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=== Amperage ===
=== Amperage ===
Amps are pushed, not pulled. "Drawn" is synonymous with "accepted" here.

Machines and energy hatches can only draw amps in full to fill their internal EU buffers. The capacity of the internal buffer is listed as "Capacity:" in the machine's or hatch's tooltip. When processing a recipe, a machine will draw from its internal buffer. The current contents of the internal buffer can be checked with the [[Portable Scanner]].
Machines and energy hatches can only draw amps in full to fill their internal EU buffers. The capacity of the internal buffer is listed as "Capacity:" in the machine's or hatch's tooltip. When processing a recipe, a machine will draw from its internal buffer. The current contents of the internal buffer can be checked with the [[Portable Scanner]].


The maximum amount of amps a machine can draw is either listed on its tooltip or recipe-dependent. The amperage of a recipe can be found in [[NEI]]. If no amperage is listed, the recipe's amperage is 1. A machine can draw at most 1 more amp than the amperage of a recipe.
The maximum amount of amps a machine can draw is either listed on its tooltip or recipe-dependent. The minimum amperage of a recipe can be found in [[NEI]]. If no amperage is listed, the recipe's minimum amperage is 1. A machine can draw up to a maximum of <math>\frac{2 \times \text{Recipe Usage EU/t}}{\text{Voltage Tier EU Limit}} + 1</math> amps to fill its internal buffer. This means that if the machine isn't processing a recipe, it will draw 1 amp to refill the internal buffer.


Several common amperages of GregTech machines can be found in the table below. "Drawing" means "draws up to".
Several common amperages of GregTech machines can be found in the table below. "Drawing" means "draws up to".
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GregTech EU can be transferred using GregTech [[Cables]].
GregTech EU can be transferred using GregTech [[Cables]].


Rather than priority by destination, power priority is given by cardinal direction. Cables will push power in the following priority:
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# Down
# Up
# North
# South
# West
# East

When producing power, each generator will always attempt to empty all of its internal buffer at once. This can cause one generator in a cable network to use fuel more rapidly than another, with order depending on tile entity processing and changing on chunk reloads.<!--T:15-->

All GT Cables have a max Voltage, max Amperage and a Loss/Meter/Ampere, indicated on their tooltip:
All GT Cables have a max Voltage, max Amperage and a Loss/Meter/Ampere, indicated on their tooltip:
*'''Cables which receive amps containing more EU than their maximum Voltage will catch fire and melt.'''
*'''Cables which receive amps containing more EU than their maximum Voltage will catch fire and melt.'''
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Below is a table of the current properties of various types of cables in GregTech:
Below is a table of the current properties of various types of cables in GregTech:


{| {{STDT|sortable c_12}}
{| {{STDT|sortable c_12}}
!Material !!Max Voltage !!1x Insulated Cable Max Amp !!Loss/m/amp in EU !! Efficiency compared to Tin Wire !! Length until 0 Power !! Most efficient number of Cables between Batteries
! Material !! Max Voltage !! 1x Insulated Cable Max Amp !! Loss/m/amp in EU !! Length until 0 Power
|-
|-
! Tin
! Tin
| 32 || 1 || 1 || 1.00 || 32 || 5.906
| 32 || 1 || 1 || 32
|-
|-
! Cobalt
! Cobalt
| 32 || 2 || 2 || 0.50 || 16 || 0
| 32 || 2 || 2 || 16
|-
|-
! Lead
! Lead
| 32 || 2 || 2 || 0.50 || 16 || 0
| 32 || 2 || 2 || 16
|-
|-
! Zinc
! Zinc
| 32 || 1 || 1 || 1.00 || 32 || 5.906
| 32 || 1 || 1 || 32
|-
|-
! Soldering Alloy
! Soldering Alloy
| 32 || 1 || 1 || 1.00 || 32 || 5.906
| 32 || 1 || 1 || 32
|-
|-
! Iron
! Iron
| 128 || 2 || 3 || 1.33 || 43 || 3.970
| 128 || 2 || 3 || 43
|-
|-
! Nickel
! Nickel
| 128 || 3 || 3 || 1.33 || 43 || 3.970
| 128 || 3 || 3 || 43
|-
|-
! Cupronickel
! Cupronickel
| 128 || 2 || 3 || 1.33 || 43 || 3.970
| 128 || 2 || 3 || 43
|-
|-
! Copper
! Copper
| 128 || 1 || 2 || 2.00 || 64 || 9.151
| 128 || 1 || 2 || 64
|-
|-
! Annealed Copper
! Annealed Copper
| 128 || 1 || 1 || 4.00 || 128 || 23.12
| 128 || 1 || 1 || 128
|-
|-
! Kanthal
! Kanthal
| 512 || 4 || 3 || 5.33 || 171 || 20.81
| 512 || 4 || 3 || 171
|-
|-
! Gold
! Gold
| 512 || 3 || 2 || 8.00 || 256 || 34.48
| 512 || 3 || 2 || 256
|-
|-
! Electrum
! Electrum
| 512 || 2 || 2 || 8.00 || 256 || 34.48
| 512 || 2 || 2 || 256
|-
|-
! Silver
! Silver
| 512 || 1 || 1 || 16.00 || 512 || 74.96
| 512 || 1 || 1 || 512
|-
|-
! Blue Alloy
! Blue Alloy
| 512 || 2 || 1 || 16.00 || 512 || 74.96
| 512 || 2 || 1 || 512
|-
|-
! Energetic Alloy
! Energetic Alloy
| 512 || 2 || 2 || 8.00 || 256 || 34.48
| 512 || 2 || 2 || 256
|-
|-
! Nichrome
! Nichrome
| 2,048 || 3 || 4 || 16.00 || 512 || 50.63
| 2,048 || 3 || 4 || 512
|-
|-
! Steel
! Steel
| 2,048 || 2 || 2 || 32.00 || 1024 || 109.8
| 2,048 || 2 || 2 || 1024
|-
|-
! Black Steel
! Black Steel
| 2,048 || 3 || 2 || ? || ? || ?
| 2,048 || 3 || 2 || ?
|-
|-
! Titanium
! Titanium
| 2,048 || 4 || 2 || ? || ? || ?
| 2,048 || 4 || 2 || ?
|-
|-
! TPV-Alloy
! TPV-Alloy
| 2,048 || 6 || 1 || ? || ? || ?
| 2,048 || 6 || 1 || ?
|-
|-
! Vibrant Alloy
! Vibrant Alloy
| 2,048 || 4 || 2 || ? || ? || ?
| 2,048 || 4 || 2 || ?
|-
|-
! Aluminium
! Aluminium
| 2,048 || 1 || 1 || 64.00 || 2048 || 227.8
| 2,048 || 1 || 1 || 2048
|-
|-
! Graphene*
! Graphene*
| 8,192 || 1 || 2 || 256.00 || 8192 || 671.7
| 8,192 || 1 || 2 || 8192
|-
|-
! Osmium
! Osmium
| 8,192 || 4 || 2 || 128.00 || 4096 || 330.2
| 8,192 || 4 || 2 || 4096
|-
|-
! Platinum
! Platinum
| 8,192 || 2 || 1 || 256.00 || 8192 || 671.7
| 8,192 || 2 || 1 || 8192
|-
|-
! Tungstensteel
! Tungstensteel
| 8,192 || 3 || 2 || ? || ? || ?
| 8,192 || 3 || 2 || ?
|-
|-
! Tungsten
! Tungsten
| 8,192 || 2 || 2 || ? || ? || ?
| 8,192 || 2 || 2 || ?
|-
|-
! Melodic Alloy
! Melodic Alloy
| 8,192 || 4 || 2 || 128.00 || 4096 || 330.2
| 8,192 || 4 || 2 || 4096
|-
|-
! HSS-G
! HSS-G
| 32,768 || 4 || 2 || 512.00 || 16384 || 966.5
| 32,768 || 4 || 2 || 16384
|-
|-
! Niobium-Titanium
! Niobium-Titanium
| 32,768 || 4 || 2 || 512.00 || 16384 || 966.5
| 32,768 || 4 || 2 || 16384
|-
|-
! Vanadium-Gallium
! Vanadium-Gallium
| 32,768 || 4 || 2 || 512.00 || 16384 || 966.5
| 32,768 || 4 || 2 || 16384
|-
|-
! Yttrium Barium Cuprate
! Yttrium Barium Cuprate
| 32,768 || 4 || 4 || 256.00 || 8192 || 475.2
| 32,768 || 4 || 4 || 8192
|-
|-
! Stellar Alloy
! Stellar Alloy
| 32,768 || 6 || 4 || ? || ? || ?
| 32,768 || 6 || 4 || ?
|-
|-
! HSS-E
! HSS-E
| 32,768 || 6 || 2 || ? || ? || ?
| 32,768 || 6 || 2 || ?
|-
|-
! Osmiridium
! Osmiridium
| 32,768 || 8 || 1 || ? || ? || ?
| 32,768 || 8 || 1 || ?
|-
|-
! Naquadah
! Naquadah
| 131,072 || 2 || 2 || ? || ? || ?
| 131,072 || 2 || 2 || ?
|-
|-
! Trinium
! Trinium
| 131,072 || 6 || 4 || ? || ? || ?
| 131,072 || 6 || 4 || ?
|-
|-
! Signalium
! Signalium
| 131,072 || 12 || 4 || ? || ? || ?
| 131,072 || 12 || 4 || ?
|-
|-
! Naquadah Alloy
! Naquadah Alloy
| 524,288 || 2 || 4 || ? || ? || ?
| 524,288 || 2 || 4 || ?
|-
|-
! Duranium
! Duranium
| 524,288 || 1 || 8 || ? || ? || ?
| 524,288 || 1 || 8 || ?
|-
|-
! Fluxed Electrum
! Fluxed Electrum
| 524,288 || 3 || 1 || ? || ? || ?
| 524,288 || 3 || 1 || ?
|-
|-
! Lumiium
! Lumiium
| 524,288 || 8 || 16 || ? || ? || ?
| 524,288 || 8 || 16 || ?
|-
|-
! Ichorium*
! Ichorium*
| 2,097,152 || 12 || 2 || ? || ? || ?
| 2,097,152 || 12 || 2 || ?
|-
|-
! Bedrockium
! Bedrockium
| 2,097,152 || 2 || 1 || ? || ? || ?
| 2,097,152 || 2 || 1 || ?
|-
|-
! HSS-S
! HSS-S
| 2,097,152 || 6 || 4 || ? || ? || ?
| 2,097,152 || 6 || 4 || ?
|-
|-
! Draconium
! Draconium
| 8,388,608 || 8 || 4 || ? || ? || ?
| 8,388,608 || 8 || 4 || ?
|-
|-
! Nether Star
! Nether Star
| 33,554,432 || 4 || 4 || ? || ? || ?
| 33,554,432 || 4 || 4 || ?
|-
|-
! Hypogen
! Hypogen
| 33,554,432 || 8 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 33,554,432 || 8 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Quantium
! Quantium
| 134,217,728 || 2 || 4 || ? || ? || ?
| 134,217,728 || 2 || 4 || ?
|-
|-
! Black Plutonium*
! Black Plutonium*
| 536,870,912 || 1 || 16 || ? || ? || ?
| 536,870,912 || 1 || 16 || ?
|-
|-
! Awakened Draconium
! Awakened Draconium
| 2,147,483,640 || 1 || 16 || ? || ? || ?
| 2,147,483,640 || 1 || 16 || ?
|-
|-
! Red Alloy
! Red Alloy
| 8 || 1 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 8 || 1 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Redstone Alloy
! Redstone Alloy
| 32 || 1 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 32 || 1 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Superconductor MV*
! Superconductor MV*
| 128 || 4 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 128 || 4 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Superconductor HV*
! Superconductor HV*
| 512 || 6 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 512 || 6 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Superconductor EV*
! Superconductor EV*
| 2,048 || 8 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 2,048 || 8 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Superconductor IV*
! Superconductor IV*
| 8,192 || 12 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 8,192 || 12 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Superconductor LuV*
! Superconductor LuV*
| 32,768 || 16 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 32,768 || 16 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Superconductor ZPM*
! Superconductor ZPM*
| 131,072 || 24 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 131,072 || 24 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Superconductor UV*
! Superconductor UV*
| 524,288 || 32 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 524,288 || 32 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Superconductor UHV*
! Superconductor UHV*
| 2,097,152 || 48 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 2,097,152 || 48 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Superconductor UEV*
! Superconductor UEV*
| 8,388,608 || 64 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 8,388,608 || 64 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Superconductor UIV*
! Superconductor UIV*
| 33,554,432 || 64 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 33,554,432 || 64 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Superconductor UMV*
! Superconductor UMV*
| 134,217,728 || 64 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 134,217,728 || 64 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Infinity
! Infinity
| 2,147,483,640 || 8,192 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 2,147,483,640 || 8,192 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! SpaceTime
! SpaceTime
| 2,147,483,640 || 1,000,000 || 0 || inf. || inf. || inf.
| 2,147,483,640 || 1,000,000 || 0 || inf.
|-
|-
! Superconductor Base MV*
! Superconductor Base MV*
| 128 || 1 || 2 || ? || ? || ?
| 128 || 1 || 2 || ?
|-
|-
! Superconductor Base HV*
! Superconductor Base HV*
| 512 || 2 || 8 || ? || ? || ?
| 512 || 2 || 8 || ?
|-
|-
! Superconductor Base EV*
! Superconductor Base EV*
| 2,048 || 3 || 16 || ? || ? || ?
| 2,048 || 3 || 16 || ?
|-
|-
! Superconductor Base IV*
! Superconductor Base IV*
| 8,192 || 4 || 64 || ? || ? || ?
| 8,192 || 4 || 64 || ?
|-
|-
! Superconductor Base LuV*
! Superconductor Base LuV*
| 32,768 || 6 || 256 || ? || ? || ?
| 32,768 || 6 || 256 || ?
|-
|-
! Superconductor Base ZPM*
! Superconductor Base ZPM*
| 131,072 || 8 || 1,024 || ? || ? || ?
| 131,072 || 8 || 1,024 || ?
|-
|-
! Superconductor Base UV*
! Superconductor Base UV*
| 524,288 || 12 || 4,096 || ? || ? || ?
| 524,288 || 12 || 4,096 || ?
|-
|-
! Superconductor Base UHV*
! Superconductor Base UHV*
| 2,097,152 || 16 || 16,384 || ? || ? || ?
| 2,097,152 || 16 || 16,384 || ?
|-
|-
! Superconductor Base UEV*
! Superconductor Base UEV*
| 8,388,608 || 24 || 65,536 || ? || ? || ?
| 8,388,608 || 24 || 65,536 || ?
|-
|-
! Superconductor Base UIV*
! Superconductor Base UIV*
| 33,554,432 || 32 || 262,144 || ? || ? || ?
| 33,554,432 || 32 || 262,144 || ?
|-
|-
! Superconductor Base UMV*
! Superconductor Base UMV*
| 134,217,728 || 32 || 1,048,576 || ? || ? || ?
| 134,217,728 || 32 || 1,048,576 || ?
|}
|}


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'''Any GT Block outputting EU has an energy loss on output.''' This means there is no such thing as lossless power transfer. A power outputting singleblock will take <math>8\times4^{tier}+2^{max(0, tier-1)}</math> EU from its internal buffer and output <math>8\times4^{tier}</math> EU (which is always the maximum EU one amp of that voltage tier can hold). For example, a [[LV]] [[Combustion Generator]] draws 33 EU from its internal buffer to generate 1 amp holding 32 EU. The energy lost is therefore <math>2^{max(0, tier-1)}</math>. ULV is an exception, having the same loss value as LV, i.e. 1 EU.
'''Any GT Block outputting EU has an energy loss on output.''' This means there is no such thing as lossless power transfer. A power outputting singleblock will take <math>8\times4^{tier}+2^{max(0, tier-1)}</math> EU from its internal buffer and output <math>8\times4^{tier}</math> EU (which is always the maximum EU one amp of that voltage tier can hold). For example, a [[LV]] [[Combustion Generator]] draws 33 EU from its internal buffer to generate 1 amp holding 32 EU. The energy lost is therefore <math>2^{max(0, tier-1)}</math>. ULV is an exception, having the same loss value as LV, i.e. 1 EU.


{| {{STDT|sortable c_12}}
{| {{STDT|c_01 sortable}}
!Tier !! Output !! Loss !!Loss in % !!Energy used
! Tier !! Output !! Loss !! Loss in % !! Energy used
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!ULV
!ULV
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