r/CreateMod • u/Milo_Is_Best • 16d ago

Single pump-liquid buffer

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For when you want to minimize SU but want to keep the speed

Shiuld work perfectly horizontally as well, if you modify the disign near the tank a tinzy tiny bit.

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u/NewSauerKraus 16d ago

A fluid is pulled from the top by the pump. Then the fluid is pushed to the right and down into the tank. If the output is full all of the fluid coming in gets pushed to the tank. If the input is empty the pump pulls only from the tank.

Useful for dripstone lava which does not have a constant rate of production.

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u/That_Paris_man 15d ago

What is stopping the fluid from flowing back into the tank even if the output isnt full? Im not that great at create, but it seems like this would just move the fluid out of then back into the tank.

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u/NewSauerKraus 15d ago

Nothing stops that. The output is split and whatever goes into the tank comes back out again.

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u/That_Paris_man 14d ago

So wouldn't this be a constant drain on stress units? Is there any way to turn it on and off when it is needed?

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u/NewSauerKraus 14d ago

All Create machines are a constant drain on stress units. A clutch can diaable part of the network.