0.25eu per tick would be different
its all in how its programmed
the luminators are programmed to work at 1eu consumed every fourth tick, not 0.25 eu per tick
Actually, it's no different - IIRC, an individual EU cannot be "split". From what I can see, there's no way for a machine to draw or produce or use or transport a fraction of a single EU.
Can someone who's familiar with the inner workings shed some light on that?