Mirror Concentrator
Mirror Concentrator is the LV generator of Ala Industrial that yields 8 EU/t in daylight and 12 EU/t at noon, folding its mirrors shut overnight.
Description
Two mirrors standing beside the raised collector fold over the optics whenever there is nothing to collect, so the working state of Mirror Concentrator reads from a distance. Seven Solar Panel Sections placed around the block assemble a two-by-two-by-two machine with the same 8 and 12 EU/t — assembling changes the size, not the tier; one craft yields two sections from four Tempered Iron Plates, four glass and one Machine Casing. A player who only wants energy is better off with four separate concentrators, which make four times as much on the same footprint. A Copper Cable connects to any cell of the bottom tier, the buffer keeps its charge when the block is broken, and the pickaxe-harvested body — hardness 5, blast resistance 6 — behaves identically on Fabric and NeoForge.
Block properties
| Item ID |
alaindustrial:radiant_solar_panel
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p alaindustrial:radiant_solar_panel
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Hardness | 5 |
| Blast resistance | 6 |
| Java Edition | 26.2 |
Guide
How to get and use the Mirror Concentrator in Ala Industrial
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1
Grow it from a Daylight Solar Panel
Place a Resonance Chip in the chip slot of a Daylight Solar Panel and wait for 33,600 active ticks (about 28 minutes of daylight work). The chip is consumed and the stored energy carries over into the grown Mirror Concentrator.
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2
Put the concentrator under open sky
Mirror Concentrator works only in the Overworld, by day and with an unobstructed sky: leaves above halve the output to 4 EU/t, while rain, a thunderstorm, snow and night stop it completely.
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3
Connect a cable to the base
Run a Copper Cable to any side of the block or to the bottom tier of the assembled machine: the 16,000 EU buffer releases up to 20 EU/t into the LV network, and the interface shows the buffer level, the current output and the sky state.
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4
Assemble the 2×2×2 machine (optional)
Craft Solar Panel Sections — four Tempered Iron Plates, four glass and one Machine Casing give two sections — and place seven of them on the ghost schematic. On the seventh section the machine assembles itself; break any cell to take it apart with nothing lost.
The assembled machine still makes the same 8 EU/t and 12 EU/t at noon: assembling changes the size, not the tier. Four separate Mirror Concentrators on the same footprint make four times as much energy, so build the big machine for its silhouette, not for output.
Related blocks
Frequently asked questions
How do I craft the Mirror Concentrator?
Mirror Concentrator has no crafting recipe. Put a Resonance Chip into a Daylight Solar Panel and let the panel work for 33,600 active ticks (about 28 minutes): the chip is consumed and the stored energy carries over.
Why does the Mirror Concentrator stop in snow while the lower panels keep working?
Snow blocks the mirrors: a mirror buried in snow reflects nothing, so the output drops to 0 EU/t. The flat cells of the Solar Panel and the Daylight Solar Panel keep a faint trickle of energy under the same snow.
What is the noon window of the Mirror Concentrator?
It is a 2,000-tick stretch around the middle of the game day — about two in-game hours. During the window the output is 12 EU/t instead of 8, and the number in the interface holds still the whole time.
Does the assembled 2×2×2 machine generate more energy?
No. The assembled machine makes the same 8 EU/t and 12 EU/t at noon: assembling changes the size, not the tier. A player who only wants energy gets four times more from four separate concentrators on the same ground.
Which tier and cable does the Mirror Concentrator need?
Mirror Concentrator is an LV generator with a 16,000 EU buffer and a maximum output of 20 EU/t; a Copper Cable connects to any bottom-tier cell. The block accepts no energy from outside.
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