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Gearbox

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Gearboxes are complex items which are common components of automated buildings. Each gearbox is individually designed on a Gearbox Assembly Table using a combination of small, medium and large gears.


Produced By

Gearbox Assembly Table

Required By

Aqueduct Pump, Principles of Thought, Springbox, Test of Dancing Waters

Outputs and Designation

Each individual gearbox is named according to its "outputs", of which it can have between 1 and 3. Outputs are identified by a letter (A through H), representing the output's location on the gearbox; and a number, representing the output's rotation speed. An example of a 2-output gearbox might be "Gearbox: B268 F133".

Buildings and techs requiring gearboxes will generally specify a range of acceptable output numbers that will fulfill the gearbox requirement. For example, a building may require "Gearbox: B200-B299", and any 1, 2, or 3-output gearbox with a B output of speed between 200 and 299 will suffice.

The characteristics of a gearbox are determined by its design. See the Gearbox Design Guide for more on how to design gearboxes.

Links

Some Builds

C386

1A 5; 2B 3, 5; 3C 4, 3; 4B 4, 3; 5B 1, 3, 5; 6C 5, 1, 3; 8C 6

7 Small Gear = 14 Brass + 14 Beeswax

5 Medium Gear = 75 Iron + 75 Beeswax

  • another version

1A 1,1,5; 2B 1,5,3; 3C 5,3; 4D 3; 5C 3; 5D 3; 6C 3,5; 8C 1,6

6 Small Gear = 12 Brass + 12 Beeswax

5 Medium Gear = 75 Iron + 75 Beeswax

E167

1A 5; 2B 3; 3B 3; 4B 3; 5B 3, 4; 6C 1, 4; 7D 1, 4; 8E 1, 4

8 Small Gear = 16 Brass + 16 Beeswax

1 Medium Gear = 15 Iron + 15 Beeswax

E173

1A 6; 1C 5, 4; 2D 1, 4; 3E 3, 4; 4E 3, 1, 6; 6E 6, 1, 5; 8E 5

5 Small Gear = 10 Brass + 10 Beeswax

6 Medium Gear = 90 Iron + 90 Beeswax

E175

1A 7; 3A 4; 4B 4; 5C 4; 6D 4; 7E 4, 3; 8E 1, 3

7 Small Gear = 14 Brass + 14 Beeswax

1 Large Gear = 100 Iron + 100 Beeswax

F278

1A 5; 2B 3; 3B 3; 4B 3, 5; 5C 4, 3; 6D 4; 7E 4; 8F 4

8 Small Gear = 16 Brass + 16 Beeswax

2 Medium Gear = 30 Iron + 30 Beeswax

H240

1A 6; 3A 5; 4B 3, 6; 4D 4, 5; 5E 4, 6F 4; 7G 4; 8H 4

6 Small Gear = 12 Brass + 12 Beeswax

4 Medium Gear = 60 Iron + 60 Beeswax