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The '''Electric Blast Furnace''' (EBF) is a critical multiblock machine that must be made in late [[LV]] in order to progress, as it is the only way to process Aluminium at that tier. It smelts metal dusts into ingots at higher temperatures than can be attained in simpler furnaces, at the cost of highsignificant [[Electricityelectricity]] usage.

The Electric Blast Furnace is a multiblock structure, requiring many blocksspecifically placed in a specificcomponent wayparts to form a single machine. ItThe EBF is 3x3x4 in size; four blocks tall with a 3x3 footprint. While the EBF is not affected by rain, any [[Generator]]s or [[Battery Buffer]]s connected to it can catch fire and explode if exposed, so it's best covered or placed indoors. Use F9 to check chunk borders and ensure the EBF is contained in a single chunk. Partially loaded multiblocks are prone to deforming or exploding.

* Electric Blast Furnace - the Controller block(controller)

* 16xx16 Cupronickel+ Coil Block

* 1xx1+ Input Bus (LV+)

* 1xx1 InputOutput HatchBus (LV+)

* 1xx1+ OutputInput BusHatch (LV+)

* 1xx1 MaintenanceOutput Hatch (LV+, optional)

* 2-3xx1 EnergyMaintenance Hatch (LV+)

* 1xx2+ MufflerEnergy Hatch (LV+), or x1+ Energy Hatch (MV+)

* 1xx1 OutputMuffler Hatch (LV+, optional)

* 9x9-11x11 Heat Proof Machine Casing (minimum 0)

* 2x2-4+ Amps of power supply, tier determined by Energy Hatch(es)

LV is the minimum tier for hatches and busses, but they can be upgraded later for more capacity or greater effect. The '''Input Bus''' is for supplying solid items and thesetting optionala [[#Circuits|control circuit]] or [[Ghostghost Circuit]]circuit, while the '''Input Hatch''' holds liquids or gasses. The EBF cannot be supplied with Fluid Cells in the Input Bus; liquids and gasses must go into the Input Hatch's tank. The Input Hatch can hold a reserve of fluid cells and will automatically empty them as it drains, capacity allowingpermitting. It cannot empty cells that have more fluid in them than it can hold at once.

The '''Output Bus''' is where finished items will be deposited after processing. If a valid inventory is placed adjacent to the Output Bus's output face (dark grey square with orange triangles), it will automatically push items into the inventory, no [[Conveyor]] needed. Otherwise items will accumulate in the Output Bus until emptied. TheIf the '''Output Hatch'''Bus is optionalfull, andthe EBF will collectcontinue wasteto gasseswork forand some recipes (C0₂/CO/SO₂,destroy mostlyany orenew dustsoutputs. TheEnsure amount collectedthere is basedsufficient oninventory thespace tier ofor the Mufflerbus Hatchto andempty at LVall ittimes. willIt getchecks nothingeach (0%); a MV Muffler recovers 13%slot of thean possibleinventory total.so later Theon quantitiesthis shownmay inproduce NEIsome are for the 'best' Output Hatch (UHV)lag.

[[Coil]]s determine what recipes the EBF can do, and how well it does them. Some recipes will require more heat than Cupronickel coils provide. For instance, Energetic Alloy requires 2200K, while Cupronickel Coils only provide 1800K- thus, a EBF cannot smelt Energetic Alloy until its coils are [[#Upgrading|upgraded]]. An EBF or group of wallsharing EBF's can only have one coil type.

'''==== Bonus Heating''' ====

The controller will telldisplay youmessages whatif maintenance needsis donerequired, along with **HAS PROBLEMS** in red when the [[Waila]] tooltip is checked. 5Five of the 6six maintenance itemstasks are done with basic tools, while the 6th requires a solderingSoldering ironIron. Alternatively, duct[[Duct tapeTape]] can be used to fix all of them at once. If you do not have a soldering iron, you can run the EBF with one maintenance problem not fixed, but will need 3 energy hatches.)

To maintain your EBF, tools must be used on the Maintenance Hatch. The controller's GUI will have a list of the maintenance problems. When first built, the EBF will require all maintenance to be done, and maintenance problems will periodically (but rarely) pop up after that. The "Better than Duct Tape" quest has a list of all the maintenance problems and what tools fix them. Open the Maintenance Hatch GUI and click on the slot in the center with the appropriate tool. The IC2 [[Tool Box]] can be used to hold multiple tools and use them all at once by right-clicking the Maintenance Hatch exterior.

The EBF requires a constant 120 EU/t to make aluminium or steel., Ifnot youaccounting dofor notlosses from transmission. haveWith the "Circuitry burnt out" maintenance fixedissue, it will instead require 132 EU/t. Each Energy Hatch can accept a maximum of 2A, which is 64 EU/t. Thus two LV hatches are required for the basic Electric Blast Furnace, or three if it has a maintenance problem. Use as few cables as possible. More than two blocks of cabling will reduce each amp to 29 EU/t- 4 amps of that is only 116 EU/t, and the EBF won't run. 2x Tin Cable is the absolute minimum that should be used; copper cable has even worse energy loss.

=== PowerTips ===

*Do NOT build a multiblock machine over chunk borders. Doing so can lead to unpredictable behavior. If you have NEI installed (which you should), chunk borders can be viewed by pressing F9 (by default).

*To activate or deactivate the Electric Blast Furnace, hit its control block with a Soft HammerMallet.

*EBFs can share walls, just like the [[BBF]]. They can also share input and output hatches. Energy hatches sometimes workhave issues if shared, so recommendation is to not share them.

*LargeFilled large fluid cells (search for large*cell in [[NEI]]) can be placedused in the input hatches to do largeInput batchesHatches ofas itemsbuffers.

*'''Do not''' mix different types of [[Heating CoilsCoil]]s; the EBF will not work.