diff --git a/common/buildcraft/api/core/SafeTimeTracker.java b/common/buildcraft/api/core/SafeTimeTracker.java
index 44e1531e..14d94230 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/api/core/SafeTimeTracker.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/api/core/SafeTimeTracker.java
@@ -13,10 +13,45 @@ public class SafeTimeTracker {
 
 	private long lastMark = Long.MIN_VALUE;
 	private long duration = -1;
+	private long randomRange = 0;
+	private long lastRandomDelay = 0;
+	private long internalDelay = 1;
+
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated should use constructors with parameters instead
+	 */
+	public SafeTimeTracker () {
+
+	}
+
+	public SafeTimeTracker (long delay) {
+		internalDelay = delay;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * In many situations, it is a bad idea to have all objects of the same
+	 * kind to be waiting for the exact same amount of time, as that can lead
+	 * to some situation where they're all synchronized and got to work all
+	 * at the same time. When created with a random range, the mark that is set
+	 * when reaching the expect delay will be added with a random number
+	 * between [0, range[, meaning that the event will take between 0 and range
+	 * more tick to run.
+	 */
+	public SafeTimeTracker (long delay, long random) {
+		internalDelay = delay;
+		randomRange = random;
+	}
+
+	public boolean markTimeIfDelay(World world) {
+		return markTimeIfDelay(world, internalDelay);
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Return true if a given delay has passed since last time marked was called
 	 * successfully.
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated should use the constructor with a delay instead, and call
+	 * this function without a parameter
 	 */
 	public boolean markTimeIfDelay(World world, long delay) {
 		if (world == null)
@@ -27,13 +62,15 @@ public class SafeTimeTracker {
 		if (currentTime < lastMark) {
 			lastMark = currentTime;
 			return false;
-		} else if (lastMark + delay <= currentTime) {
+		} else if (lastMark + delay + lastRandomDelay <= currentTime) {
 			duration = currentTime - lastMark;
 			lastMark = currentTime;
-			return true;
-		} else
-			return false;
+			lastRandomDelay = (int) (Math.random() * randomRange);
 
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	public long durationOfLastDelay() {
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/silicon/TileLaser.java b/common/buildcraft/silicon/TileLaser.java
index f38fb1e6..735d7336 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/silicon/TileLaser.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/silicon/TileLaser.java
@@ -32,14 +32,11 @@ public class TileLaser extends TileBuildCraft implements IPowerReceptor, IAction
 
 	private static final float LASER_OFFSET = 2.0F / 16.0F;
 	private EntityEnergyLaser laser = null;
-	private final SafeTimeTracker laserTickTracker = new SafeTimeTracker();
-	private final SafeTimeTracker searchTracker = new SafeTimeTracker();
-	private final SafeTimeTracker networkTracker = new SafeTimeTracker();
+	private final SafeTimeTracker laserTickTracker = new SafeTimeTracker(10);
+	private final SafeTimeTracker searchTracker = new SafeTimeTracker(100, 100);
+	private final SafeTimeTracker networkTracker = new SafeTimeTracker(3);
 	private ILaserTarget laserTarget;
 	protected PowerHandler powerHandler;
-	private int nextNetworkUpdate = 3;
-	private int nextLaserUpdate = 10;
-	private int nextLaserSearch = 100;
 	private ActionMachineControl.Mode lastMode = ActionMachineControl.Mode.Unknown;
 	private static final PowerHandler.PerditionCalculator PERDITION = new PowerHandler.PerditionCalculator(0.5F);
 
@@ -66,11 +63,10 @@ public class TileLaser extends TileBuildCraft implements IPowerReceptor, IAction
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// Check for available tables if none is linked to this laser.
-		if (!isValidTable())
-			if (canFindTable()) {
-				findTable();
-			}
+		// Check for any available tables at a regular basis
+		if (canFindTable()) {
+			findTable();
+		}
 
 		// If we still don't have a valid table or the existing has
 		// become invalid, we disable the laser and do nothing.
@@ -117,11 +113,11 @@ public class TileLaser extends TileBuildCraft implements IPowerReceptor, IAction
 	}
 
 	protected boolean canFindTable() {
-		return searchTracker.markTimeIfDelay(worldObj, nextLaserSearch);
+		return searchTracker.markTimeIfDelay(worldObj);
 	}
 
 	protected boolean canUpdateLaser() {
-		return laserTickTracker.markTimeIfDelay(worldObj, nextLaserUpdate);
+		return laserTickTracker.markTimeIfDelay(worldObj);
 	}
 
 	protected boolean isValidTable() {
@@ -235,7 +231,6 @@ public class TileLaser extends TileBuildCraft implements IPowerReceptor, IAction
 	}
 
 	protected void removeLaser() {
-
 		if (laser != null) {
 			laser.setDead();
 			laser = null;
@@ -253,7 +248,7 @@ public class TileLaser extends TileBuildCraft implements IPowerReceptor, IAction
 
 	@Override
 	public void sendNetworkUpdate() {
-		if (networkTracker.markTimeIfDelay(worldObj, nextNetworkUpdate)) {
+		if (networkTracker.markTimeIfDelay(worldObj)) {
 			super.sendNetworkUpdate();
 		}
 	}