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How to Use Connectors and Wire Modes

Contents (4)
  1. Placing Connectors
  2. Connector Modes
  3. Routing Wires
  4. Troubleshooting Checklist

Placing Connectors

Small Connectors and Large Connectors are the anchor points for your electrical network. Place one on a power source (Alternator, Accumulator) and another on the machine you want to feed, then run Copper Wire or Electrum Wire between them. The Small Connector With Light gives a visual indicator that power is flowing.

Connector Modes

Connectors can operate in different modes depending on how you configure them — typically an input/output distinction so power flows the direction you intend. Right-click or use the mod's config tool (often a wrench) to cycle modes. If a machine isn't receiving power, the most common cause is a connector set to the wrong direction or a wire that isn't actually bridging two connectors.

Routing Wires

  • Wires can be run along walls and around corners; connectors act as junctions.
  • Keep runs short where possible — long runs lose efficiency, which is why Electrum Wire exists.
  • Use Large Connectors for high-demand machines and Small Connectors for low-draw devices.

Troubleshooting Checklist

1. Is the source actually producing charge?

2. Are both ends connected by an unbroken wire?

3. Are connector modes set input→output correctly?

4. Is a Capacitor or Accumulator buffering the load?

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