, temperature, and composition, for visual display and logic circuits.
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 | [[Pipe Gas Mixer]] || [[Pipe Gas Mixer|Kit (Gas Mixer)]] || 2 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes<sup>1</sup> || ? || ? || 100W || Mix fluids: Combine two input mixes into one output mix, at an adjustable ratio.

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 | [[Kit (Atmospherics) Air Conditioner|Air Conditioner]] || [[Kit (Atmospherics)]] || 1 || 2 || Yes || Yes || Yes || ? || ? || 7,000W, varies || Heat or cool a fluid: From input, split heat between right-temperature and wrong-temperature outputs.
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-| [[Wall Cooler]] || [[Wall Cooler|Kit (Wall Cooler)]] || space || 1 || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || ? || ? || ? || Cool a space: Actively remove heat from a space into a pipe.
+| [[Wall Cooler]] || [[Wall Cooler|Kit (Wall Cooler)]] || 1 space || 1 || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || ? || ? || ? || Cool a space: Actively remove heat from a space into a pipe.
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 | [[Pipe Radiator]] || [[Pipe Radiator|Kit (Pipe Radiator)]] || colspan="2"|clamp-on || - || - || - || - || - || - || Heat/cool: Passively exchange heat between a pipe and a space.

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 This is a quick reference to the various components of a piped-fluid network.
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
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 ! Component !! Kit !! Inputs !! Outputs !! One-way? !! Switched? !! Compressor? !! Volume !! Max. Pressure !! Max. Power !! Primary Function

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 | [[Pipe Volume Pump]] || [[Pipe Volume Pump|Kit (Volume Pump)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes, adjustable || varies? || ? || 800W, varies || Pump fluid at adjustable rate.
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-| [[Pressure_Regulator#Pressure_Regulator|Pressure Regulator]] || [[Pressure Regulator|Kit (Pressure Regulator)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes || ? || 20 MPa || 100W || Achieve target pressure at output.
+| [[Pressure_Regulator#Pressure_Regulator|Pressure Regulator]] || [[Pressure Regulator|Kit (Pressure Regulator)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes || ? || 20 MPa<sup>5</sup> || 100W || Achieve target pressure at output.
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-| [[Pressure_Regulator#Back_Pressure_Regulator|Back Pressure Regulator]] || [[Pressure Regulator|Kit (Pressure Regulator)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes || ? || 20 MPa || 100W || Achieve target pressure at input.
+| [[Pressure_Regulator#Back_Pressure_Regulator|Back Pressure Regulator]] || [[Pressure Regulator|Kit (Pressure Regulator)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes || ? || 20 MPa<sup>5</sup> || 100W || Achieve target pressure at input.
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 | [[Pipe Meter]] || [[Pipe Meter|Kit (Pipe Meter)]] || colspan="2"|clamp-on || - || - || - || - || - || - || Visually show pipe's pressure.
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 '''Note 4:''' These Volume and Max. Pressure ratings reflect the limits of the removable canisters and tanks. Note that the 101 MPa limit of a Gas Canister is considerably higher than the 60 MPa overall limit of a pipe network.

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 | [[Furnace]] || [[Furnace|Kit (Furnace)]], craftable at [[Autolathe]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || No || No || 1 kL || ? || - || Smelt ores, but can also melt/sublimate Ices directly into a pipe.
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 | [[Pipe Digital Valve]] || [[Pipe Digital Valve|Kit (Digital Valve)]] || colspan="2"|2 generic || No || Yes || No || ? || ? || 25W || Open/close flow using [[Kit (Logic I/O)|logic circuits]].
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-| [[Pipe Volume Pump]] || [[Pipe Volume Pump|Kit (Volume Pump)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes || varies? || ? || 800W, varies || Pump fluid at adjustable rate.
+| [[Pipe Volume Pump]] || [[Pipe Volume Pump|Kit (Volume Pump)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes, adjustable || varies? || ? || 800W, varies || Pump fluid at adjustable rate.
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 | [[Pressure_Regulator#Pressure_Regulator|Pressure Regulator]] || [[Pressure Regulator|Kit (Pressure Regulator)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes || ? || 20 MPa || 100W || Achieve target pressure at output.

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 | [[Tank|Large Tank]] || [[Tank|Kit (Tank)]] × 5 || colspan="2"|1 generic || No || Logic only? || No || 50 kL || 60 MPa || - || Permanent, super-capacity fluid storage.
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-| [[Furnace]] || [[Furnace|Kit (Furnace)]], craftable at [[Autolathe]] or [[Fabricator]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || No || No || 1 kL || ? || - || Smelt ores, but can also melt/sublimate Ices directly into a pipe.
+| [[Furnace]] || [[Furnace|Kit (Furnace)]], craftable at [[Autolathe]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || No || No || 1 kL || ? || - || Smelt ores, but can also melt/sublimate Ices directly into a pipe.
 |}
-'''Kit:''' The item used to build the component. These are the names as they appear in fabrication lists, which does not always match the true name of the item. Except where noted, all of these items are manufactured with a [[Hydraulic Pipe Bender]] or [[Fabricator]].
+'''Kit:''' The item used to build the component. These are the names as they appear in fabrication lists, which does not always match the true name of the item. Except where noted, all of these items are manufactured with a [[Hydraulic Pipe Bender]].
 '''Input/Output:''' "Generic" connections are pipe fittings that are not explicitly for input or output. "Space" indicates an interface to fluids that are not contained in pipes (e.g., the atmosphere or the contents of a room). "Clamp-on" components have no fittings of their own; they clamp onto an existing Straight Pipe.

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 '''Note 2:''' The Wall Cooler's one-way, switched, and "compressor" qualities apply only to the heat exchange. It does not directly affect the pressure or flow in its attached pipe.
-'''Note 3:''' The Active Vent will ''fail'' at ? MPa. The pressure at which it will stop pumping is configurable through the data network and defaults to 0 Pa for Outward mode and 101 kPa (1 standard atmosphere) for Inward mode.
+'''Note 3:''' The Active Vent will ''fail'' at ? MPa. The pressure at which it will stop pumping is configurable through the data network and defaults to 0 Pa for Inward mode and 101 kPa (1 standard atmosphere) for Outward mode.
 '''Note 4:''' These Volume and Max. Pressure ratings reflect the limits of the removable canisters and tanks. Note that the 101 MPa limit of a Gas Canister is considerably higher than the 60 MPa overall limit of a pipe network.

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-! Component !! Kit !! Inputs !! Outputs !! One-way? !! Switched? !! Compressor? !! Max. Power !! Primary Function
+! Component !! Kit !! Inputs !! Outputs !! One-way? !! Switched? !! Compressor? !! Volume !! Max. Pressure !! Max. Power !! Primary Function
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-| [[Pipes|Pipe]] (various shapes) || [[Pipes|Kit (Pipe)]], also craftable at [[Autolathe]] || colspan="2"|2-6 generic || No || No || No || - || Provide a pathway.
+| [[Pipes|Pipe]] (various shapes) || [[Pipes|Kit (Pipe)]], also craftable at [[Autolathe]] || colspan="2"|2-6 generic || No || No || No || 100 L || 60 MPa || - || Provide a pathway.
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-| [[Pipe Label]] || [[Pipe Label|Kit (Pipe Label)]] || colspan="2"|clamp-on || - || - || - || - || Visually label pipes.
+| [[Pipe Label]] || [[Pipe Label|Kit (Pipe Label)]] || colspan="2"|clamp-on || - || - || - || - || - || - || Visually label pipes.
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-| [[Pipe Valve]] || [[Pipe Valve|Kit (Pipe Valve)]] || colspan="2"|2 generic || No || Manual only || No|| -|| Open/close flow manually.
+| [[Pipe Valve]] || [[Pipe Valve|Kit (Pipe Valve)]] || colspan="2"|2 generic || No || Manual only || No|| ? || ? || - || Open/close flow manually.
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-| [[Pipe Digital Valve]] || [[Pipe Digital Valve|Kit (Digital Valve)]] || colspan="2"|2 generic || No || Yes || No || 25W || Open/close flow using [[Kit (Logic I/O)|logic circuits]].
+| [[Pipe Digital Valve]] || [[Pipe Digital Valve|Kit (Digital Valve)]] || colspan="2"|2 generic || No || Yes || No || ? || ? || 25W || Open/close flow using [[Kit (Logic I/O)|logic circuits]].
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-| [[Pipe Volume Pump]] || [[Pipe Volume Pump|Kit (Volume Pump)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes || 800W, varies || Pump fluid at adjustable rate.
+| [[Pipe Volume Pump]] || [[Pipe Volume Pump|Kit (Volume Pump)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes || varies? || ? || 800W, varies || Pump fluid at adjustable rate.
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-| [[Pressure_Regulator#Pressure_Regulator|Pressure Regulator]] || [[Pressure Regulator|Kit (Pressure Regulator)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes || 100W || Achieve target pressure at output.
+| [[Pressure_Regulator#Pressure_Regulator|Pressure Regulator]] || [[Pressure Regulator|Kit (Pressure Regulator)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes || ? || 20 MPa || 100W || Achieve target pressure at output.
 |-
-| [[Pressure_Regulator#Back_Pressure_Regulator|Back Pressure Regulator]] || [[Pressure Regulator|Kit (Pressure Regulator)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes || 100W || Achieve target pressure at input.
+| [[Pressure_Regulator#Back_Pressure_Regulator|Back Pressure Regulator]] || [[Pressure Regulator|Kit (Pressure Regulator)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes || ? || 20 MPa || 100W || Achieve target pressure at input.
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-| [[Pipe Meter]] || [[Pipe Meter|Kit (Pipe Meter)]] || colspan="2"|clamp-on || - || - || - || - || Visually show pipe's pressure.
+| [[Pipe Meter]] || [[Pipe Meter|Kit (Pipe Meter)]] || colspan="2"|clamp-on || - || - || - || - || - || - || Visually show pipe's pressure.
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-| [[Pipe Analyzer]] || [[Pipe Analyzer|Kit (Pipe Analyzer)]] || colspan="2"|clamp-on || - || - || - || 50W || Sense pipe's pressure, temperature, and composition, for visual display and logic circuits.
+| [[Pipe Analyzer]] || [[Pipe Analyzer|Kit (Pipe Analyzer)]] || colspan="2"|clamp-on || - || - || - || - || - || 50W || Sense pipe's pressure, temperature, and composition, for visual display and logic circuits.
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-| [[Pipe Gas Mixer]] || [[Pipe Gas Mixer|Kit (Gas Mixer)]] || 2 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes<sup>1</sup> || 100W || Mix fluids: Combine two input mixes into one output mix, at an adjustable ratio.
+| [[Pipe Gas Mixer]] || [[Pipe Gas Mixer|Kit (Gas Mixer)]] || 2 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes<sup>1</sup> || ? || ? || 100W || Mix fluids: Combine two input mixes into one output mix, at an adjustable ratio.
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-| [[Kit (Atmospherics) Filtration|Filtration]] || [[Kit (Atmospherics)]] || 1 || 2 || Yes || Yes || Yes || 5W || Sort fluids: Separate an input mix into a pure output and a "leftover" output.
+| [[Kit (Atmospherics) Filtration|Filtration]] || [[Kit (Atmospherics)]] || 1 || 2 || Yes || Yes || Yes || ? || ? || 5W || Sort fluids: Separate an input mix into a pure output and a "leftover" output.
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-| [[Kit (Atmospherics) Electrolyzer|Electrolyzer]] || [[Kit (Atmospherics)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes || 1,400W || Create fuel: From input [[water|H<sub>2</sub>O]], output mixed [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]] and [[Volatiles]].
+| [[Kit (Atmospherics) Electrolyzer|Electrolyzer]] || [[Kit (Atmospherics)]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || Yes || Yes || ? || ? || 1,400W || Create fuel: From input [[water|H<sub>2</sub>O]], output mixed [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]] and [[Volatiles]].
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-| [[Kit (Atmospherics) Air Conditioner|Air Conditioner]] || [[Kit (Atmospherics)]] || 1 || 2 || Yes || Yes || Yes || 7,000W, varies || Heat or cool a fluid: From input, split heat between right-temperature and wrong-temperature outputs.
+| [[Kit (Atmospherics) Air Conditioner|Air Conditioner]] || [[Kit (Atmospherics)]] || 1 || 2 || Yes || Yes || Yes || ? || ? || 7,000W, varies || Heat or cool a fluid: From input, split heat between right-temperature and wrong-temperature outputs.
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-| [[Wall Cooler]] || [[Wall Cooler|Kit (Wall Cooler)]] || space || 1 || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || ? || Cool a space: Actively remove heat from a space into a pipe.
+| [[Wall Cooler]] || [[Wall Cooler|Kit (Wall Cooler)]] || space || 1 || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || Yes, for heat<sup>2</sup> || ? || ? || ? || Cool a space: Actively remove heat from a space into a pipe.
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-| [[Pipe Radiator]] || [[Pipe Radiator|Kit (Pipe Radiator)]] || colspan="2"|clamp-on || - || - || - || - || Cool fluid or heat space: Passively transfer heat from a pipe to a space.
+| [[Pipe Radiator]] || [[Pipe Radiator|Kit (Pipe Radiator)]] || colspan="2"|clamp-on || - || - || - || - || - || - || Heat/cool: Passively exchange heat between a pipe and a space.
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-| [[Active Vent]] || [[Active Vent|Kit (Active Vent)]] || colspan="2"|1 generic, 1 space || Yes, reversable || Yes || Yes || 100W || Pump pressure between a space and a pipe.
+| [[Active Vent]] || [[Active Vent|Kit (Active Vent)]] || colspan="2"|1 generic, 1 space || Yes, reversable || Yes || Yes || ? || ?<sup>3</sup> || 100W || Pump pressure between a space and a pipe.
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-| [[Passive Vent]] || [[Passive Vent|Kit (Passive Vent)]] || colspan="2"|1 generic, 1 space || No || No || No || - || Equalize pressure between a space and a pipe.
+| [[Passive Vent]] || [[Passive Vent|Kit (Passive Vent)]] || colspan="2"|1 generic, 1 space || No || No || No || - || - || - || Equalize pressure between a space and a pipe.
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-| [[Gas Tank Storage]] || [[Gas Tank Storage|Kit (Canister Storage)]] || colspan="2"|1 generic || No || No || No || - || Small storage: Attach pipes to [[Gas Canister]]s (removable, inventory-portable fluid storage).
+| [[Gas Tank Storage]] || [[Gas Tank Storage|Kit (Canister Storage)]] || colspan="2"|1 generic || No || No || No || 64 L<sup>4</sup> || 101 MPa<sup>4</sup> || - || Small storage: Attach pipes to [[Gas Canister]]s (removable, inventory-portable fluid storage).
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-| [[Tank Connector]] || [[Tank Connector|Kit (Tank Connector)]] || colspan="2"|1 generic || No || No || No || - || Medium storage: Attach pipes to [[Portable Tank]]s (removable, luggable fluid storage), and also to [[Portable Air Scrubber]]s and [[Portable Air Conditioner]]s.
+| [[Tank Connector]] || [[Tank Connector|Kit (Tank Connector)]] || colspan="2"|1 generic || No || No || No || 790 L<sup>4</sup> || 10.1 MPa<sup>4</sup> || - || Medium storage: Attach pipes to [[Portable Tank]]s (removable, draggable fluid storage), and also to [[Portable Air Scrubber]]s and [[Portable Air Conditioner]]s.
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-| [[Tank|Small Tank]] || [[Tank|Kit (Tank)]] || colspan="2"|1 generic || No || Logic only? || No || - || Permanent, high-capacity fluid storage.
+| [[Tank|Small Tank]] || [[Tank|Kit (Tank)]] || colspan="2"|1 generic || No || Logic only? || No || 6 kL || 60 MPa || - || Permanent, high-capacity fluid storage.
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-| [[Tank|Large Tank]] || [[Tank|Kit (Tank)]] × 5 || colspan="2"|1 generic || No || Logic only? || No || - || Permanent, super-capacity fluid storage.
+| [[Tank|Large Tank]] || [[Tank|Kit (Tank)]] × 5 || colspan="2"|1 generic || No || Logic only? || No || 50 kL || 60 MPa || - || Permanent, super-capacity fluid storage.
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-| [[Furnace]] || [[Furnace|Kit (Furnace)]], craftable at [[Autolathe]] or [[Fabricator]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || No || No || - || Smelt ores, but can also melt/sublimate Ices directly into a pipe.
+| [[Furnace]] || [[Furnace|Kit (Furnace)]], craftable at [[Autolathe]] or [[Fabricator]] || 1 || 1 || Yes || No || No || 1 kL || ? || - || Smelt ores, but can also melt/sublimate Ices directly into a pipe.
 |}
-'''Kit''': The item used to build the component. These are the names as they appear in fabrication lists, which does not always match the true name of the item. Except where noted, all of these items are manufactured with a [[Hydraulic Pipe Bender]] or [[Fabricator]].
+'''Kit:''' The item used to build the component. These are the names as they appear in fabrication lists, which does not always match the true name of the item. Except where noted, all of these items are manufactured with a [[Hydraulic Pipe Bender]] or [[Fabricator]].
-'''Input/Output''': "Generic" connections are pipe fittings that are not explicitly for input or output. "Space" indicates an interface to fluids that are not contained in pipes (e.g., the atmosphere or the contents of a room). "Clamp-on" components have no fittings of their own; they clamp onto an existing Straight Pipe.
+'''Input/Output:''' "Generic" connections are pipe fittings that are not explicitly for input or output. "Space" indicates an interface to fluids that are not contained in pipes (e.g., the atmosphere or the contents of a room). "Clamp-on" components have no fittings of their own; they clamp onto an existing Straight Pipe.
-'''One-way''': Does the component prevent fluid from flowing the wrong way, from output to input?
+'''One-way:''' Does the component prevent fluid from flowing the wrong way, from output to input?
-'''Switched''': Does it prevent all flow when switched off or unpowered? Except where noted, switched components can be switched either manually or using [[Kit (Logic I/O)|logic circuits]].
+'''Switched:''' Does it prevent all flow when switched off or unpowered? Except where noted, switched components can be switched either manually or using [[Kit (Logic I/O)|logic circuits]].
-'''Compressor''': Will it actively increase pressure in the output and decrease pressure in the input? If no, the component only allows pressure to change toward equilibrium between input and output, or it does not enable any pressure changes.
+'''Compressor:''' Will it actively increase pressure in the output and decrease pressure in the input? If no, the component only allows pressure to change toward equilibrium between input and output, or it does not enable any pressure changes.
 '''Note 1:''' While the Pipe Gas Mixer will actively compress from output to input, it will stop when either input is empty, to preserve the mix ratio.
 '''Note 2:''' The Wall Cooler's one-way, switched, and "compressor" qualities apply only to the heat exchange. It does not directly affect the pressure or flow in its attached pipe.