Alternator Generator

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Alternator Generator
A wood, coal or energiwood burning power source. Generates up to 4W power, fuel type determines consumption rate. Left Input: On/Off Switch
Category wire
Slot count
1
Rarity common
Price 200
Colony tags science power
ID fu_alternatorgenerator

Alternator Generator is the early-game way to generate Power. It burns items like Wooden Log. It produces 4W of power (which is enough for one Iron Centrifuge or two Sifters).

Later in the game it can be replaced with a more powerful Combustion Generator.

Accepted fuels[edit]

Fuel Types Burn Time Where to get
Wooden Log 10 Chop trees
Coal 16 Mine it from the ground (similarly to Copper Ore, etc.)
Golden Wood 20 Produced by some bees
Redwood Bark 20 Chop gigantic trees on Primeval planets
Penumbral Bark 30 Chop gigantic trees on Penumbra planets
Alien Weird Wood 40 Chop unusually shaped mutated trees
Energy Wood 50 Chop trees that look like glowing orbs
Aen Wood Log 60 Chop trees on land-based Aether World planets
Purrpetual Energy 120000 Strapping a piece of Tearnut Butter Sandwich onto a cat

Heat mechanics[edit]

The Alternator Generator must heat up to reach full power when fuel is first added, similarly it also takes time to cool down. For each second the generator increases or decreases its heat by 5%, reaching full power and 90% heat after 18 seconds.

How to obtain

Electronics Center

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