Editing Category:Equipment (section)

==Behavior==
Equipment shares certain common behaviors.

===Blocked===
Equipment that outputs fluid, gas, or items will become blocked if the output cannot leave the equipment. This is indicated, in the schematic view, by red text over the equipment that says either '''Blocked''' or '''Output Blocked'''. If the equipment has a right-click option, the blocked output will (usually) have a red arrow:

[[File:Waste treatment pipe blocked.png|frameless]][[File:Waste treatment item blocked.png|frameless]]

====Blocked Item====
Item outputs block because the item needs to be removed from the machine, either by a crew member or by a [[Robot Arm]].

If the item type has a specific [[storage]] location defined, and all of that specific storage is full, then the crew will not unload the item. This is intended behavior, to avoid overproducing items.
*If this behavior is not desired, either avoid specific storage for this item, or have a robot arm unload the item into an empty space (forcing the crew to then move the item to general storage).
*If this behavior is desired, don't use robot arms, or have the robot arm unload into the specific storage.

====Blocked Pipe====
Pipe outputs block because:
*The equipment's output is not connected to a pipe.
*The equipment output is connected to a pipe, but the pipe is not connected to another equipment's input, so the pipe contents have nowhere to go.
*The pipe connections are correct, but the input equipment is not accepting any more contents. This may be because:
**The input equipment is a storage container that is full.
**The input equipment is itself blocked, and needs to be unblocked.
**The input equipment is operating slower than the output. In this case the "Blocked" on the output equipment tends to flicker as pipe contents move and halt.

===Unexpectedly Inactive===
Equipment may sit there doing nothing. If the schematics view does not show the equipment is blocked, then most likely it is one of the following:
*The equipment lacks the necessary inputs, either input pipes are empty or item inputs haven't been delivered.
**For pipe inputs this is indicated by the pipe connection circle appearing hollow rather than filled. If the equipment has a right-click menu, the input "reservoir" will be less than full and unchanging.
** For item inputs, the right-click menu will show a ghost of the input item rather than a solid item. (Note that robot arms can deliver items from storage crates or tracks, which will minimize this downtime)
*The equipment requires certain environmental conditions that haven't been met.  
**[[CO2 Scrubber]]s only operate if CO2 is in the air
**[[Gas Collector]]s only operate if the ship is in a [[Sector Map#Gas Clouds|gas cloud]]
** Hyperspace equipment only operates during hyperspace
*The equipment is a [[:Category:Crew station|crew station]] and lacks an operator

===Power Usage===
Equipment typically requires a low amount of power while idle, and a higher amount of power when operating. Equipment with intermittent inputs, like [[CO2 Scrubber]]s, will have fluctuating power demand.

If the [[Powergrid]] window is used to reduce power to equipment, that equipment will operate with reduced input/output rates. The greater the reduction in power, the greater the slowdown.

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