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.

Axle & Bearing

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 Couple

The Couple engages the axle when powered by a redstone signal and disengages the Axle when not powered by a redstone signal.

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

Waterwheel

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)

Gear

Gears allow Axles to change direction vertically or horizontally, and they allow the player to change the speed to power ratio of a mechanical system. Right click the end of an axle to attach a Gear. Shift click a Gear to remove it.

Wooden Gear
Copper Saw Lumber (Acacia) Grid layout Arrow (small).png Wooden Gear (18 teeth)
Lumber (Acacia) Wooden Axle Lumber (Acacia)
Lumber (Acacia)

Gears are crafted by surrounding an Axle with 4 Lumber and a Saw. The Axle and Saw are not consumed in the crafting recipe. Gears start with 18 teeth. Crafting a Gear with a Saw will return a gear with 1 less tooth. This can be repeated until the gear reaches 9 teeth, which is the smallest Gear. An existing Gear can be copied in one step by adding it into the Gear recipe along with the Saw and Axle.

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.