Power Controller - Revision history

108.31.255.145 at 01:20, 7 March 2026

2026-03-07T01:20:37Z

2025-10-02T21:16:10Z

its

2025-06-30T16:32:28Z

Added prefabhash and prefabname

2025-01-25T03:23:23Z

Adding power category

2021-02-02T14:10:02Z

2020-11-18T02:57:08Z

Red Light confusion! Undo revision 9807 by 75.113.161.31 (talk)

2020-11-17T06:41:28Z

2020-01-17T22:02:28Z

Undo revision 9091 by 96.241.214.183 (talk) Nevermind, I'm an idiot.

2020-01-17T22:01:26Z

Tested that a red light is shown with battery in APC while discharging

2019-12-03T05:23:19Z

I found the sentence about the transformer to be confusing and incorrect.

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	If sufficient power is available upstream, the APC acts as a pass through and will not limit its output power, it is recommended to use a [[Fuse\|Cable Fuse]] or [[Transformer\|Transformer (Small)]] when powering a non-heavy cable network to prevent overdraw.		If sufficient power is available upstream, the APC acts as a pass through and will not limit its output power, it is recommended to use a [[Fuse\|Cable Fuse]] or [[Transformer\|Transformer (Small)]] when powering a non-heavy cable network to prevent overdraw.
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		+	== Priority == <!--T:2-->
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		+	When multiple devices are connected to the same power source, the power is not distributed evenly. For example, if you have a power generator such as [[solar panels]] connected to both a station battery and a power controller, the power controller will not receive any power until the station battery is completely full.
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		+	The allocation priority is as follows:
		+	# [[Transformer]]
		+	# [[Station Battery]]
		+	# [[Power Controller]]
		+	# All Other devices

	{{Data Network Header}} There is no difference in parameters, whether the logic network is connected to the input or output of the Area Power Control.		{{Data Network Header}} There is no difference in parameters, whether the logic network is connected to the input or output of the Area Power Control.

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 The APC can generally be used for machines with varying power requirements such as the Auto lathe, Electronics Printer, Fabricator, Arc Furnace, and more. This will allow all these machines to take lots of power in short intervals as long as the APC has a battery. Unlike the [[Transformer]], the APC will not limit the amount of power it passes through.
-If sufficient power is available upstream, the APC acts as a pass through and will not limit it's output power, it is recommended to use a [[Fuse|Cable Fuse]] or [[Transformer|Transformer (Small)]] when powering a non-heavy cable network to prevent overdraw.
+If sufficient power is available upstream, the APC acts as a pass through and will not limit its output power, it is recommended to use a [[Fuse|Cable Fuse]] or [[Transformer|Transformer (Small)]] when powering a non-heavy cable network to prevent overdraw.
 {{Data Network Header}} There is no difference in parameters, whether the logic network is connected to the input or output of the Area Power Control.

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   | name        = Power Controller
   | image       = [[File:ItemAreaPowerControl.png]]
   | stacks      = 5
   | maxinpower  = 10W for the APC<br>+ 1000W Battery Charging<br>+ Output Load

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 == Usage == <!--T:2-->
-The APC can be opened with a [[Crowbar]], once opened the switch must be set to the 'ON' state for it to function. A [[Battery Cell]] can be added to act as a power buffer for the subnetwork in the event the main power network gets disconnected. Currently, the dials in the APC do nothing.
+The APC can be opened with a [[Crowbar]], once opened the switch must be set to the 'ON' state for it to function. A [[Battery Cell]] can be added to act as a power buffer for the subnetwork in the event the main power network gets disconnected.
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 The APC can generally be used for machines with varying power requirements such as the Auto lathe, Electronics Printer, Fabricator, Arc Furnace, and more. This will allow all these machines to take lots of power in short intervals as long as the APC has a battery. Unlike the [[Transformer]], the APC will not limit the amount of power it passes through.

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 | 0 || Grey || The Area Power Control is turned off or is missing a battery.
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-| 1 || Red || There is a battery in the Area Power Control, the output draw is zero the input is zero.
+| 1 || Red || No battery in the Area Power Control and there is power drawn from the output.
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 | 2 || Blue-red blinking || There is a battery in the Area Power Control, the output draw is greater than the input and the battery is discharging.