Electric furnace - Revision history

Md143rbh7f: ocd

2026-08-21T21:19:41Z

ocd

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	The electric furnace smelts items at the same speed as a [[steel furnace]], and also has two slots for [[module\|modules]]. However, it is slightly larger than the other two tiers of furnaces; it occupies a 3×3 area instead of a 2×2 area.		The electric furnace smelts items at the same speed as a [[steel furnace]], and also has two slots for [[module\|modules]]. However, it is slightly larger than the other two tiers of furnaces; it occupies a 3×3 area instead of a 2×2 area.

	When it is first unlocked, the electric furnace is not significantly ~~more efficient~~ than the steel furnace. It does not consume ~~coal~~ and produces less [[pollution]] (1 versus 4), but this is offset by the fact that it ~~consumes~~ twice as much energy (180 kW versus 90 kW). If electricity is primarily generated by [[boiler]]s (1.8 MW for 30 pollution), then each electric furnace effectively produces an additional 3 pollution for a total of 4/m, which negates the benefit. It also ~~occupies a bit~~ more space.		When it is first unlocked, the electric furnace is not significantly better than the steel furnace. It does not consume fuel and produces less [[pollution]] (1 versus 4), but this is offset by the fact that it requires twice as much energy (180 kW versus 90 kW). If electricity is primarily generated by [[boiler]]s (1.8 MW for 30 pollution), then each electric furnace effectively produces an additional 3 pollution for a total of 4/m, which negates the benefit. It also requires more space and resources to build.

	The electric furnace becomes much better with more unlocked technologies, especially modules and more effective ways of producing power. It is also required for smelting on [[space platform]]s, since burner devices do not operate in space.		The electric furnace becomes much better with more unlocked technologies, especially modules and more effective ways of producing power. It is also required for smelting on [[space platform]]s, since burner devices do not operate in space.

Md143rbh7f: typo

2026-08-21T21:17:16Z

typo

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	The electric furnace smelts items at the same speed as a [[steel furnace]], and also has two slots for [[module\|modules]]. However, it is slightly larger than the other two tiers of furnaces; it occupies a 3×3 area instead of a 2×2 area.		The electric furnace smelts items at the same speed as a [[steel furnace]], and also has two slots for [[module\|modules]]. However, it is slightly larger than the other two tiers of furnaces; it occupies a 3×3 area instead of a 2×2 area.

	When it is first unlocked, the electric furnace is not significantly more efficient than the steel furnace. It does not consume coal and ~~lower~~ [[pollution]] (1 versus 4), but this is offset by the fact that it consumes twice as much energy (180 kW versus 90 kW). If electricity is primarily generated by [[boiler]]s (1.8 MW for 30 pollution), then each electric furnace effectively produces an additional 3 pollution for a total of 4/m, which negates the benefit. It also occupies a bit more space.		When it is first unlocked, the electric furnace is not significantly more efficient than the steel furnace. It does not consume coal and produces less [[pollution]] (1 versus 4), but this is offset by the fact that it consumes twice as much energy (180 kW versus 90 kW). If electricity is primarily generated by [[boiler]]s (1.8 MW for 30 pollution), then each electric furnace effectively produces an additional 3 pollution for a total of 4/m, which negates the benefit. It also occupies a bit more space.

	The electric furnace becomes much better with more unlocked technologies, especially modules and more effective ways of producing power. It is also required for smelting on [[space platform]]s, since burner devices do not operate in space.		The electric furnace becomes much better with more unlocked technologies, especially modules and more effective ways of producing power. It is also required for smelting on [[space platform]]s, since burner devices do not operate in space.

Md143rbh7f at 21:16, 21 August 2026

2026-08-21T21:16:54Z

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	The electric furnace smelts items at the same speed as a [[steel furnace]], and also has two slots for [[module\|modules]]. However, it is slightly larger than the other two tiers of furnaces; it occupies a 3×3 area instead of a 2×2 area.		The electric furnace smelts items at the same speed as a [[steel furnace]], and also has two slots for [[module\|modules]]. However, it is slightly larger than the other two tiers of furnaces; it occupies a 3×3 area instead of a 2×2 area.

			When it is first unlocked, the electric furnace is not significantly more efficient than the steel furnace. It does not consume coal and lower [[pollution]] (1 versus 4), but this is offset by the fact that it consumes twice as much energy (180 kW versus 90 kW). If electricity is primarily generated by [[boiler]]s (1.8 MW for 30 pollution), then each electric furnace effectively produces an additional 3 pollution for a total of 4/m, which negates the benefit. It also occupies a bit more space.

			The electric furnace becomes much better with more unlocked technologies, especially modules and more effective ways of producing power. It is also required for smelting on [[space platform]]s, since burner devices do not operate in space.

	== Output ==		== Output ==

Bilka: It is not viable to show numbers for all qualities, it is just too much info. Moved lithium plate into normal table instead

2025-01-24T18:58:12Z

It is not viable to show numbers for all qualities, it is just too much info. Moved lithium plate into normal table instead

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 | {{Icon|Stone brick|0.625}} 0.625/sec
 | {{Icon|Stone brick|0.625}} 0.625/sec
 |-
 ! scope="row" | Steel plate
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 | {{Icon|Steel plate|0.125}} 0.125/sec
 | {{Icon|Steel plate|0.125}} 0.125/sec
 |}

Omnifarious: Rationals are the way to go. I'm not fond of decimals, and always find myself converting them to rationals anyway.

2024-11-02T05:26:38Z

Rationals are the way to go. I'm not fond of decimals, and always find myself converting them to rationals anyway.

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	! {{Icon\|Iron plate}}{{Icon\|Copper plate}}{{Icon\|Stone brick}}		! {{Icon\|Iron plate}}{{Icon\|Copper plate}}{{Icon\|Stone brick}}
	\| 0.625/sec \|\| 0.8125/sec \|\| 1/sec \|\| 1.1875/sec \|\| 1.5625/sec		\| 0.625/sec 5/8\|\| 0.8125/sec 13/16\|\| 1/sec \|\| 1.1875/sec 19/16 \|\| 1.5625/sec 25/16
	\|-		\|-
	! {{Icon\|Lithium plate\|space-age=yes}}		! {{Icon\|Lithium plate\|space-age=yes}}
	\| 0.3125/sec \|\| 0.40625/sec \|\| 0.5/sec \|\| 0.59375/sec \|\| 0.78125/sec		\| 0.3125/sec 5/16\|\| 0.40625/sec 13/32\|\| 0.5/sec 1/2\|\| 0.59375/sec 19/32\|\| 0.78125/sec 25/32
	\|-		\|-
	! {{Icon\|Steel plate}}		! {{Icon\|Steel plate}}
	\| 0.125/sec \|\| 0.1625/sec \|\| 0.2/sec \|\| 0.2375/sec \|\| 0.3125/sec		\| 0.125/sec 1/8\|\| 0.1625/sec 13/80\|\| 0.2/sec 1/5\|\| 0.2375/sec 19/80\|\| 0.3125/sec 5/16
	\|}		\|}

Untitled7 at 14:07, 1 November 2024

2024-11-01T14:07:42Z

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	[[Quality]] (from the [[Space Age]] expansion) does not affect coal or power consumption for furnaces, but does affect how quickly they process things. This stacks multiplicatively with [[Speed module]]s.		[[Quality]] (from the [[Space Age]] expansion) does not affect coal or power consumption for furnaces, but does affect how quickly they process things. This stacks multiplicatively with [[Speed module]]s.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! [[File:quality_normal.png\|15px]] Normal		! Resource
	! [[File:quality_uncommon.png\|15px]] Uncommon		! [[File:quality_normal.png\|15px\|link=Quality]] Normal
	! [[File:quality_rare.png\|15px]] Rare		! [[File:quality_uncommon.png\|15px\|link=Quality]] Uncommon
	! [[File:quality_epic.png\|15px]] Epic		! [[File:quality_rare.png\|15px\|link=Quality]] Rare
	! [[File:quality_legendary.png\|15px]] Legendary		! [[File:quality_epic.png\|15px\|link=Quality]] Epic
			! [[File:quality_legendary.png\|15px\|link=Quality]] Legendary
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0.~~0625/s (1~~/~~16)~~ \|\| 0.~~14375/s (23~~/~~160)~~ \|\| ~~0.225/s (9~~/~~40)~~ \|\| 0.~~30625/s (49~~/~~160)~~ \|\| 0.~~46875/s (15~~/~~32)~~		! {{Icon\|Iron plate}}{{Icon\|Copper plate}}{{Icon\|Stone brick}}
			\| 0.625/sec \|\| 0.8125/sec \|\| 1/sec \|\| 1.1875/sec \|\| 1.5625/sec
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0.~~125/s (1~~/8) \|\| 0.~~2875~~/~~s (23/80)~~ \|\| 0.45/~~s (9/20)~~ \|\| 0.~~6125~~/~~s (49/80)~~ \|\| 0.~~9375/s (15~~/~~16)~~		! {{Icon\|Lithium plate\|space-age=yes}}
			\| 0.3125/sec \|\| 0.40625/sec \|\| 0.5/sec \|\| 0.59375/sec \|\| 0.78125/sec
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~0.3125/s (5/16) \|~~\| 0~~.71875/s (23/32) \|\| 1~~.125/~~s (9/8)~~ \|\| 1.~~513125/s (49~~/~~32)~~ \|~~\| 2.34375/s (75/32)~~		! {{Icon\|Steel plate}}
	\|-		\| 0.125/sec \|\| 0.1625/sec \|\| 0.2/sec \|\| 0.2375/sec \|\| 0.3125/sec
	\| 0.~~625/s (5/8) \|\| 1.4375/s (23/16) \|\|~~ 2~~.25~~/~~s (9/4)~~ \|\| 3.~~0625~~/~~s (49/16)~~ \|\| 4.~~6875/s (75~~/~~16)~~
	\|}		\|}

Vadcx: /* Quality's effect on output */: put /seconds in the proper place; https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=118753

2024-10-31T12:08:00Z

Quality's effect on output: : put /seconds in the proper place; https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=118753

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	! [[File:quality_legendary.png\|15px]] Legendary		! [[File:quality_legendary.png\|15px]] Legendary
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0.0625 (1/~~16s~~) \|\| 0.14375 (23/~~160s~~) \|\| 0.225 (9/~~40s~~) \|\| 0.30625 (49/~~160s~~) \|\| 0.46875 (15/~~32s~~)		\| 0.0625/s (1/16) \|\| 0.14375/s (23/160) \|\| 0.225/s (9/40) \|\| 0.30625/s (49/160) \|\| 0.46875/s (15/32)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0.125 (1/8s) \|\| 0.2875 (23/~~80s~~) \|\| 0.45 (9/~~20s~~) \|\| 0.6125 (49/~~80s~~) \|\| 0.9375 (15/~~16s~~)		\| 0.125/s (1/8) \|\| 0.2875/s (23/80) \|\| 0.45/s (9/20) \|\| 0.6125/s (49/80) \|\| 0.9375/s (15/16)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0.3125 (5/~~16s~~) \|\| 0.71875 (23/~~32s~~) \|\| 1.125 (9/8s) \|\| 1.513125 (49/~~32s~~) \|\| 2.34375 (75/~~32s~~)		\| 0.3125/s (5/16) \|\| 0.71875/s (23/32) \|\| 1.125/s (9/8) \|\| 1.513125/s (49/32) \|\| 2.34375/s (75/32)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0.625 (5/8s) \|\| 1.4375 (23/~~16s~~) \|\| 2.25 (9/4s) \|\| 3.0625 (49/~~16s~~) \|\| 4.6875 (75/~~16s~~)		\| 0.625/s (5/8) \|\| 1.4375/s (23/16) \|\| 2.25/s (9/4) \|\| 3.0625/s (49/16) \|\| 4.6875/s (75/16)
	\|}		\|}

Mefisto1029: /* History */ This is not change to furnace

2024-10-28T06:16:30Z

History: This is not change to furnace

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	== History ==		== History ==
	~~{{history\|2.0\|~~
	* Added information about effects of quality.}}
	{{history\|0.6.1\|		{{history\|0.6.1\|
	* Now has the same smelting speed as the steel furnace.}}		* Now has the same smelting speed as the steel furnace.}}

Omnifarious: /* Quality's effect on output */

2024-10-27T23:54:37Z

Quality's effect on output

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	== Quality's effect on output ==		== Quality's effect on output ==

	[[Quality]] (from the [[Space Age]] expansion) does not affect coal or power consumption for furnaces, but does affect how quickly ~~it processes~~ things. This stacks multiplicatively with [[Speed module]]s.		[[Quality]] (from the [[Space Age]] expansion) does not affect coal or power consumption for furnaces, but does affect how quickly they process things. This stacks multiplicatively with [[Speed module]]s.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"

Omnifarious: /* History */

2024-10-27T23:53:23Z

History

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	== History ==		== History ==
	{{history\|2.0\|* Added information about effects of quality.}}		{{history\|2.0\|
			* Added information about effects of quality.}}
	{{history\|0.6.1\|		{{history\|0.6.1\|
	* Now has the same smelting speed as the steel furnace.}}		* Now has the same smelting speed as the steel furnace.}}

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	[[Quality]] (from the [[Space Age]] expansion) does not affect coal or power consumption for furnaces, but does affect how quickly they process things. This stacks multiplicatively with [[Speed module]]s.		[[Quality]] (from the [[Space Age]] expansion) does not affect coal or power consumption for furnaces, but does affect how quickly they process things. This stacks multiplicatively with [[Speed module]]s.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! [[File:quality_normal.png\|15px]] Normal		! Resource
	! [[File:quality_uncommon.png\|15px]] Uncommon		! [[File:quality_normal.png\|15px\|link=Quality]] Normal
	! [[File:quality_rare.png\|15px]] Rare		! [[File:quality_uncommon.png\|15px\|link=Quality]] Uncommon
	! [[File:quality_epic.png\|15px]] Epic		! [[File:quality_rare.png\|15px\|link=Quality]] Rare
	! [[File:quality_legendary.png\|15px]] Legendary		! [[File:quality_epic.png\|15px\|link=Quality]] Epic
			! [[File:quality_legendary.png\|15px\|link=Quality]] Legendary
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0.~~0625/s (1~~/~~16)~~ \|\| 0.~~14375/s (23~~/~~160)~~ \|\| ~~0.225/s (9~~/~~40)~~ \|\| 0.~~30625/s (49~~/~~160)~~ \|\| 0.~~46875/s (15~~/~~32)~~		! {{Icon\|Iron plate}}{{Icon\|Copper plate}}{{Icon\|Stone brick}}
			\| 0.625/sec \|\| 0.8125/sec \|\| 1/sec \|\| 1.1875/sec \|\| 1.5625/sec
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0.~~125/s (1~~/8) \|\| 0.~~2875~~/~~s (23/80)~~ \|\| 0.45/~~s (9/20)~~ \|\| 0.~~6125~~/~~s (49/80)~~ \|\| 0.~~9375/s (15~~/~~16)~~		! {{Icon\|Lithium plate\|space-age=yes}}
			\| 0.3125/sec \|\| 0.40625/sec \|\| 0.5/sec \|\| 0.59375/sec \|\| 0.78125/sec
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~0.3125/s (5/16) \|~~\| 0~~.71875/s (23/32) \|\| 1~~.125/~~s (9/8)~~ \|\| 1.~~513125/s (49~~/~~32)~~ \|~~\| 2.34375/s (75/32)~~		! {{Icon\|Steel plate}}
	\|-		\| 0.125/sec \|\| 0.1625/sec \|\| 0.2/sec \|\| 0.2375/sec \|\| 0.3125/sec
	\| 0.~~625/s (5/8) \|\| 1.4375/s (23/16) \|\|~~ 2~~.25~~/~~s (9/4)~~ \|\| 3.~~0625~~/~~s (49/16)~~ \|\| 4.~~6875/s (75~~/~~16)~~
	\|}		\|}