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Ashes — Minecraft block

Ashes — Minecraft block

Ashes

Ashes is a burn residue that appears in the right slot of the IC2 Solid Heat Generator when solid fuels like wood, coal, or planks burn on Minecraft 1.7.10.

Block ID ic2:ashes
Mod Industrial Craft 2
Game versions
1.19.2 1.12.2 1.11.2 1.11 1.10.2 1.10 1.9.4 1.8.9 1.7.10 1.7.2 1.6.4

Description

Ashes is a byproduct item from Industrial Craft 2 (IC2) on Minecraft 1.7.10, produced only inside the Solid Heat Generator. Solid fuel burns in the left slot, and the burn residue accumulates in the right slot; the chance appears random, and faster-burning fuels leave that residue sooner because more items burn through. While running, the Solid Heat Generator outputs 20 hU of heat, which smelts Steel in the Blast Furnace or converts to EU through the Stirling Generator.
In current IC2 recipes Ashes has no use — IC2 Fertilizer is crafted from bone meal and scrap — and Ashes is not a fuel, so it cannot be re-burned in any generator. Ashes stacks to 64 and moves through hoppers and pipes like any ordinary item. For players running IC2 heat setups on solid fuel, Ashes is simply waste to clear from the right slot or eject automatically.

Block properties

Item ID ic2:ashes
/give command /give @p ic2:ashes
Stackable Yes (64)
Renewable Yes

Guide

How to obtain Ashes in Minecraft IC2

  1. 1

    Craft a Solid Heat Generator

    Build the Solid Heat Generator from an Iron Furnace or a stone Furnace following the IC2 crafting guide recipe.

  2. 2

    Connect the heat consumers

    Place the Solid Heat Generator and route its heat into a Blast Furnace for Steel or a Stirling Generator for EU.

  3. 3

    Load solid fuel

    Put wood, coal, charcoal, or planks into the left fuel slot; each item burns as long as in a furnace and outputs 20 hU.

  4. 4

    Watch the right slot

    As fuel burns, Ashes appears randomly in the right slot, with fast-burning fuels producing it sooner.

  5. 5

    Collect the Ashes

    Take Ashes from the right slot by hand or pull it out with a hopper into a chest.

Tip

Ashes is not a fuel — do not feed Ashes back into the Solid Heat Generator, it will not burn, and no current IC2 recipe needs it.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Ashes used for in IC2?

Nothing in current IC2 builds: no recipe uses Ashes, and IC2 Fertilizer is crafted from bone meal and scrap instead.

Where do Ashes come from in Minecraft 1.7.10?

Only from the Solid Heat Generator: burning solid fuels leaves Ashes in the machine's right slot as burn residue.

Can Ashes be used as fuel in an IC2 generator?

No. Ashes is a burn residue and cannot be re-burned in any IC2 generator.

Does Ashes spawn naturally in the world?

No. Ashes never generates in chunks and cannot be mined; a running Solid Heat Generator is its only source.

How do you automate Ashes removal?

Ashes stacks to 64 and behaves like a normal item, so a hopper or pipes under the Solid Heat Generator clear the right slot automatically.