Steam Engine

Power Source&nbsp
The steam engine runs on burning items and so needs refuelling to continue operation. Burnable items include lava buckets, coal, charcoal, wood, planks, sticks, saplings, crafting tables, chests and bookcases. The steam engine also needs redstone power to run. Basically it will burn everything a normal furnace will burn.

This is how long things will burn:


 * Lava bucket=15 min 15 sec


 * Coal/Charcoal=1 min 15 sec


 * Wood and Planks=15 sec


 * Saplings and Sticks=5 sec

Usage
Steam Engines can be used as a power supply for mining machines. Steam engines can be connected to each other, or they can transfer power through conductive pipes. Steam engines are the second tier of engine. They use cobblestone instead of wood or iron so are still cheaper than the Combustion Engine. These engines, like Redstone Engines, cannot overheat unless there is an oversupply of power. Note that the flame gauge on the Steam Engine GUI does NOT indicate if it has any energy to run or not, but rather if there is still fuel being added to build up the steam energy. In other words, the Steam Engine continues to run quite a while after the instant the flame gauge empties and there is no more fuel in the slot to burn (unlike Vanilla machines).

Though it doesn't run much faster than the Redstone Engine, it provides a great deal more power per stroke.

They are your best choice for powering a pump for 1 or 2 combustive engines, while if you are using more, a combustive engine will be needed for the water supply.

Recipe
The Recipe requires: ■3 Cobblestone ■1 Glass Block ■2 Cobblestone gears ■1 Piston