Editing 40d Talk:Axle

someone needs to find out what these thingies do
Yeah really. I'm guessing they transfer power but I can't test that yet.

They do transfer power, and I am currently testing different things about them and sources of generating power. Brooks do not have suffecient flow to power a water wheel for instance.

I am stealing the key format and using it on the pages I edit. It should be used throughout the wiki and is the most clear representation of a keyboard key that I have seen yet. [[User:Schm0|Schm0]] 10:12, 1 November 2007 (EDT)

== Z0 to Z-1 ==

Is it possible to transfer power from Z0 to Z-1?--[[User:Xazak|Xazak]] 19:48, 3 November 2007 (EDT)
: You need to:
:# Z0 : Deliver power to spot adjacent
:# Z0 : Dig channel (remove floor)
:# Z0 : Build gear assembly over hole<br />The space below the assembly is now able to receive power
:#One of:
:#*Z-1 Build a gear assembly to transfer power back to horizontal
:#*Z-1 Build a machine to receive power
:#*Z-2 Dig another hole to transfer to Z-2
: I ''think'' this is correct - I don't have DF here to test. --[[User:Shagie|Shagie]] 19:55, 3 November 2007 (EDT)

This is correct. I put an explanation on the main article page, but what I wrote may need to be cleaned up. I would have had a very hard time following what you wrote if I hadn't just figured this out myself from forum posts. Maybe we can compromise. :)
: Hmm... lets see... I wasn't exactly writing that bit with intent to have it be the article answer, but rather an answer for Xazak.  I believe the key to this would be drawing diagrams of some sort.
  Deliver power
     --
  =====

  Dig channel
     --
  == ==

  Build gear assembly
    *--
  == ==

  Build a machine under gear
    *--
  == ==
    O

  Build another gear assembly and axels
    *--
  == ==
  --*

  Build channels and vertical axels something else at the bottom
    *--
  == ==
    |
  == ==
    |
  == ==
  --*

All these examples also work for going up instead of down. If there is a better way of writing this for the article, then feel free to modify away. --[[User:Shagie|Shagie]] 00:40, 5 November 2007 (EST)
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 someone needs to find out what these thingies do
 Yeah really. I'm guessing they transfer power but I can't test that yet.
-They do transfer power, and I am currently testing different things about them and sources of generating power. Brooks CAN power a water wheel. However, they must be channeled out first.
+They do transfer power, and I am currently testing different things about them and sources of generating power. Brooks do not have suffecient flow to power a water wheel for instance.
 I am stealing the key format and using it on the pages I edit. It should be used throughout the wiki and is the most clear representation of a keyboard key that I have seen yet. [[User:Schm0|Schm0]] 10:12, 1 November 2007 (EDT)
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 All these examples also work for going up instead of down. If there is a better way of writing this for the article, then feel free to modify away. --[[User:Shagie|Shagie]] 00:40, 5 November 2007 (EST)
-== transferring power multiple z-levels ==
-objective: power a machine (mill or screw pump) at z-5 (ground level is z-0)
-I assume the steps are:
-#build power source (windmill / gear mechanism + water wheel)
-#build channels at z-1, z-2, z-3, z-4
-#at z-4, build a single (5 unit long) verticle axle on top of the channel
-#build machinery on z-5
-did I get this right? Or can each verticle axle only span a single z-level? --[[User:GarrieIrons|GarrieIrons]] 07:11, 24 June 2008 (EDT)
-:You can't resize vertical axles. They span only one z-level --[[User:Dorten|Dorten]] 07:32, 24 June 2008 (EDT)
-::There is no such thing as a multi-z-level building. Yet. --[[User:Savok|Savok]] 08:31, 24 June 2008 (EDT)
-== Valid Connections ==
-I'm a bit confused as to what kinds of connections between Axles and Gear Assemblies and<br />
-Machines/Power Sources are valid. Here's a few examples, tell me if they're valid or not.<br />
-All the diagrams are on the x-y plane, i.e., the n-w plane. The wiki distorts the diagrams so you'll have to edit this section to see them :/
-Legend (Because I don't know the actual symbols):
-|- Horizontal Axles
-O  Gear Assembly
-+  Power Source
-M  Machine
-.  Floor
-)                               2)                                       3)
- ..+..                                ..+..                                +....
- ..|..                            B-->..|M.                                ---M.
- O-O-O                            A-->.M|..                                .....
- M...M                                .....                                .....
- (Can Axles be one tile long?     (Can machine A                           (What about this?)
- Will the middle Gear             be powered?
- Assembly direct power to         What about B?)
- both of the machines?
-<small>&ndash; [[template:unsigned|unsigned]] comment by [[User:Xonara|Xonara]]</small>
-[[Machinery]] explains what components have what connections. In order for two machine components to be connected, each one must have an available connection to the other one. If component A is connected to component B and component B is connected to component C, then components A, B, and C will have shared power requirements &mdash; whenever one of them is powered, all of them are. [[User:VengefulDonut|VengefulDonut]] 08:28, 1 July 2008 (EDT)
-Oh, thanks! :P --[[User:Xonara|Xonara]] 13:40, 1 July 2008 (EDT)