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{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/CubeBlock/BlastFurnace}}}}
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| item = Arc Furnace
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|Size||Mass||Integrity||BuildTimeSeconds||RefineSpeed|%|MaterialEfficiency|%|OperationalPowerConsumption|kW|StandbyPowerConsumption|kW|ResourceSinkGroup||InventoryVolume|L|PCU}}
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| description = A smaller, simpler version of the standard [[Refinery]]. However, it can only process [[Stone]], [[Iron Ore]], [[Nickel Ore]], and [[Cobalt Ore]] into ingots.
 
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| translation = Basic Refinery
 
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| tool = no
 
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| largeship = yes
 
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| smallship = no
 
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| component = no
 
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| rawmaterial = no
 
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| material = no
 
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| lmaterialefficiency = 0.7
 
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| lrefinespeed = 0.65
 
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| lbuildtime = 40
 
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| lresourcesinkgroup = Factory
 
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| lairtightness = yes
 
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| lpowerconsumption = 0.33
 
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| lpowerstandby = 0.001
 
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| lcomponentstructure = 2
 
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| lcomponent1 = Steel Plate
 
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| lcomponent1amt = 20
 
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| lcomponent2 = Computer
 
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| lcomponent2amt = 10
 
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| lcomponent3 = Motor
 
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| lcomponent3amt = 10
 
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| lcomponent4 = Construction Component
 
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| lcomponent4amt = 20
 
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| lcomponent5 = Steel Plate
 
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| lcomponent5amt = 100
 
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| lstoragecapacity = 4000 ([[ore|Ore]]), 4000 ([[Material|Ingots]])
 
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| lwidth = 1
 
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| lheight = 2
 
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| ldepth = 1
 
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| lpcu = 75
 
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| version = 1.193.103
 
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}}
 
  
 
== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
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The [[Arc Furnace]] is similar to its larger counterpart the [[Refinery]] in that it refines [[Ore]]s into [[Material|Ingots]]. However, it is limited to only refining [[Iron Ore]], [[Nickel Ore]], and [[Cobalt Ore]]. The arc furnace is '''8x''' smaller, is slightly more efficient for '''12.5%''' in refining these ores, requires far fewer [[Component]]s to build, refines at '''1.2x''' the speed, and costs '''40%''' less power to use.
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The [[{{PAGENAME}}]] is similar to its larger counterpart the [[Refinery]] in that it refines [[Ore]]s into [[Material|Ingots]]. However, it is limited to only refining common metals:
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[[Iron Ore]],
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[[Nickel Ore]],
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[[Cobalt Ore]],
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[[Magnesium Ore]],
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[[Silicon Ore]],
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[[Scrap Metal]], and
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[[Stone]].
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The {{PAGENAME}} is '''8x''' smaller, requires far fewer [[Component]]s to build, and needs '''{{#expr: 100 - 100 * {{#show:Mod:Vanilla/CubeBlock/BlastFurnace|?OperationalPowerConsumption#-n}} / {{#show:Mod:Vanilla/CubeBlock/LargeRefinery|?OperationalPowerConsumption#-n}} round 0}}%''' less power to run. But it is also slower ('''{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/CubeBlock/BlastFurnace|?RefineSpeed#%}} speed''') and produces less usable material (Only '''{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/CubeBlock/BlastFurnace|?MaterialEfficiency#%}} efficiency''') compared to the large [[Refinery]].
  
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However, unlike the larger and more expensive [[Refinery]], it has no attachment ports allowing it to be upgraded. Despite its inherent speed benefits, a fully specialized Refinery is superior to the Arc Furnace for all specializations except physical space and resources to construct.
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However, unlike the larger and more expensive [[Refinery]], it has no attachment ports allowing it to be upgraded. Unless you are short on space or resources, the {{PAGENAME}} should be used as a stepping stone to constructing the larger and (depending on its upgrade modules) more efficient [[Refinery]].
  
 
== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
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Operating the Arc Furnace is similar to the [[Refinery#Refining Mechanics|Refinery]]. A simple example of its use is below:
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Operating the {{PAGENAME}} is similar to the [[Refinery#Refining Mechanics|Refinery]]. A simple example of its use is below:
  
 
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|style="width: 530px;" | <ol>
 
|style="width: 530px;" | <ol>
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<li value="1>Build/place your Arc Furnace anywhere you like
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<li value="1>Build/place your {{PAGENAME}} anywhere you like
 
:[[File:ArcFurnace03.jpg|none|thumb|175px]]
 
:[[File:ArcFurnace03.jpg|none|thumb|175px]]
 
*If connected to a [[Conveyor Network]], the furnace will automatically draw [[Ore]]s from another inventory. However, for this example we will be placing the ores in manually.
 
*If connected to a [[Conveyor Network]], the furnace will automatically draw [[Ore]]s from another inventory. However, for this example we will be placing the ores in manually.
 
<li value="2>While close to the large conveyor port door; open the inventory.
 
<li value="2>While close to the large conveyor port door; open the inventory.
 
:[[File:ArcFurnace04.jpg|none|thumb|175px)]]
 
:[[File:ArcFurnace04.jpg|none|thumb|175px)]]
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<li value="3>Drag your ore from your inventory on the left, and place inside the Arc Furnace. It will now begin processing automatically.
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<li value="3>Drag your ore from your inventory on the left, and place inside the {{PAGENAME}}. It will now begin processing automatically.
 
:[[File:ArcFurnace05.jpg|none|thumb|175px]]
 
:[[File:ArcFurnace05.jpg|none|thumb|175px]]
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
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!style="text-align:left;" | Use Conveyor System
 
!style="text-align:left;" | Use Conveyor System
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|If "on" allows the arc furnace to automatically draw iron ore from other inventories connected to it
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|If "on" allows the arc furnace to automatically draw ores from other inventories connected to it
 
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|}
  
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=== Refining Rates (v1.080) ===
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=== Refining Rates ===
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{{#vardefine:matefficiency|{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/CubeBlock/BlastFurnace|?MaterialEfficiency#-n}}}}
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{{#vardefine:refspeed|{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/CubeBlock/BlastFurnace|?RefineSpeed#-n}}}}
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!rowspan="2" ; style="text-align:center ; font-size:18px;" |'''[[Ores|<span style="color:black">Raw</span>]]'''
 
!rowspan="2" ; style="text-align:center ; font-size:18px;" |'''[[Ores|<span style="color:black">Raw</span>]]'''
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!rowspan="2" ; style="text-align:center ; font-size:18px;" |'''[[Material|<span style="color:black">Ingots</span>]]'''
 
!rowspan="2" ; style="text-align:center ; font-size:18px;" |'''[[Material|<span style="color:black">Ingots</span>]]'''
 
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|-
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|style="text-align:center ; font-size:18px;" | Kg/hour
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|style="text-align:center ; font-size:18px;" |kg/s
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|style="text-align:center ; font-size:18px;" |sec/kg
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|style="text-align:center ; font-size:18px;" |s/kg
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|style="text-align:center ; font-size:18px;" |Kg/hour
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|style="text-align:center ; font-size:18px;" |kg/s
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|style="text-align:center ; font-size:18px;" |sec/kg
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|style="text-align:center ; font-size:18px;" |s/kg
 
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Scrap Metal|small}} '''[[Scrap Metal]]'''
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Scrap Metal|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Scrap}}]]'''
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|style="text-align:right;"|144000
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Scrap|?Mass#-n}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Scrap|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|0.03
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Scrap|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|103680
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Scrap|?RefineAmount#-n}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Scrap|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}}*{{#var:matefficiency}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|0.03
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Scrap|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Scrap|?RefineAmount#-n}}/{{#var:matefficiency}} round 3}}
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|rowspan="2" ; style="text-align:left ; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Iron Ingot|small}} '''[[Iron Ingot]]'''
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|rowspan="2" ; style="text-align:left ; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Iron Ingot|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ingot/Iron}}]]'''
 
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Iron Ore|small}} '''[[Iron Ore]]'''
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Iron Ore|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Iron}}]]'''
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|style="text-align:right;"|115200
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Iron|?Mass#-n}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Iron|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}}/{{#var:refspeed}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|0.03
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Iron|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|72576
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Iron|?RefineAmount#-n}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Iron|?RefineTime#-n}}*{{#var:matefficiency}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|0.05
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Iron|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Iron|?RefineAmount#-n}}/{{#var:matefficiency}} round 3}}
 
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Nickel Ore|small}} '''[[Nickel Ore]]'''
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Nickel Ore|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Nickel}}]]'''
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|style="text-align:right;"|2880
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Nickel|?Mass#-n}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Nickel|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|1.25
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Nickel|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|1037
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Nickel|?RefineAmount#-n}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Nickel|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}}*{{#var:matefficiency}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|3.47
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Nickel|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Nickel|?RefineAmount#-n}}/{{#var:matefficiency}} round 3}}
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Nickel Ingot|small}} '''[[Nickel Ingot]]'''
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Nickel Ingot|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ingot/Nickel}}]]'''
 
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Cobalt Ore|small}} '''[[Cobalt Ore]]'''
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Cobalt Ore|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Cobalt}}]]'''
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|style="text-align:right;"|1440
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Cobalt|?Mass#-n}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Cobalt|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|2.50
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Cobalt|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|389
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Cobalt|?RefineAmount#-n}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Cobalt|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}}*{{#var:matefficiency}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|9.26
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Cobalt|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Cobalt|?RefineAmount#-n}}/{{#var:matefficiency}} round 3}}
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Cobalt Ingot|small}} '''[[Cobalt Ingot]]'''
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Cobalt Ingot|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ingot/Cobalt}}]]'''
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Magnesium Ore|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Magnesium}}]]'''
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Magnesium|?Mass#-n}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Magnesium|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Magnesium|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Magnesium|?RefineAmount#-n}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Magnesium|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}}*{{#var:matefficiency}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Magnesium|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Magnesium|?RefineAmount#-n}}/{{#var:matefficiency}} round 3}}
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Magnesium Powder|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ingot/Magnesium}}]]'''
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Silicon Ore|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Silicon}}]]'''
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Silicon|?Mass#-n}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Silicon|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Silicon|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Silicon|?RefineAmount#-n}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Silicon|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}}*{{#var:matefficiency}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Silicon|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Silicon|?RefineAmount#-n}}/{{#var:matefficiency}} round 3}}
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Silicon Wafer|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ingot/Silicon}}]]'''
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |{{icon|Stone|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Stone}}]]'''
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Stone|?Mass#-n}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Stone|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Stone|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Stone|?RefineAmount#-n}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Stone|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}}*{{#var:matefficiency}} round 3}}
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|style="text-align:right;"|{{#expr:{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Stone|?RefineTime#-n}}/{{#var:refspeed}}/{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/Ore/Stone|?RefineAmount#-n}}/{{#var:matefficiency}} round 3}}
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!style="text-align:left; font-size:16px;" |
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{{icon|Gravel|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ingot/Stone}}]]'''<br/>
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{{icon|Iron Ingot|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ingot/Iron}}]]'''<br/>
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{{icon|Nickel Ingot|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ingot/Nickel}}]]'''<br/>
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{{icon|Silicon Wafer|small}} '''[[{{translate|Mod:Vanilla/Ingot/Silicon}}]]'''
 
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:Based on game data file content.
 
:Based on game data file content.
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:Ore consumed per second = Refinery Speed * Blueprint Input / Blueprint Processing Time.
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:Kilogram ore consumed per second = [[Property:Mass|Ore Mass]] / [[Property:RefineTime|Ore RefineTime]] / [[Property:RefineSpeed|Refinery Speed]]
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:Ingots produced per second = Refinery Speed * Refinery Material Efficiency * Blueprint Output / Blueprint Processing Time.
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:Kilogram ingots produced per second = [[Property:RefineAmount|Refined Mass]] / [[Property:RefineTime|Ore RefineTime]] / [[Property:RefineSpeed|Refinery Speed]] * [[Property:MaterialEfficiency|Refinery Efficiency]]
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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== Tips ==
 
== Tips ==
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Like the [[Survival Kit]], the {{PAGENAME}} can also refine stone into trace metals. It is much faster and happens automatically, but you get {{#expr: 100 - 100*{{#show:Mod:Vanilla/CubeBlock/BlastFurnace|?MaterialEfficiency#-}}}}% less materials due to its {{translate|Property:MaterialEfficiency}}.
  
 
== Known Issues ==
 
== Known Issues ==
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== Related Items ==
 
== Related Items ==
 
*[[Refinery]]
 
*[[Refinery]]
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*[[Survival Kit]]
  
 
== Programming ==
 
== Programming ==
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|style="text-align: center;width: 8%"| [[Update 01.057]]||style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;"|
 
*Fixed mirroring of arc furnace
 
*Fixed mirroring of arc furnace

Revision as of 15:52, 14 April 2020

Arc Furnace Icon.png
Large Ship / Station
Basic Refinery
Large Ship Icon.png
ComponentsRequired
 Functional 
 Hack 
Dimensions (W,H,L)1,2,1
Mass2,802 kg
2,802,000 g
2,802,000,000 mg
2.802 t
Integrity13,010
Build time40 s
Refine Speed65 %
Material Efficiency70 %
Power Consumption330 kW
330,000 W
0.33 MW
Idle Power Consumption1 kW
1,000 W
1.0e-3 MW
Power Consumer GroupFactory
Inventory Volume4,000 L
4 m³
400 hL
PCU Cost75
BrowseLast edit: 2020-04-13

Overview

The Arc Furnace is similar to its larger counterpart the Refinery in that it refines Ores into Ingots. However, it is limited to only refining common metals: Iron Ore, Nickel Ore, Cobalt Ore, Magnesium Ore, Silicon Ore, Scrap Metal, and Stone. The Arc Furnace is 8x smaller, requires far fewer Components to build, and needs 41% less power to run. But it is also slower (65 % speed) and produces less usable material (Only 70 % efficiency) compared to the large Refinery.

However, unlike the larger and more expensive Refinery, it has no attachment ports allowing it to be upgraded. Unless you are short on space or resources, the Arc Furnace should be used as a stepping stone to constructing the larger and (depending on its upgrade modules) more efficient Refinery.

Usage

Operating the Arc Furnace is similar to the Refinery. A simple example of its use is below:

Example Tutorial
  1. Build/place your Arc Furnace anywhere you like
    ArcFurnace03.jpg
    • If connected to a Conveyor Network, the furnace will automatically draw Ores from another inventory. However, for this example we will be placing the ores in manually.
  2. While close to the large conveyor port door; open the inventory.
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  3. Drag your ore from your inventory on the left, and place inside the Arc Furnace. It will now begin processing automatically.
    ArcFurnace05.jpg

Control Panel

Control Panel
Options Comments
Toggle block Turns the device on, or off.
Name You can enter in your own custom name in the text box
Show on HUD If there is an Antenna attached to the same grid, this device will display its position on the players HUD
Use Conveyor System If "on" allows the arc furnace to automatically draw ores from other inventories connected to it

Refining Rates

Raw Input Raw Output Ingots Ingots
kg/s s/kg kg/s s/kg
Scrap Metal Icon.png Scrap Metal 38.462 0.062 21.538 0.11 Iron Ingot Icon.png Iron Ingot
Iron Ore Icon.png Iron Ore 47.337 0.077 9.8 0.157
Nickel Ore Icon.png Nickel Ore 2.331 1.015 0.653 3.626 Nickel Ingot Icon.png Nickel Ingot
Cobalt Ore Icon.png Cobalt Ore 0.513 4.615 0.108 21.978 Cobalt Ingot Icon.png Cobalt Ingot
Magnesium Ore Icon.png Magnesium Ore 3.077 0.769 0.015 156.986 Magnesium Powder Icon.png Magnesium Powder
Silicon Ore Icon.png Silicon Ore 2.564 0.923 1.256 1.884 Silicon Wafer Icon.png Silicon Wafer
Stone Icon.png Stone 153.846 0.015 5.428 0.436

Gravel Icon.png Gravel
Iron Ingot Icon.png Iron Ingot
Nickel Ingot Icon.png Nickel Ingot
Silicon Wafer Icon.png Silicon Wafer

Based on game data file content.
Kilogram ore consumed per second = Ore Mass / Ore RefineTime / Refinery Speed
Kilogram ingots produced per second = Refined Mass / Ore RefineTime / Refinery Speed * Refinery Efficiency

Media

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Tips

Like the Survival Kit, the Arc Furnace can also refine stone into trace metals. It is much faster and happens automatically, but you get 30% less materials due to its Material Efficiency.

Known Issues

Related Items

Programming

Update History

Update 01.189
  • Arc Furnace renamed to Basic Refinery and changed parameters
Update 01.057
  • Fixed mirroring of arc furnace
Update 01.052
  • Arc furnace can now refine more metals, the Arc Furnace was only capable of refining Iron Ore previously
Update 01.048
  • Fixed cannot stack items in production queue
Hotfix 01.045.013
  • Fixed 'Arc furnace' building progress models
  • Changed name of Blast furnace to “Arc furnace”
Update 01.045
  • Arc Furnace’ (Previously Blast furnace) introduced
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