Power on seemingly unpowered poles

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2B1
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Power on seemingly unpowered poles

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TL;DR: Inserters are powered from power pole that seems to be unconnected.

What: I'm sure there have been changes since these inserters and poles were placed but when in the area I noticed there was no wire connecting the subject two poles to the grid at this time yet the inserters are running.
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Expected: a visible wire connecting these poles to the grid and power statistics in the Electric Network info screen.

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boskid
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Re: Power on seemingly unpowered poles

Post by boskid »

Not a bug. Inserters are in range of substations.
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Re: Power on seemingly unpowered poles

Post by Kyralessa »

2B1 wrote: Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:42 pm TL;DR: Inserters are powered from power pole that seems to be unconnected.
Instead of looking at the connections, hover over the inserter and see what power poles/substations are highlighted. It'll highlight any pole that's giving the inserter power.
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Re: Power on seemingly unpowered poles

Post by 2B1 »

Thanks, I sure feel silly.
My mind must have wandered.
Been playing Factorio since 0.14.
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