Before I begin, let me say that I am very well aware that I don't have to use any sort of transformer and that there are currently no power limits on cables and machines. I'm doing this a) so that one day I don't have to tear out all my wiring and redo it (assuming the world lasts that long... meh), and b) as something of a personal challenge.
Anyway, I'm setting up a wall of machines for en masse crafting batches. One row of the machines contains a canning machine, extractor, macerator, compressor, electric furnace, and metal former, so should (assuming the current tooltips are still correct) consume a max of 23EU/t without overclocking anything. When I refer to a 32EU/t line from here on out, I am referring to a setup like this. When I refer to a 128EU/t line, I am referring to the output of a CESU.
I have some questions about how devices and transformers utilize energy on the E-net. First off, if a BatBox on the line were outputting at 32EU/t, how do machines utilize that? If the first one on the line is, say, a metal former in need of charging, does it take its 10EU/t and pass the remaining 22EU/t on down the line? If not, then how exactly does it work?
Second main question. How exactly do transformers work? Say I had four 32EU/t lines coming out of a LV-transformer, and said transformer is being fed by a 128EU/t line. If all four of the 32EU/t lines were requiring power, would the LV-transformer break the 128EU/t into 4 seperate 32EU/t units and send them on appropriately?
What about if there were four LV transformers (all being fed by a single 128EU/t line), each powering a separate 32EU/t line? Would the transformers only take 32EU/t from the 128EU/t line and put the remaining (96EU, then 64EU, then 32EU) back on the 128EU/t line?
Inquiring minds wish to know!
Thanks in advance to any who contribute.
