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==Usage==
The LCR deals with pure liquid inputs/outputs; no cells are needed. Lock output hatches to specific fluids using a screwdriver or the GUI of the hatch. To lock it to the currently held fluid (or the next to enter in case of an empty hatch), use Shift-right-click. The LCR can be recipe locked by using a screwdriver on the controller. It wont process other recipes when applied. Otherwise, it can have multiple hatches for different recipes but will do only one recipe per operation.
== Key Differences Between Single-Block and Multi-Block ==
[[File:LCR Diesel Recipe.png|thumb|A single LCR can be used to make diesel with credit to bitonality]]
The LCR has several key differences from the single-block chemical reactor:
▲*The LCR will overclock with 100% efficiency (very much like an EBF when it performs a "special" overclock). This means that, instead of the standard GT overclock of 4x energy/2x speed, an LCR will actually overclock with 4x energy/4x speed.
*The LCR has special recipes that make certain chemical chains into an "all-in-one" recipe (note: in older versions of GT:NH, this may not be the case). For example, if we look at sulfuric acid, we can see that a single-block chemical reactor recipe involves repeatedly adding oxygen to sulfur in multiple stages to yield sulfuric acid. An LCR, on the other hand, will accept all of the oxygen in a single recipe, along with sulfur and water, to yield sulfuric acid in one step. Typically, such recipes involve the use of a Programmable Circuit #24.
*One must also consider the ease of upgrading a multiblock vs upgrading a single block. Upgrading a multiblock usually involves a simple swap of the energy hatch with a new higher tier energy hatch, whereas upgrading a single block means having to build a whole new single block.
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