How to Power Machines with Electric Motors and Heating Coils

Once electricity reaches a machine, you can turn it back into rotation or heat. This lets one central power plant run machines anywhere your wires reach.

Getting Rotation Back with Motors

1. Place an electric motor where you need rotational force, such as next to a press, mixer, or belt line.

2. Wire it up. Run your power line's final connector to the motor using wire.

3. Connect the motor's output to your machine with shafts, just as you would with any rotation source.

4. Need steady speed? Use a constant speed motor instead. It suits machines that should keep turning evenly.

Using Electric Heat

• Heating coils can be wired up like a motor to power fans with electricity.
• Basin heaters supply electric heat to basins. This is handy for recipes that need heating, without keeping a fuel-based heater going.
• Check each block's Ponder tutorial by hovering over it in your inventory and holding W. The scene shows correct placement.

Troubleshooting

• If a motor or coil does nothing, place a multimeter or a current gauge on its input. This tells you whether power is reaching it.
• Walk the line and make sure every span between connectors is actually linked.
• Add fuse holders or contactors along the line. They give you a safe way to cut or protect power to individual machines.