Mechanisms

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Power

In TFC+, power supplied by mechanical systems can be used to automate various machines such as the Quern and Bellows. Power is produced by machines such as the Waterwheel. The power can then be transmitted through a system of Axles and Gears, and controlled by Axle Couples to reach their destinations.

Axles & Bearings

Axles transmit power from a mechanical power source to the device where the power will be used. Axle Bearings support Axles, to extend their range (beyond 7 blocks), and they are also used to connect Axles to Devices and Gears. Horizontal Axle Bearings must have a solid block or Support Beam below them, while vertical bearings need a solid block or Support BeamVerify on two opposite sides. Sneak to rotate the Bearing when placing.

Wooden Axle Wooden Axle Bearing
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Copper Saw Support Beam (Acacia)
Support Beam (Acacia) Grid layout Arrow (small).png Wooden Axle Bearing
Lumber (Acacia) Lumber (Acacia)
Support Beam (Acacia)

Axle Couples can be used to control the mechanism system. Axle Couples engage when activated by a redstone signal.

Waterwheels

Waterwheels produce power from falling water. The hub of the waterwheel needs to be mounted between two axles, with the axle bearings two blocks away from falling water. The speed of the waterwheel does not matter - instead, the distance that the water falls determines power. The water can fall from any height, but a greater height has diminishing returns - i.e. the taller the waterfall, the less power each block of height the waterfall has will add to the wheel.

Waterwheel
Planks (Acacia) Planks (Acacia) Planks (Acacia) Grid layout Arrow (small).png Waterwheel
Planks (Acacia) Wrought Iron Sheet Planks (Acacia)
Planks (Acacia) Planks (Acacia) Planks (Acacia)

Gears

Wooden Gear (18-Tooth) Reducing Teeth Wooden Gear (copy)
Copper Saw Lumber (Acacia) Grid layout Arrow (small).png Wooden Gear (18 teeth)
Lumber (Acacia) Wooden Axle Lumber (Acacia)
Lumber (Acacia)

Gears are crafted from Lumber. The axle is not consumed in the crafting recipe. Gears start with 18 teeth. Teeth can be removed by crafting the gear with a saw. A specific gear can be copied by placing the gear in the crafting grid with the gear crafting recipe.

Gears serve two purposes. First, they can transfer power from a horizontal Axle to a vertical Axle and vice versa. Second, they serve as a means to control the speed of a mechanical system.

To mount a Gear, right click on the end of an axle. Mounted gears can be removed by shift clicking on them.

Ratio

Transferring power from a larger gear to a smaller gear will increase its speed based on the ratio of the number of teeth each gear has, while transferring power from a smaller gear to a larger gear will decrease the speed based on a similar ratio.

Load

The load on the system is controlled by several factors. When the load exceeds the capacity that the system can take, the system will stop. Increasing the speed of the system will cause machines attached to the parts that are spinning faster to create more load on the system.

Usage

Quern

Iron Rind Millstone
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Wrought Iron Ingot
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Blueprint
Grid Anvil Weld.png Grid Anvil Red Rules.png Grid Anvil Green Rules.png
Stone Hammer Grid layout None i (verylong).png
Chalk Chalk Chalk Grid layout Arrow (small).png Millstone
Chalk Chalk
Chalk Chalk Chalk

Querns can be automatically spun by mechanisms. To automate a quern, first place a Rind in the quern's first slot (which is the same slot as where the Handstone would otherwise go). Next, place a Millstone onto the top of the quern by right-clicking.

Bellows

Bellows can be automatically pumped by mechanisms. The increased pumping speed allows machines like the Forge to reach higher temperatures than they can normally reach. This is essential for late-game metalworking, such as during the Steel age, where Steel must be melted at Brilliant White to create Black Steel.

To automate Bellows, craft a Crankshaft to pump them.

Crankshaft
Grid layout Arrow (small).png Crankshaft
Lumber (Acacia) Wooden Axle Lumber (Acacia)
Wooden Axle Wooden Axle

Crankshafts can be attached to the back of bellows. There must be an axle in an adjacent space in order to place the crankshaft.

History

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0.86.0Added Waterwheels, Axles, Axle Bearings, Axle Couples, Wooden Gears, Crankshafts, millstones and rinds.