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Author Topic: Damned Screw Pumps... What am i doing wrong?  (Read 2454 times)

The-Moon

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Damned Screw Pumps... What am i doing wrong?
« on: February 08, 2008, 09:09:00 pm »

R = River
W = Water Wheel
H = Horizontal Axle
V = Vertical Axle
G = Gear Assembly
< > = Direction pumping from
code:

RR#
RW###
RWHG#
RW#V#
RRPP>
RR###

My Wheel is transmitting power to my Horizontal Axle. The Horizontal Axle Transmits power to my Gear Assembly.

The Gear Assembly transmits no power to the Vertical Axle.

I tried Switching the Vertical Axle to a Horizontal. But that didn't work.

Can anyone tell me how to get this pump working?


Okay.... I switched the vertical axle to a gear assembly, and of course it works now. However. What was i doing wrong before. Why wont the vertical axle connect to the gear assembly ?

[ February 08, 2008: Message edited by: The-Moon ]

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Re: Damned Screw Pumps... What am i doing wrong?
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2008, 09:16:00 pm »

Man! Vertical ( o ) is to transmit the power under/aboveground.
You need horisontal, but orientate in N-S (use "s" key, read in-ga,e tips).
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Re: Damned Screw Pumps... What am i doing wrong?
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2008, 09:18:00 pm »

quote:
Originally posted by Deon:
<STRONG>Man! Vertical ( o ) is to transmit the power under/aboveground.
You need horisontal, but orientate in N-S (use "s" key, read in-ga,e tips).</STRONG>

Oh ok thank you! Duh!  :(

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Re: Damned Screw Pumps... What am i doing wrong?
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2008, 09:18:00 pm »

Vertical axles move power to the z-level above or below. You want a horizontal axle in the N/S direction (presuming the PP is a pump you want powered).

EDIT: Err, as said above while I was typing this out. heh

[ February 08, 2008: Message edited by: Skanky ]

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Re: Damned Screw Pumps... What am i doing wrong?
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2008, 09:27:00 pm »

Yeah i didn't notice the switch direction (s), when i selected the horizontal axle. Thats what messed me up  :)
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