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Find a suitable spot to build your starting platform. We're looking for a relatively flat area near the lander, away from any hills that might block our solar panels. Find your [[Iron Frames|iron frames]] in your construction crate and build a 4x3 platform. Swap your iron frames with the [[Iron Sheets|iron sheets]] and pull out your [[Welding Torch|welding torch]] in your other hand. Construct your frames with your welder until they reach their second of three stages in the construction process. This makes them walkable, but not airtight. | Find a suitable spot to build your starting platform. We're looking for a relatively flat area near the lander, away from any hills that might block our solar panels. Find your [[Iron Frames|iron frames]] in your construction crate and build a 4x3 platform. Swap your iron frames with the [[Iron Sheets|iron sheets]] and pull out your [[Welding Torch|welding torch]] in your other hand. Construct your frames with your welder until they reach their second of three stages in the construction process. This makes them walkable, but not airtight. | ||
| β | Next, we'll set up the [[Solar Panel|solar panel]], [[Area Power Controller|area power controller]] (APC) | + | Next, we'll set up the [[Solar Panel|solar panel]], [[Area Power Controller|area power controller]] (APC), [[Arc Furnace|arc furnace]], and [[Autolathe|autolathe]]. Place the solar panel on the platform with the power port facing towards where you want your machines to go. Complete it with the [[Glass Sheets|glass sheets]] found in the crate. Place the APC down next to the solar panel at least a cable's length away and with the power arrows facing away from the solar panel. Connect the two with the [[Cables|cables]] found in your [[Toolbelt|toolbelt]]. Open the APC with your crowbar to expose the internals. Grab one of the [[Battery Cell|large batteries]] from the crates and insert it into the APC. Make sure to flip the power switch to turn the APC on: you should see the LED on the APC start blinking blue to show that the solar panel is charging the battery. |
| β | Finally, we'll set up the arc furnace and autolathe. Place them on the platform | + | Finally, we'll set up the arc furnace and autolathe. Place them on the platform, complete the construction stages for the autolathe using the resources in the chest, and finally connect them to the other power port of the APC using your cables. ''Note: you can splice in new connections to old cables by holding the [[Wire Cutters|wire cutters]] in your off-hand. This allows you to add a junction in an already existing wire, for example.'' You should now be able to turn on the autolathe and arc furnace to check your setup, but make sure to turn them off when you're not using them to save power! |
| β | Optionally, you can set up the [[Solid Fuel Generator|solid fuel generator]] too, which burns [[Coal|coal]] to produce a considerable amount of energy in a pinch. Connect the power cable from the solid fuel generator to the solar panel side of the APC to fill up | + | Optionally, you can set up the [[Solid Fuel Generator|solid fuel generator]] too, which burns [[Coal|coal]] to produce a considerable amount of energy in a pinch. Connect the power cable from the solid fuel generator to the solar panel side of the APC to fill up its battery. Remember that the generator will burn all of the coal that you put in it regardless of if your battery is full or not - only place the fuel that you need into it. |
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