Piston Base

Large Ship / Station

Piston Base

 

Components

Required

 

 

Steel Plate

5

 

 

Computer

2

 

Motor

4

 

Large Steel Tube

4

 

Construction Component

10

 

Steel Plate

10

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

20

 

Active power consumption (MW):

0.002

Small Ship

Piston Base

 

Components

Required

 

 

Steel Plate

2

 

 

Computer

1

 

Motor

2

 

Small Steel Tube

4

 

Construction Component

4

 

Steel Plate

2

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

20

 

Active power consumption (MW):

0.0002

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A Piston consists of the piston base and the Piston Top.

Blocks can be attached to the top to move them forward and backward by extending and retracting the piston base. The minimum and maximum expansion length can be configured in the control panel.

Pisons have a built-in conveyor tube with a port on the back of the piston base and another port at the Piston Top. So it's possible to transfer items, electricity and oxygen through them and thus use them in an existing Conveyor Network.

Piston data

Type	Max. extended length
Large grid piston	10.0 m
Small grid piston	3.0 m

Known issues

V01.079.008 and earlier:

Pistons are currently known for beeing unstable. They work good in single player. But in multiplayer, especially when used on a dedicated server (DS), they tend to move/vibrate unecpectedly and can also destroy themselves and damage their surroundings in the proccess.