@@ -161,9 +161,8 @@
 		groups = {
 			cracky = 2;
 			choppy = 1;
 			sorcery_ley_device = 1;
-			sorcery_ley_conduit = 1;
 		};
 		_sorcery = {
 			ley = { mode = 'signal'; power = 5; }
 		};
@@ -210,8 +209,9 @@
 				sorcery_ley_cable = 1;
 			};
 			_sorcery = {
 				ley = { mode = 'signal', power = metal.conduct };
+				recipe = { note = 'Conducts up to ' .. metal.conduct .. ' thaum/sec'; };
 			};
 			sunlight_propagates = true;
 			node_box = {
 				type = 'connected';
@@ -308,8 +308,9 @@
 		};
 		groups = {
 			cracky = 2;
 			sorcery_ley_device = 1;
+			sorcery_magitech = 1;
 		};
 		on_construct = function(pos)
 			local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
 			meta:set_string('infotext','Condenser')
@@ -377,8 +378,9 @@
 					local nodename = minetest.get_node(sum).name
 					if nodename == 'ignore' then
 						minetest.load_area(sum)
 						nodename = minetest.get_node(sum).name
+						print('**** ignorenode, loaded',nodename)
 					end
 					if minetest.get_item_group(nodename,'sorcery_ley_device') ~= 0
 					   or sorcery.data.compat.ley[nodename] then
 						local d = sorcery.ley.sample(pos,1,nodename,{query={mode=true}})
@@ -488,8 +490,9 @@
 sorcery.ley.sample = function(pos,timespan,name,flags)
 	-- returns how much ley-force can be transmitted by a
 	-- device over timespan
 	local ret = {}
+	minetest.load_area(pos)
 	name = name or minetest.get_node(pos).name
 	flags = flags or {}
 	flags.query = flags.query or {
 		mode = true; power = true; affinity = true;
@@ -564,10 +567,10 @@
 	end
 	return ret
 end
 
-sorcery.ley.netcaps = function(pos,timespan,exclude)
-	local net = sorcery.ley.mapnet(pos)
+sorcery.ley.netcaps = function(pos,timespan,exclude,minconduct)
+	local net = sorcery.ley.mapnet(pos,minconduct)
 	local maxpower = 0
 	local freepower = 0
 	local affs,usedaffs = {},{}
 	local flexpowerdevs = {}