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== Voltage and Amperage ==
'''Voltages''' describe certain constants which are EU limits, and determine the Voltage [[Tier|Tiers]].
'''Amps''' are packets, packages, or containers of EU. Amps are also often labeled with a voltage, to indicate how much EU they carry. A label indicates the amp holds anywhere from 1 more than the previous tier's EU limit to this tier's EU limit. For example, 1 LV Amp carries 9-32 EU (often 1-32 as ULV machines don't exist), and 1 MV Amp carries 33-128 EU.
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Note: When used as numbers in calculations, ULV Tier counts as Tier 0, LV Tier counts as Tier 1, and so on.
{| {{STDT|sortable
! Acronym !! Voltage Tier !! EU Limit
|-
!ULV
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== Overclocking ==
''Main Article: [[Overclock]]''
Machines of higher tiers can receive overclocks to speed up their recipes.
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==Cables and Loss== <!--T:13-->
''Main Article: [[Cable]]''
GregTech EU can be transferred using GregTech [[Cables]].
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Below is a table of the current properties of various types of cables in GregTech:
{| {{STDT|sortable
! Material !! Max Voltage (EU) !! 1x Insulated Cable Max Amperage (Amp) !! Loss/
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! Tin
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== Multi-Amp Generation ==
''Main Article: [[Dynamo Hatch]]''
[[Multiblock]] Generators use [[Dynamo Hatch|Dynamo Hatches]] to output power. These come in 1A, 4A, 16A, and 64A variants. These generators will always attempt to fill existing generated amps with EU before generating more amps.
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{| {{STDT|c_01 sortable}}
! Tier !! Output (EU) !! Loss (EU) !! Loss
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! ULV
| 8 || 1 || 12.5 || 9
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! LV
| 32 || 1 || 3.0303 || 33
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! MV
| 128 || 2 || 1.5384 || 130
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! HV
| 512 || 4 || 0.77519|| 516
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! EV
| 2048 || 8 || 0.38911 || 2056
|-
! IV
| 8192 || 16 || 0.19493 || 8208
|-
! LuV
| 32768 || 32 || 0.097561 || 32800
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! ZPM
| 131072 || 64 || 0.048804 || 131136
|-
! UV
| 524288 || 128 || 0.024408 || 524416
|}
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== Transformers ==
[[File:Gregtech_Machines_Transformer.jpg|right|thumb|Picture of a Transformer in default mode transferring 1 amp of HV into 4 amps of MV.]]
''Main Article: [[Transformer]]''
Transformers convert EU between voltage tiers. In Step Up mode, they draw up to 4 amps of a lower voltage to fill their internal buffers, and draw from their internal buffers to produce 1A of a higher voltage. This can allow lower tier amps to power higher tier machines which may only draw 1-2 A for a recipe. Similarly, in Step Down mode, they draw 1 amp of a higher voltage to fill their internal buffers, and draw from their internal buffers to produce up to 4A of a lower voltage. This allows use of higher tier power generators with lower tier machines while preventing explosions. Use a [[GT Tools#Soft Mallet|Soft Mallet]] to switch the mode.
The big dot with a plus is the high voltage side and is the front face, while the five smaller circles are the lower voltage sides. Regardless of mode, the big dot is ''
The output loss section above applies to transformer outputs as well.
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