# Electricity and Piping 101

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**Created:** [August 15, 2019, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/electricity-and-piping-101/6539 "2019-08-15T06:55:41Z")\
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The Power Door does not appear to work for me (2.0.9.1 - Steam default). It has a single power connector at the top, which does not appear functional.

With regular switch

 ![275850_20190824193714_1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/6/b/6b937c4cd87049a3d02250f34c13d058fa21b531.jpeg)

With Proximity Switch and Power Inverter

 ![275850_20190824193905_1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/7/0/702ff8508665c6cfac2ed399e7566dc6733ad557.jpeg)

For me the Proximity Switch does not always appear to function correctly. Make sure to place it without wires, then check if it turns green when near, turns red when moving away. If it does not turn red anymore, something else is giving it a signal, which is a bug.  
See:

> [@Wires and Logic failing (on reload)](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/beyond-wires-and-logic-failing-on-reload/6629):
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> PC (Steam) - version 2.09.1 (normal mode NEXT save) I gave up trying to wire up my doors. Most of the times all the hard work getting my logic to work, goes down the drain again when I load into my game a next time. Doors as well as logic appears to lose connection, failing to function like it did before. Small electricity symbols appear to indicate an issue. Accessing the build menu, selecting wires, shows there are no longer any connections, besides the wires that remained. No longer can the …

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