Arc Furnace
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Melts metals via a powerful electric arc. The arc is deployed using graphite anodes that are partially spent during the process due to the high heat. Beware that the furnace consumes a significant amount of power. It would be polity to notify your local power plan before turning this one.
Construction | |
Workers | 24 |
Electricity | 2 MW |
Maintenance | 4.0 / 60 |
Footprint | 9x6 |
Required Research | Silicon |
Designation | Metallurgy & Smelting |
Variants | Arc Furnace II |
An Arc Furnace is a machine used to convert Quartz into Molten Silicon for the later creation of Silicon (Poly) in a Silicon Reactor. It requires Coal and Graphite while producing Slag and Exhaust byproducts. As Silicon (Poly) is a strict requirement for Electronics, the Arc Furnace or its Arc Furnace II variant is necessary for their production.