Nuclear Reactor Help, Please!

[chicagohorsegirl]

http://thetekkit.wikia.com/wiki/Tutorial_/_Safe,_Easy,_%26_Powerful_Nuclear_Reactor

I built that exact nuclear reactor, but I'm clueless on how to get power out of it! All of the pages I've seen say to use hv cables, but they wont even connect! I REALLY NEED HELP, thanks.

Also, if this post is in the wrong forum category, sorry, I just joined

I'm new to tekkit/technic too, so I know... little about it.

[pig slayer]

As far as I know you should use the heavier insulted copper cables (I don't know what you call them) and just connect it out the side or top into a HV transformer or a MFSU.

[chicagohorsegirl]

Thanks, but I just figured it out, I think. I think that you have to put a block of dirt, and then put the cable in top of it, next to the reactor. Thanks, though.

[chicagohorsegirl]

Dang, actually I can't get power out of it. I'm pretty sure the transformers are facing the right way, but theres just no power coming out! What's wrong with it?

[pig slayer]

is the reactor on and u shouldnt place the reactor too far away or the power wont make it

[Zaik]

You should be able to hold shift and then place the cable on the reactor normally. Anything with an interface that opens with right click will open the interface instead of placing the block in your hand if you aren't holding shift, not just nuclear reactors.

[chicagohorsegirl]

No, I am holding shift (well, f in my game), It just won't place. When I put the block next to the reactor and put the HV-cable on it, it appeared to connect to the reactor. Also, pig, I didn't even make it five blocks before I noticed that the power wasn't working. The cable is 4x insulated, if that helps. If you want me to post some screenshots, then just say so. Thanks for trying to help so far.

[pig slayer]

yeah let me see what your doing to the poor reactor :P

[chicagohorsegirl]

Ok. Here you are, but I also put a picture of my failure oil refinery, which won't give me fuel but I can see it in the bottom of the refinery:

If they aren't loading: reactor refinery

[Hampdog]

Well I can help with your reactor, the transformers are around the wrong way, the 3 dotted side is the input.

[chicagohorsegirl]

OhHOOOOOO! I though it was the output... facepalm. Thanks, I'll try it

[chicagohorsegirl]

YES! YESYESYESYEsysesyEYsal jkgmfx,as;l. Yeah. Thanks so much!

[chicagohorsegirl]

Ok, I probably seem really stupid. One more question. Is there a way to get power 300 meters away without making 300 meters worth of cable?

[Hampdog]

Yes. Something along the lines of Reactor -> Energy link -> Power Teleport pipes -> Engine Generator

Also avoid double/triple posting, they tend to take that sort of thing seriously here, use the edit button.

[freakachu]

if you don't want to lose EUs to converting them back and forth, you can use an MFSU cart and railcraft's EU loaders/unloaders to transport the power. also, lapotron crystals combined with ender chests or item teleport pipes.

[aceclown]

What's the energy loss on glass fibre? I always thought there was very little but 300 blocks may be pushing it...

[freakachu]

What's the energy loss on glass fibre? I always thought there was very little but 300 blocks may be pushing it...

IIRC it's 1 EU/40 blocks

[chicagohorsegirl]

Ok, hampdog, how exactly do you set that up? I tried, but nothing really happened... considering the fact that I have no idea what any of those thing are, except the reactor, of course.

Oh, and sorry about the edit thing, guys, didn't really notice it. So tiny...

So....