So, I got a x3 ore duplication line with elite factories with max upgrades, everything works fine with 50+ seperators feeding in oxygen, but I get a HUGE fps (down to 5-10 instead of 60+) hit when the 100 or so generators kick on and off, if they run steady or turn off, everything is fine.

seems to me that you're probably seeing a tiny lag x100. :) Consider some methods to reduce generator cycling. At various times I have used Buildcraft gates, Project Red circuits, ComputerCraft logic, EIO power monitors and just plain power network reorganization to help minimize cycling. I'm sure there are lots of other methods, too. Even in a small system, cycling is a lag monster. But you've got 100 systems constantly starting and stopping. Not surprised you're feeling it.

I think @Greylocke's got it right there. It's far preferable to have the generators kick in when your storage is nearly empty, then shut off when it's full, than to have them constantly switch on and off to keep storage full all the time.

I'm completely inexperienced when it comes to setting up a system to do that, and youtube hasn't been terribly helpful in any setups relating to that as far as I can find. got any methods I should look into to make that work?

On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 4:36 PM, Ben Spiers [email protected] wrote:

I think @Greylocke's got it right there. It's far preferable to have the generators kick in when your storage is nearly empty, then shut off when it's full, than to have them constantly switch on and off to keep storage full all the time.
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If you're good with ComputerCraft that's probably the best way to go. If not, our Energy Cubes support comparators reading their fullness (as do TE energy cells, I believe), which makes redstone-wiring a system together a possibility (possibly impractical with the number of generators you're using but not much can be done about that...)

Sadly my pack doesn't have CC in it, and even if it did, I wouldn't have a clue what to do... :P I tried using the power monitor, but just can't seem to get it figured out.

To be clear, the generators are not used to make excess power at all, its purely just for the seperators, which eat up 100% of all the power made from the generators, so hooking it up through a cell or capactiro bank won't be of any help I think, or am I just looking at it wrong?

why don't you hop into the #mekanism IRC on esper.net? That is a better place to talk through this sort of thing.