diff --git a/src/resonantinduction/battery/TileEntityBattery.java b/src/resonantinduction/battery/TileEntityBattery.java
index d00b9c9e..774dbc9b 100644
--- a/src/resonantinduction/battery/TileEntityBattery.java
+++ b/src/resonantinduction/battery/TileEntityBattery.java
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ public class TileEntityBattery extends TileEntityUniversalElectrical implements
 	@Override
 	public float getRequest(ForgeDirection direction)
 	{
-		return this.getMaxEnergyStored() - this.getEnergyStored();
+		return Math.min(this.getMaxEnergyStored() - this.getEnergyStored(), this.transferThreshold);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/resonantinduction/multimeter/ItemBlockMultimeter.java b/src/resonantinduction/multimeter/ItemBlockMultimeter.java
index 2ad81e66..b29a746e 100644
--- a/src/resonantinduction/multimeter/ItemBlockMultimeter.java
+++ b/src/resonantinduction/multimeter/ItemBlockMultimeter.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import net.minecraft.item.ItemBlock;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;
 
 /**
  * ItemBlock for the Multimeter
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ public class ItemBlockMultimeter extends ItemBlock
 		{
 			// if (!world.isRemote)
 			{
-				par2EntityPlayer.addChatMessage("Energy: " + TileEntityMultimeter.getDetectedEnergy(world.getBlockTileEntity(x, y, z)) + " J");
+				par2EntityPlayer.addChatMessage("Energy: " + TileEntityMultimeter.getDetectedEnergy(ForgeDirection.getOrientation(par7), world.getBlockTileEntity(x, y, z)) + " J");
 			}
 
 			return true;
diff --git a/src/resonantinduction/multimeter/TileEntityMultimeter.java b/src/resonantinduction/multimeter/TileEntityMultimeter.java
index 967aad5d..0662f305 100644
--- a/src/resonantinduction/multimeter/TileEntityMultimeter.java
+++ b/src/resonantinduction/multimeter/TileEntityMultimeter.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  */
 package resonantinduction.multimeter;
 
+import ic2.api.tile.IEnergyStorage;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ import universalelectricity.core.grid.IElectricityNetwork;
 import universalelectricity.prefab.tile.IRotatable;
 import universalelectricity.prefab.tile.TileEntityAdvanced;
 import universalelectricity.prefab.tile.TileEntityElectrical;
+import buildcraft.api.power.IPowerReceptor;
 
 import com.google.common.io.ByteArrayDataInput;
 
@@ -157,10 +160,10 @@ public class TileEntityMultimeter extends TileEntityAdvanced implements IPacketR
 	{
 		ForgeDirection direction = this.getDirection();
 		TileEntity tileEntity = this.worldObj.getBlockTileEntity(this.xCoord + direction.offsetX, this.yCoord + direction.offsetY, this.zCoord + direction.offsetZ);
-		return getDetectedEnergy(tileEntity);
+		return getDetectedEnergy(direction.getOpposite(), tileEntity);
 	}
 
-	public static float getDetectedEnergy(TileEntity tileEntity)
+	public static float getDetectedEnergy(ForgeDirection side, TileEntity tileEntity)
 	{
 		if (tileEntity instanceof TileEntityElectrical)
 		{
@@ -179,6 +182,21 @@ public class TileEntityMultimeter extends TileEntityAdvanced implements IPacketR
 				return MultimeterEventHandler.getCache(tileEntity.worldObj).get(network);
 			}
 		}
+		else if (tileEntity instanceof IEnergyStorage)
+		{
+			return ((IEnergyStorage) tileEntity).getStored();
+		}
+		else if (tileEntity instanceof IEnergyStorage)
+		{
+			return ((IEnergyStorage) tileEntity).getStored();
+		}
+		else if (tileEntity instanceof IPowerReceptor)
+		{
+			if (((IPowerReceptor) tileEntity).getPowerReceiver(side) != null)
+			{
+				return ((IPowerReceptor) tileEntity).getPowerReceiver(side).getEnergyStored();
+			}
+		}
 
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/resonantinduction/wire/BlockWire.java b/src/resonantinduction/wire/BlockWire.java
index cdf4e1e9..898ec4a0 100644
--- a/src/resonantinduction/wire/BlockWire.java
+++ b/src/resonantinduction/wire/BlockWire.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class BlockWire extends BlockConductor
 				tileEntity.setDye(entityPlayer.getCurrentEquippedItem().getItemDamage());
 				return true;
 			}
-			else if (entityPlayer.getCurrentEquippedItem().itemID == Block.cloth.blockID)
+			else if (entityPlayer.getCurrentEquippedItem().itemID == Block.cloth.blockID && !tileEntity.isInsulated)
 			{
 				tileEntity.setInsulated();
 				tileEntity.setDye(BlockColored.getDyeFromBlock(entityPlayer.getCurrentEquippedItem().getItemDamage()));