====== Electric Furnace ======

The Electric Furnace is the powered version of a normal furnace. It smelts standard furnace inputs through your [[energy_and_electricity|Energy and Electricity]] network instead of burning coal or other fuel by hand.

===== How to use it =====

  - Connect the machine to a powered energy network.
  - Put a smeltable item into the input slot.
  - Make sure the output has space.
  - Collect the finished item once the process is done.

===== Behavior =====

  * The Electric Furnace follows the same general recipe family as a vanilla furnace.
  * It does not need burn fuel because the machine runs on stored or incoming power.
  * If the network cannot keep up with the power draw, the machine pauses until power is available again.

===== Module support =====

  * The Electric Furnace supports all four [[machine_modules|Machine Modules]]: Speed, Efficiency, Capacity, and Productivity.
  * On plain smelting lines, Speed and Efficiency are usually the easiest first upgrades to notice.

===== Tiers =====

^ Tier ^ Speed ^ Power Usage ^
| Electric Furnace (I) | 1x | 4 W |
| Electric Furnace (II) | 2x | 6 W |
| Electric Furnace (III) | 4x | 10 W |

===== Tips =====

  * This is one of the easiest starter machines to automate because it replaces both a furnace and its fuel supply.
  * Pair it with cargo or adjacent storage once you are running several smelting lines at once.