Springbox

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 tuned. Assembling and installing Springboxes, as well as checking a building's specific Springbox requirement, may only be done by one who knows Advanced Automation.

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 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 Spring, 1 Cotter Pin and a random three-output Gearbox.

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

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.

Use

Used to upgrade Aqueduct Towers, Automatic Looms, Automatic Sawmills, Brick Machines, Flax Gins, Limestone Augers, Steam Distaffs, Steam Kilns, and Steam Shovels

Source

Made using Self>Skills>Assembly...>Assemble a Spring Box. You then, in the same inventory view, select BOTH a Spring and a Gearbox to assemble together

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Required By

Aqueduct Tower, Brick Machine, Flax Gin, Limestone Auger, Steam Distaff, Steam Kiln, Steam Shovel

Requirements

Advanced Automation