Electromagnetic Control Rod

Electromagnetic Control Rod
Control Rods regulate power output via electromagnetism.
Unlocked at	Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
Blueprint path	/Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/ElectromagneticControlRod/Desc_ElectromagneticControlRod.Desc_ElectromagneticControlRod_C
Item
Stack size	100
Sink value	2 560

Electromagnetic Control Rod is an intermediate item used to make Uranium Fuel Rods.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Electromagnetic Control Rod	3 × Stator 6 / min						2 × AI Limiter 4 / min						Assembler 30 sec × 15	2 × Electromagnetic Control Rod 4 / min 225 MJ/item		Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
Electromagnetic Connection Rod Alternate	2 × Stator 8 / min						1 × High-Speed Connector 4 / min						Assembler 15 sec	2 × Electromagnetic Control Rod 8 / min 112.5 MJ/item		Tier 8 - Nuclear Power Caterium Research - AI Limiter

Alternate recipes analysis

The following shows different ways to produce 1 Electromagnetic Control Rod / second, or 60 / min:

Recipe	Iron Ore /min (WP)	Coal /min (WP)	Copper Ore /min (WP)	Caterium Ore /min (WP)	Crude Oil m3/min (WP)	Total WP	Total Energy /item (MJ)	Space (m2)	Building counts
Default	360.77 (51.26)	270 (87.38)	320 (110.88)	200 (181.16)	-	430.68	3120.93	23659	163.89
Connection	420 (59.68)	180 (58.25)	301.43 (104.45)	301.43 (273.03)	14.29 (12.21)	507.62	3201.44	24392	169.54

• Weighted Point is the weighted consumption rate which is calculated by: (resource consumption rate / maximum extraction rate) * 10,000. The lower the better.
• Energy per item can be used to measure how much power is consumed for the entire production chain. The lower the better.
• Space refers to building space, excluding belts and pipes. The lower the better.
• Among multiple ways to produce each of the ingredient, the recipe with the lowest WP is chosen. See also:
  • Stator#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Copper Sheet#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Quickwire#Alternate recipes analysis
  • High-Speed Connector#Alternate recipes analysis

Usage

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Magnetic Field Generator	5 × Versatile Framework 2.5 / min						2 × Electromagnetic Control Rod 1 / min						Manufacturer 120 sec	2 × Magnetic Field Generator 1 / min 3300 MJ/item		Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
	10 × Battery 5 / min
Plutonium Fuel Rod	30 × Encased Plutonium Cell 7.5 / min						18 × Steel Beam 4.5 / min						Manufacturer 240 sec	1 × Plutonium Fuel Rod 0.25 / min 13200 MJ/item		Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
	6 × Electromagnetic Control Rod 1.5 / min						10 × Heat Sink 2.5 / min
Uranium Fuel Rod	50 × Encased Uranium Cell 20 / min						3 × Encased Industrial Beam 1.2 / min						Manufacturer 150 sec	1 × Uranium Fuel Rod 0.4 / min 8250 MJ/item		Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
	5 × Electromagnetic Control Rod 2 / min
Electric Motor Alternate	1 × Electromagnetic Control Rod 3.75 / min						2 × Rotor 7.5 / min						Assembler 16 sec	2 × Motor 7.5 / min 120 MJ/item		Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
Super-State Computer Alternate	3 × Computer 3.6 / min						2 × Electromagnetic Control Rod 2.4 / min						Manufacturer 50 sec	2 × Supercomputer 2.4 / min 1375 MJ/item		Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
	20 × Battery 24 / min						45 × Wire 54 / min
Turbo Electric Motor Alternate	7 × Motor 6.5625 / min						9 × Radio Control Unit 8.4375 / min						Manufacturer 64 sec	3 × Turbo Motor 2.8125 / min 1173.33 MJ/item		Tier 8 - Leading-edge Production Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
	5 × Electromagnetic Control Rod 4.6875 / min						7 × Rotor 6.5625 / min
Uranium Fuel Unit Alternate	100 × Encased Uranium Cell 20 / min						10 × Electromagnetic Control Rod 2 / min						Manufacturer 300 sec	3 × Uranium Fuel Rod 0.6 / min 5500 MJ/item		Tier 8 - Nuclear Power Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals
	3 × Crystal Oscillator 0.6 / min						6 × Beacon 1.2 / min
Particle Accelerator	25 × Radio Control Unit				100 × Electromagnetic Control Rod				10 × Supercomputer				Build Gun	1 × Particle Accelerator		Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
	50 × Cooling System				20 × Fused Modular Frame				10 × Turbo Motor

AWESOME Sink

 Electromagnetic Control Rod can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 2 560 points.

Gallery

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  Stackable layout for producing Electromagnetic Control Rods. By Reddit user oldshavingfoam.

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  Stackable layout for producing Electromagnetic Control Rods using its alternate recipe. By Reddit user oldshavingfoam.

History

• Patch 0.4.0.0: Changed alternate recipe
• Patch 0.3.2.2: Reduced the cost and increased the production rate of Electromagnetic Connection Rod
• Patch 0.2.1: Introduced

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