Electromagnetic control rods are an advanced part used in nuclear fuel rods and late machinery.
What you need
- The control rod recipe inputs (staters and similar).
- Assemblers to combine them.
Step-by-step build
- Check the exact control rod recipe in-game.
- Set up the required input lines.
- Feed inputs into assemblers to make control rods.
- Belt the rods to storage or nuclear production.
- Balance every input to the assembler.
- Add assemblers as demand grows.
Throughput tips
- Verify the recipe in-game
- Keep inputs balanced
- Belt rods to storage
- Scale with demand
Practical notes
Control rods sit deep in the nuclear chain, so every input has to be running before the assemblers start. Check the exact recipe in-game first, because the inputs are advanced parts that take time to automate. Stators and similar components each have their own line, and the thinnest one sets the rod output.
Balance every input to the assembler and buffer them separately. Rods feed nuclear fuel production, so a shortage here shuts down power, not one line. Add assemblers as power demand grows, and keep a rod buffer near the plant.
A rod shortage shuts down power, so keep a buffer near the plant.
Stators and similar components each have their own line, and the thinnest sets the output.
Add assemblers as power demand grows, and keep rods near the plant.
Common mistakes
- Guessing the recipe
- One input running dry
- Unbalanced inputs