[SOLVED] Having trouble with a gearbox...

[xou816]

Hello everyone,
I don't know why, but one of my gearboxes keeps breaking in my setup, although I can see nothing that could damage it (no fire).
Here is a small part of the setup:

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What could be the problem?

[BlackCat]

Any stoked fires in the area? That's the only thing I know of that can break gearboxes...

It would help if you could include screenshots of what else is in the area, easier to troubleshoot that way.

[xou816]

There is a stoked fire but quite far away, and with a crucible over it. Moreover, there's as you can see stonebrick as well to protect the gearboxes... I'll try to move the gearbox a little further from the fire :) Thank you!

EDIT: not so far in fact, I'll move the gearbox to see if it's better!

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So one layer of stone is not enough to protect the gearbox?

[BlackCat]

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Other people know what they are talking about :p

[animusrien]

So one layer of stone is not enough to protect the gearbox?

Fire burns up to four blocks above the top fire block (so five above stoked flame).

Edit: Wasn't thinking - put in wrong number.

You'll need to move the flame or the gearbox as the fire spreading cannot be encased.

[Ferrus.Manus]

It's not about layers, a long as there a empty block next to a flammable block (gearbox in this case) in the fire spread area it will catch fire (the fire spread area is 3x3 column going from 1 block below the flame block to 4 block above it).

[xou816]

Ah I see :)
Thank you for your answers, I should have known, but well, never happened to me before. Should be easy to fix!
Thanks everyone again!

[MoRmEnGiL]

When in doubt, surround your gearbox with glass, or some other non-flammable block (siding works well) to be safe. ;]

[xou816]

When in doubt, surround your gearbox with glass, or some other non-flammable block (siding works well) to be safe. ;]

Well, that's a good advice! Thank you!
(oh and by the way I noticed some time later that the gearboxes had burnt, as there were missing planks on the floor just above the gearboxes)