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Electrical Age (ELN) is a Minecraft Mod offering the ability to perform large-scale in-game electrical simulations.
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Rework Wire explosions so it's based on Amperage and Voltage being drawn through wire #925

Open ellingtonisland opened 5 years ago

ellingtonisland commented 5 years ago

Rework Wire explosions so it's based on Amperage and Voltage combined being drawn through wire to trigger explosion.

a 50v wire rated for 20 amps should not explode when 3200 kv is put into it via a voltage source if there is no amps going through it.

what happens in a short circuit that usually blows your breaker or melts your wire is the short circuit usually draws 10000 - 20000 amps through the wire very quickly.

think about this for a second to something in real life, a older continuous on (not the newer pulsing kind) electric fence charger puts over 5000 volts on a fence wire constantly which is usually 17 - 18 gauge aluminum wire, but because there is so little amperage in that wire, the wire never explodes.

jrddunbr commented 5 years ago

I've covered this before, but explosions are mostly unrealistic (required due to an MNA limitation for now) and fires are much more probable.

Like I said before as well, likely a change to how wires are handled in the near future.

AMIDIBOSS commented 5 years ago

3200kv will break down 50v cables' isolation, causing an internal short.