Error messages while using a sorting machine setup

[BigG1]

Title: Error messages while using a sorting machine setup

Version: 0.5.1

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate on both PC's

Java Version: Java 7.0.110.21 on both PC's

Description of Problem:

I have setup a sorting machine and whenever i switch it on it works fine briefly and then the server which is based on my friends PC, is bombarded with error messages.

Error Messages:

[WARNING] [iC2] API ERROR: ic2.core.block.machine.tileentity.TileEntityElecFurnace@66d7ad5f didn't implement demadsEnergy() properly, no energy from injectEnergy accepted although demandsEnergy() returned true.

Error Log:

[KiraKodera]

I used to get that error pretty often when any of my IC2 machines attempted to pull more power than the storage machines could supply in one tick, e.g. when my macerator, induction furnace, and extractor were all running and draining my MFE, it would spam that error whenever the power draw reached a certain threshold. The only solution I have found is to have more power running to your IC2 machines, either with multiple solar arrays (if you don't have storage) or multiple storage units hooked up in parallel.

The way I understand how IC2 power works is that a device that supplies power sends an EU packet once every tick. An MFSU, for example, will supply one 512 EU packet every tick, which is why amperage is measured in EU/t. Two MFSUs hooked up in parallel will supply two 512 EU packets per tick. A machine that draws power will request as many packets as possible for every tick that it is running, and if it can't receive enough EU in that request it will draw from its internal storage. The error seems to stem from that step, where the machine requests EU but the supply (storage device, solar array, et al) can't keep up with the demand.

Of course, I could be completely wrong and the error could be because of something else altogether, but I've found that adding storage devices in parallel (I currently have 8 MFSUs in parallel hooked up to 10 HV solar arrays because of the huge amounts of power I'm using) alleviates the error message being spammed. If you have Overclocker Upgrades in your machines, the machines will request more power, so you might want to try removing some of them as well and see if that helps.

[BigG1]

that sounds very reasonable, as i have 6 macerators and 11 electric furnaces running on an MFE, but i recently have put 30 or so overclockers in the system recently, next time i go and play on the server, i will play around with this and report back, cheers for the reply!