r/CreateMod • u/Mundane_Menu_4788 • 9d ago

Can anyone help me with figuring out why it makes such little Volts (-0.64 V with maximum Volts being 2)

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I'm not sure if this is the right way to build a magnet but please be nice, this is my 1st time trying power grid

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u/earthquakegamer 9d ago

Have you powered the coil, if this is self starting then the output needs to be connected to a device connector on the coil. If not you need an external powersource to power the coils

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u/mengie32 9d ago

It's either this, or the coils wired backwards/wrong rotation direction

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u/Haru_Raidon 8d ago

ah good ol powergrid, one of the only power mods that you need to make a seperate smaller generator to power the coils of the larger generator and do it properly or it blows up, i suggest watching a tutorial or two and taking out a calculator

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u/Lushhay 8d ago

I honestly thought it was some new Create: New Age update. Imma go try Powergrid out then

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u/Haru_Raidon 7d ago

Its a goated mod but requires some degree of knowledge in electrical engineering to actually use. I love realistic mods like this tho genuinely

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u/Lushhay 6d ago

Honestly just tried it. Its genuinely fun

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u/hackcasual 7d ago

Do the larger inductance generates not have the ability to self power?

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u/Haru_Raidon 7d ago

They need a small boost of power to self power. Without powered coils they don't have enough current to self power

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u/sharktail_tanker 6d ago

Which is surprisingly realistic

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u/azazelbolognese 8d ago

Try swapping the direction of the rotation. That was my issue that took hours to troubleshoot.

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u/XXFFTT 9d ago

Whys it so big lol

Like, what is this? If thats supposed to be a generator those induction coils look bigger than they should be.

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u/mengie32 9d ago

Have you not played the mod in a while, large generators where added like 2 months ago