Did you try using Ultra Low Voltage or Low Voltage Batteries?
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Yes, I have tried Low Tier Batteries.
If IC2 Classic is installed and CoFHLib is not installed, Computer Cases can be powered by Ultra Low Voltage Batteries, although two pieces of tin wire are needed to power Computer Case Tier 1. To power from more powerful batteries, you need OC Power Converter, which has the highest limit.
If CoFHLib is installed, then there are no significant losses when powering Computer Cases from Ultra Low Voltage Batteries. OC Power Converter can be powered by more powerful batteries without loss.
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So even emitting 8EU/t is too much??? That is like 32RF/t. I get that OC has a low power consumption, but i donāt think it caps the consumption correctly.
And OC is supposed to be able to receive RF through GT6 Electric Wires, so I am surprised that my Compat for that is working better than the IC2 Only Compat, even though the IC2 Only Compat has an actual limiter built in, which RF does not.
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I also suspect that the limit does not quite match the description in OpenComputers.cfg. These limits are measured in OC energy. The Tier 1 Computer Case has a limit of 5/tick. Given the conversion rate, it should take 12.5 EU/t, if I understand correctly. In practice, If IC2 Classic is installed and CoFHLib is not installed, its limit is below 8EU/t if it is powered by GT6.
Also, the power transfer rate is different in the scenarios āfrom GT6 Batteries when CoFHLib is installedā and āfrom IC2C Batteriesā. The Tier 1 Computer Case has a capacity of 500 and a limit of 5/t. In the first scenario, it charges in 5 seconds, which is in line with theoretical calculations. In the second scenario, it charges in 12 seconds.
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So I added a special case to Ultra Low Voltage to allow injecting if the Packet Size is 16 and below, but limit it to when 4 or more is requested so that 8 EU/t only have 3 to 4 EU/t wasted when injecting.
The waste is unavoidable sadly, because only whole packets can be dealt with on my end.
Edit: Indev page for testing if interested.
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Tested, now Tier 1 Computer Case can take power from Ultra Low Voltage Batteries If IC2 Classic is installed and CoFHLib is not installed.
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I tested CoFHLib again and it looks like I was wrong when I thought that increasing the limit would solve the power loss problem. It looks like only IC2 Classic allows lossless transmission. This is a little problematic, given that if both options are available, it is CoFHLib that is used.
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Any way for IC2ās to take precedence? Or perhaps just implement OCās API directly?
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