Talk:OV Scanner/@comment-80.2.79.48-20120820220412/@comment-5418690-20120822154505

OV scanner scans in a 9x9 squeare while divining only does 3x3, the divining rod only scans 64 blocks down but OV scanner scans all way down to bedrock. Using the divinging rod and OV scanner once at layer 64(where divining also reaches bedrock) the OV scanner will scan 9 times more blocks.

Also: OV scanner uses EU which is more or less free, Divining rod uses EMC. Divining rod high will consume 1/2 redstone each scan if set at long range (64 blocks down). A half Redstone is 32 EMC. A redstone also gives 500 EU and the OV scanner uses 500EU each scan, so where the OV scanner consumes 1 redstone a use the divining rod high may be used twice.

But then again, OV scanner scans 9 times more blocks that the Divining per use, alas you have to use divining rod 9 times to scann as many blocks consuming 4,5 redstone where the OV scanner only uses 1.

The OV scanner beats the divining rod at all fields, but has only one con: Needs to be recharged after 20 uses. This could be a little drawback though, but you will find that using the OV scanner is better.