Vulcanizer
alaindustrial:vulcanizer
Summary
The Vulcanizer finishes the oil chain. It combines one raw rubber with four sulfur dust and only runs when supplied with EU/FE and a heat source directly below it.
Mini-example: place it on a lit campfire, put raw rubber in the left slot and four sulfur dust in the right one, connect LV power from the side, and receive one rubber.
Energy
| What | Value |
|---|---|
| Internal buffer | 800 EU/FE |
| Max input | 32 EU/FE/t (LV) |
| Consumption | 2 EU/FE/t while working |
| Cost per operation | 400 EU/FE |
| Duration | 200 ticks (~10 s) |
Heat from below
The source is read from the block directly under the machine.
| Source | Level | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Lit normal or soul campfire | 1 | 1 rubber |
| Lava, lava cauldron or magma block | 2 | 2 rubber |
| Electric Heater, up to temperature | 3 | 3 rubber |
Every level consumes exactly 1 raw rubber + 4 sulfur dust. Heat multiplies the output but not the batch price, so a stronger heat source is the main way to stretch the sulfur you have found.
The Electric Heater stands apart in this table: until it has warmed up it is not a heat source at all, and the machine above it waits. Warming up takes about ten seconds, but after that the Vulcanizer runs at ×3 straight away. The details are on its own page.
With the Resilient Cycle skill the Vulcanizer finishes an operation on what is left of its own charge, but the Electric Heater is still paid for every tick that moves the progress bar: the skill waives the EU/FE supply, not the heat. No heat, no progress.
If the heat level drops during an operation, progress safely restarts with the new multiplier; restarting does not consume the ingredients. If the level rises, the batch calmly plays out on the multiplier it started with and the upgrade goes to the next one — so swapping the heat on the last tick does not raise the output of an almost finished operation.
Inventory and automation
| Slot | Accepts |
|---|---|
| Left input | or Tech Reborn rubber (techreborn:rubber) |
| Right input | any sulfur dust (#c:dusts/sulfur) — this mod's or another mod's |
| Output |
Tech Reborn rubber takes the place of raw rubber in the same recipe — the same 4 sulfur dust, EU/FE and ×1/×2/×3 output by heat. This mod's own finished rubber cannot go into the left slot: it could otherwise be looped through the machine and tripled on the Electric Heater.
Inputs are served from above and output from the sides. The bottom face is reserved for heat and is not exposed to item automation.
Interface
The screen shows energy, progress, both inputs, output, the heat source and its ×1/×2/×3 multiplier. Its status explains missing ingredients, power, heat or output space.
Block properties
- Mine with a pickaxe; breaking it drops the block and inventory.
- Lights up and emits steam only while working.
- Reacts immediately when the block below changes.
Recipe
Crafted at a table from sulfur dust, iron ingots, a machine casing and an electronic circuit.
Links
Crafting
Shaped Crafting
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Vulcanizer