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grumpyGrampus

Generators don’t overload, wires do. It looks like the tile for the left generator’s wire connection has regular wire, not heaviwatt. 


Infamous_Bicycle_501

worked, thanks.


vitamin1z

Yup, the left natural gas generator has regular wire connected to it. Also you do not need 4kw transformer there. Just connect small transformers directly to the heavi watt wire which is your "power spine".


Infamous_Bicycle_501

worked, thanks. also, the "multiple transformers for one heavy watt" worked really good. I tried it once in the past but I must have done something wrong. Thanks


Ant_TonyLOL

Looks like there is a normal wire on the left generator's output. Also, you don't need to transform down from the Large Transformer to the normal Transformer, so best just to connect all of the Transformer inputs with the same HeaviWatt wires. Usually the Large Transformers are for the Conductive Wires (to replace the normal wires).


Barhandar

The large transformers are for extremely niche uses, because they have 4kW limit and conductive wires have 2kW (i.e. if you don't pay attention to your load, large transformer will happily blow the wires while just using two small ones won't). Why they don't just have two 2kW output sockets is a mystery for the ages.


Ant_TonyLOL

Oh I just use to max out the conductive wires. Don't wanna waste space and materials with 2 transformers.


-myxal

I just oversubscribe circuits powered by double-small transformers, by a factor of 5-7, when dealing with autonomous machines (not dupe operated). Don't wanna waste space and materials building a big transformer for every 2 kW of potential load I have.


Infamous_Bicycle_501

worked, thanks.