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|name = Waterproof conduit
 
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|image = PowerConduit_MenuIcon.png|Power conduit
 
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}}{{Info|A '''Waterproof  conduit''' transmits [[power]] from generators or [[batteries]] to appliances up to six squares away. Waterproof Conduit can only be built on water.}}
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}}{{Info|A '''Waterproof  conduit''' transmits power from generators or [[battery|batteries]] to appliances up to six squares away. Waterproof Conduit can only be built on water.}}
  
 
The underwater conduit can be used to power or connect things on another side of a river such as [[watermill generator]]s or [[deep drill]]s.
 
The underwater conduit can be used to power or connect things on another side of a river such as [[watermill generator]]s or [[deep drill]]s.
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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
 
=== Short circuit ===
 
=== Short circuit ===
A conduit can [[Events#Zzztt...|short circuit]], damaging a random piece of conduit and discharging all connected stored power from batteries, in an fiery explosion proportional to the amount of charge. This damage can be mitigated by building walls over your power conduits (preventing fires), keeping critical areas and storage away from conduits, and disconnecting charged banks of batteries from the network via a [[power switch]].
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A conduit can [[Events#Zzztt...|short circuit]], damaging a random piece of conduit and discharging all connected stored power from batteries, in an explosion proportional to the amount of charge. This damage can be mitigated by building walls over your power conduits (preventing fires), keeping critical areas and storage away from conduits, and disconnecting charged banks of batteries from the network via a [[power switch]].
 
 
== Analysis ==
 
As an alternative to the waterproof conduit, [[bridge|bridges]] can be built over water and [[conduit|normal conduits]] built upon the bridges. This costs far less steel than the use of underwater conduits—ten times less to be precise. However, this technique has some drawbacks:
 
* Bridges are somewhat costly in terms of [[wood]], which can be a problem in [[biomes]] where trees are scarce.
 
* The bridge-and-conduit combination takes far longer ({{ticks|{{Q|Bridge|Work To Make}}+{{Q|Power conduit|Work To Make}}}} vs {{ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}}) to construct than waterproof conduits do (mostly because of the bridges), making this a questionable option for colonies short on building labor and a terrible option in emergencies.
 
* The length of bridge used for the conduits can provide an unwanted route to [[raiders]] who would otherwise be slowed by the body of water, though scattering [[Spike trap|spike traps]] on the bridge can turn this problem into a defensive advantage.
 
* The bridge-and-conduit combination is far more vulnerable to fire (from e.g. a short circuit). An underwater conduit that catches fire will go out almost immediately, while a bridge with a conduit on it will often continue to burn until the destruction of the conduit and possibly the bridge along with it.
 
  
 
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