Water Wheel

Water Wheel
Water Wheel
Automates rotation of Crank Generators via moving water when placed in parallel.
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Category	production
Sub-category	power
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"Automates rotation of Crank Generators via moving water when placed in parallel."

The Water Wheel enables continuous cranking of Crank Generator and Crank Generator MKII via the generation of torque.

Obtained by

Unlocked

Accessing the Water Wheel requires unlocking and researching the Water Wheel technology ( File:Energy.png Energy.Victor.T2.Water Wheel). Unlocking the technology requires scanning 2 Water Wheel Fragments with the Scanner. Fragments can first be found on Level 4 - Hydro of the Freight Elevator. Researching the technology requires Research Core 380nm (Purple) (30x).

Made by

Products	Produced in	Ingredients	Tech
Water Wheel (1x) 1/min	Assembler MKI	Iron Frame (8x) 8/min Mechanical Components (32x) 32/min Shiverthorn Extract (2x) 2/min	energy.Victor.T2. Water Wheel

Note that all recipes speeds and output rates are assumed to be using Assemblers, Threshers, Smelters and Planters unless the indicated machine is limited to a higher level.

Usage

The Water Wheel is a critical component for the automation of File:Energy.png Energy generation within the factory, removing the need for hand cranking of Crank Generator. It is also a requirement for unlocking Tier 3 of Production Terminal Victor, which requires Core Composer (1x) and Water Wheel (5x).

Research

To drive the generators, Water Wheels also require the energy.Victor.T1.Crank Span technology to be unlocked

Used in

Products	Produced in	Ingredients	Tech
Sand Pump (1x) 0.5/min	Assembler MKI	Water Wheel (16x) 8.0/min Actuator (2x) 1.0/min Gearbox (8x) 4.0/min	terraforming.Sierra.T1. Sand Pump

Note that all recipes speeds and output rates are assumed to be using Assemblers, Threshers, Smelters and Planters unless the indicated machine is limited to a higher level.

Other information

When placed in a water source, the Water Wheel produces 100 Nm of torque to turn Crank Generator and Crank Generator MKII. The orientation of the water wheel with respect to the direction of the water travel does not seem to matter - it will still produce maximum torque. Each Crank Generator (MK I and MK II) requires 10 Nm of torque, so a single water wheel can power 10 crank generators in parallel. Water Wheels can be placed in parallel, contributing more torque additively i.e. 2 x Water Wheel will produce 100 Nm of torque which can be sued to power Crank Generator (10x) in parallel. While the Water Wheels require a minimum 1 block of space between them, they can span a gap to another water wheel or crank generator of up to 3 blocks. Water Wheels must be placed at a height of 1 boxel above the water and not on a floor.

Multiple Water Wheels can be placed in the same parallel line of generators to produce sufficient torque.