Powering Quarrys without an Electrical Engine?

[Amantis]

Are there any other converters? My old quarry used these and I really liked it but they took out the forestry mod and now I have no idea what to do!! Steam engines overheat and require fuel, and combustion engines also require fuel (oil). I make tons of EU and I want to use this to power all my things.

[jakj]

I'd be extremely inefficient, but you could make fuel to burn in steam engines using UU-matter.

[Esiliare]

try downloading the 4096 Block IDs patch and install the BC-IC2 crossover mod. It adds multiple types of engines that run off of EU. I use these myself and they work perfectly. Having a ton of industrial engines producing 819 MJ a tick is amazing.

[Amantis]

What is this 4096 Block IDs patch

[Bahnmor]

If you don't mind a little more setup you could use an EE collector mk1 and a condenser set to make charcoal, then use a simple provider/supplier logistic pipe network to keep three steam engines running.

The quarry runs at a nice speed, the engines won't overheat and I have found that the one condenser/collector 1 setup can easily supply four steam engines.

[The Merchant of Menace]

Or just reinstall forestry.

[Jusupov]

Build a redpower 2 frame quarry.

[pardux]

i started just using 90+ redstone engines in a array thingie, very cheap and you dont have to check on them

[Jusupov]

i started just using 90+ redstone engines in a array thingie, very cheap and you dont have to check on them

Once you don't need them for a quarry you can then turn them to making EU's for you. Only needs ~11 to get 1 eu/t. The pneumatic machine needed for this is in tekkit at least.

[Torezu]

Once you don't need them for a quarry you can then turn them to making EU's for you. Only needs ~11 to get 1 eu/t. The pneumatic machine needed for this is in tekkit at least.

But oh, the lag! Also, the frame quarry. But what am I saying, when there are 50 different ways to do something with Tekkit/Technic, pretty soon there will be 51 people, all with their own way to do it. :)

[jakj]

As it should be.

[Torezu]

As it should be.

No arguments here. I just started a new map to try out 7.0.1, and my base consists of a 4x5 box, 3 high, with a door. I go minimalist at the beginning. In there is a generator, 2 macerators, an electric furnace, an extractor, 2 alchemical chests, 6 regular furnaces for bulk processing, a bed, a crafting table, a ladder heading down to bedrock, and a couple of torches.

Others I know couldn't stand being so cramped. But this game will always be fun because there will always be More To Do.

[MadMac81]

What ever did happen with the power converters that used to be in technic?

[chris6273]

Im glad I found this thread after seeing the news of the Forestry Mod no longer being supported in future versions of Tekkit.

This 'BC-IC2 crossover mod' - Does it allow you to connect an electric engine (Which runs off the old Fibre/Cable EU network) to a Wooden Pipe to suck items out of an item so to speak?

So at the moment I have: Chest - Wooden Transport Pipe (Powered by an electrical engine from EU) - Cobblestone Transport pipe - chest.

Will the mod allow me to replace the equivalent electrical engine when forestry is removed with another which does the same job powered off of EU? I'm a tad confused on how it works :L

Edit: Will the Energy Link likely still be Present in new versions?