Amicca: update picture which is now the same as gearbox, and add rocksaw to list

2022-04-11T05:14:12Z

update picture which is now the same as gearbox, and add rocksaw to list

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{{Item|weight=150|bulk=150|image=gearbox.png|description=Springbox, used to automate machinery.}}

A '''springbox''' can be fitted to some machines to increase their operating speed, or in the case of the [[Aqueduct Tower]] with a [[Aqueduct Pump]] attached, to increase the amount of pumping accomplished per pumping. This performance improvement may be applied regardless of whether the machine has been [[Mechanics|tuned]]. Assembling and installing Springboxes, as well as checking a building's specific Springbox requirement, may only be done by one who knows [[Automation 2]].

The [[quality]] of the [[spring]] used will affect the performance improvement. Higher quality is better. Quality of 8500 appears to increase rate by 2.5x. Quality of around 7500 appears to increase rate by 2x. It is possible this may vary from machine to machine - if you have the time, please confirm with your own data! Unlike Tuning, Springboxes will actually increase the efficiency of fuel-using machines, making them cheaper to run per unit of output.

Springbox-upgraded machines may function in slightly unusual ways. My [[Flax Gin]] fitted with a mid-9k quality Springbox now processes [[Rotten Flax]] in certain multiple only - when the hopper is loaded with 600 Rotten Flax, only 598 will be processed before the machine halts, leaving 2 [[Rotten Flax]] unprocessed. The speed improvement is generally well worth these quirk s, and they may not be present in other upgraded machines. The [[Steam Kiln]] still seems to process its usual 1500 items with a similar-quality Springbox, though this may be due to coincidentally more favorable multipliers.

Springboxes are made from 1 [[requires::Spring]], 1 [[requires::Cotter Pin]] and a random three-output [[requires::Gearbox]].

The gearbox required may be determined by using the Check Spring Box requirement option of the Utility submenu of the machine.

<pre>Note: Removing a Spring Box from a building (to change to a higher quality Spring Box, for example) changes the Gear Box requirement. This implies removing a springbox from a machine all but guarantees you will not be able to reinstall it again.</pre>

==Use==
* Used to upgrade [[Aqueduct Tower]]s, [[Automatic Loom]]s, [[Automatic Sawmill]]s, [[Brick Machine]]s, [[Flax Gin]]s, [[Limestone Auger]]s, [[Steam Distaff]]s, [[Steam Kiln]]s, [[Steam Rock Saw]]s and [[Steam Shovel]]s

==Sources==
Made on a Crafting Bench under Assembly...>Assemble a Spring Box. Then, in the same inventory view, select BOTH a Spring and a Gearbox to assemble.

== Cost ==
* 1 [[requires::Spring]]
* 1 [[requires::Cotter Pin]]
* 1 [[requires::Gearbox]]

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==Requirements==
[[Advanced Automation]]

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Amicca: update picture which is now the same as gearbox, and add rocksaw to list