How to Make LZH-Condensator in Minecraft

LZH-Condensator — Minecraft block

LZH-Condensator

LZH-Condensator is an Industrial Craft 2 reactor component that instantly destroys reactor heat (fuel-rod thermal output) with a capacity of 100,000 heat.

Block ID ic2:lzh_condensator
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

LZH-Condensator is a nuclear reactor component in Industrial Craft 2 that eliminates heat instead of storing heat: every point of heat passed from an adjacent fuel rod or heat exchanger is destroyed on arrival, unlike a Coolant Cell that banks heat for later cooling. The capacity of LZH-Condensator is 100,000 heat — five times the 20,000 of the RSH-Condensator — and heat can never destroy the condensator: an exhausted condensator stays in the Nuclear Reactor at 0 health and can be repaired in place. Crafting one LZH-Condensator takes 4 Redstone in the corners, 1 Reactor Heat Vent on top, 1 Reactor Heat Exchanger at the bottom, 1 Block of Lapis Lazuli in the center and 2 RSH-Condensators on the sides of the grid.

Inside the Nuclear Reactor, LZH-Condensator accepts heat only from directly adjacent parts — fuel rods next to the condensator, or heat exchangers routing heat into the slot — and never pulls heat from the rest of the reactor. Repairs happen on a crafting grid: 1 Redstone restores up to 5,000 durability, 1 Lapis Lazuli restores up to 40,000, and because every repair burns resources, condensator-cooled builds count as a Single Use Coolant Configuration. A fluid reactor is the wrong home for LZH-Condensator: heat destroyed inside the condensator never reaches the reactor coolant, so the design that generates power from heat transfer loses the entire output. For a reactor that must simply erase dangerous heat spikes, LZH-Condensator is the strongest of the two condensator types.

Guide

How to craft and use the LZH-Condensator in Industrial Craft 2

  1. 1

    Craft two RSH-Condensators first

    Fill the top row and both side columns of a crafting grid with 7 Redstone, place a Heat Vent in the center and a Heat Exchanger below; the recipe yields 1 RSH-Condensator, so run the craft twice.

  2. 2

    Assemble the LZH-Condensator

    Put Redstone in the four corners, a Reactor Heat Vent top-center, the two RSH-Condensators on the middle sides, a Block of Lapis Lazuli in the middle and a Reactor Heat Exchanger bottom-center; one crafting operation produces 1 LZH-Condensator.

  3. 3

    Place the condensator next to a heat source

    Put the LZH-Condensator into a Nuclear Reactor slot directly beside a fuel rod or a heat exchanger, because the condensator accepts heat only from adjacent components and never pulls heat from anywhere else.

  4. 4

    Repair with Redstone or Lapis Lazuli

    Take the damaged LZH-Condensator to a crafting grid and combine the condensator with 1 Redstone to restore up to 5,000 durability, or with 1 Lapis Lazuli to restore up to 40,000.

  5. 5

    Watch the durability meter

    Remove or repair a LZH-Condensator that has reached 0 health: an exhausted condensator keeps occupying the reactor slot while eliminating no heat at all.

Not for fluid reactors

A fluid reactor outputs power only through heat transfer to reactor coolant, but LZH-Condensator destroys heat instead of transferring heat — with a condensator inside, the fluid design loses its output power.

Frequently asked questions

How much heat does one LZH-Condensator destroy?

One LZH-Condensator eliminates 100,000 heat before dropping to 0 health, five times the 20,000 capacity of an RSH-Condensator. An exhausted condensator is not destroyed and can be repaired.

How do I repair a LZH-Condensator?

Combine LZH-Condensator with Redstone in a crafting grid to restore up to 5,000 durability, or with Lapis Lazuli to restore up to 40,000. Repairs consume resources, which makes condensator cooling a Single Use Coolant Configuration.

What is the difference between LZH-Condensator and RSH-Condensator?

LZH-Condensator offers 100,000 durability against 20,000 for RSH-Condensator, and the LZH-Condensator recipe itself consumes two RSH-Condensators and a Block of Lapis Lazuli.

Why does my fluid reactor stop producing power with a LZH-Condensator?

A fluid reactor produces power from heat moving into reactor coolant, and LZH-Condensator destroys heat before any transfer happens. Condensators are not recommended for fluid reactor setups.

Does LZH-Condensator cool the whole Nuclear Reactor?

No. LZH-Condensator accepts heat only from directly adjacent fuel rods and heat exchangers and never pulls heat from other reactor components.