LV-Transformer — Minecraft block

LV-Transformer

LV-Transformer converts EU (Industrial Craft 2 energy) between 128 EU/t and 32 EU/t, switching step-down and step-up modes with a redstone signal.

Block ID ic2:lv_transformer
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

LV-Transformer is an Industrial Craft 2 wiring block that converts EU (the mod's energy unit) between two power tiers: step-down mode takes 128 EU/t in and puts 32 EU/t out, while step-up mode takes 32 EU/t in and puts 128 EU/t out. One LV-Transformer is crafted from six Oak Planks, two Tin Cable, and one Coil in a shaped recipe on the crafting table. When placed, LV-Transformer points its higher-voltage face — the side marked with five dots — toward the player, and the five remaining single-dot faces carry the lower voltage. Without a redstone signal LV-Transformer runs in step-down mode, and the GUI offers three settings: Redstone = step-up (the default), fixed step-down, and fixed step-up.

Industrial Craft 2 names every transformer after its lower default output voltage, and LV-Transformer covers the 32 EU/t tier. Setting the GUI mode deliberately matters because an errant redstone signal can flip a wrongly configured LV-Transformer into explosive problems. LV-Transformer also keeps a small internal EU buffer that the GUI does not display, so a supposedly dead wire can still hold a charge. To reorient LV-Transformer, right-click the chosen face with a wrench to assign higher voltage there, or shift-right-click to set the opposite face; removal takes a wrench on the five-dot face or a shift-wrench on the face opposite.

Guide

How to Craft and Set Up the LV-Transformer in Industrial Craft 2

  1. 1

    Craft the LV-Transformer

    Arrange six Oak Planks, two Tin Cable, and one Coil on the crafting table: Tin Cable in the middle of the top and bottom rows, Coil in the center, and Oak Planks in the six remaining slots.

  2. 2

    Place LV-Transformer with the five-dot face out

    Place LV-Transformer so that the five-dot higher-voltage face points where the wiring needs it; the five-dot face aims at the player by default, and the five single-dot faces carry the lower voltage.

  3. 3

    Connect the cables by voltage

    Run 128 EU/t sources into the five-dot face and draw 32 EU/t from the single-dot faces for step-down conversion, and reverse the layout when LV-Transformer must step up.

  4. 4

    Lock the mode in the GUI

    Open the LV-Transformer GUI and pick Redstone = step-up (default), fixed step-down, or fixed step-up, so that an unexpected redstone signal cannot flip the mode and cause explosive problems.

  5. 5

    Turn and remove with a wrench

    Right-click any face with a wrench to make that face the higher-voltage side of LV-Transformer, shift-right-click to set the opposite face, and wrench the five-dot face (or shift-wrench the opposite face) to remove LV-Transformer.

Hidden EU buffer

LV-Transformer keeps a small internal EU buffer that the GUI never shows, so treat a disconnected LV-Transformer as potentially charged.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Oak Planks Oak Planks x6 Tin Cable Tin Cable x2
Coil Coil x1
Crafting
LV-Transformer
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LV-Transformer

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between step-down and step-up on the LV-Transformer?

Step-down mode turns 128 EU/t into 32 EU/t inside LV-Transformer, and step-up mode turns 32 EU/t into 128 EU/t; without a redstone signal LV-Transformer stays in step-down.

What do the dots on the LV-Transformer mean?

The five-dot face of LV-Transformer is the higher-voltage side and points toward the player when placed; the five single-dot faces form the lower-voltage side.

How do I stop redstone signals from flipping the LV-Transformer?

Set the LV-Transformer GUI to fixed step-down or fixed step-up instead of the default Redstone = step-up option, so an unexpected redstone signal cannot change the mode and cause explosive problems.

How do I rotate or pick up the LV-Transformer?

Right-click a face with a wrench to make that face the higher-voltage side, or shift-right-click for the opposite face; wrench the five-dot face or shift-wrench the opposite face to remove LV-Transformer.

Does the LV-Transformer store energy?

LV-Transformer keeps a small internal EU buffer that the GUI does not display, so LV-Transformer can hold a residual charge after the power is cut.

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