HV Cable

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HV Cable
Name	HV Cable
Source Mod	IndustrialCraft2
ID Name	Unknown
Type	Cable
Stackable	Yes
Solid	Yes
Transparent	No
Affected by Gravity	No
Emits Light	No
Flammable	No
Required Tool	Any tool

HV Cable is a Cable added by IndustrialCraft². HV cable is the strongest conventional cable. HV cable has 3 different levels of insulation, with higher levels providing less energy loss per block. Insulated HV Cable can be painted with a Painter.

Considering that a shock from a poorly insulated HV cable will most likely prove fatal, it is recommended to fully insulate it, unless the cable is located in a completely unreachable area. Even then, insulation should be applied to reduce the massive energy loss. The only exception being if you want to use the damage of a HV cable as a weapon.

Although in-game it currently lists "4xInsulated", that is incorrect as you are adding a layer of insulation each time, not doubling the insulation each time. It is actually "3xIns" and should get renamed eventually in some future patch.

Energy

HV Cable can handle a maximum of 2048 EU/p (Extreme Voltage). Any higher and the cable will melt! This cable has an extremely high distance-related energy loss.

Cable type	EU/b	Energy loss
Uninsulated HV Cable	1	1 EU every block
Insulated HV Cable	0.95	1 EU every 1.05 blocks
2xIns. HV Cable	0.9	1 EU every 1.11 blocks
4xIns. HV Cable[sic]	0.8	1 EU every 1.25 blocks

Recipe

HV Cable

Before 1.6:

In Experimental build:

Insulated HV Cable

2xIns. HV Cable

4xIns. HV Cable