diff --git a/electrical/src/main/java/resonantinduction/electrical/generator/BlockGenerator.java b/electrical/src/main/java/resonantinduction/electrical/generator/BlockGenerator.java
index ad52e508b..1cc62a4f0 100644
--- a/electrical/src/main/java/resonantinduction/electrical/generator/BlockGenerator.java
+++ b/electrical/src/main/java/resonantinduction/electrical/generator/BlockGenerator.java
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ public class BlockGenerator extends BlockRotatable
 		{
 			if (!world.isRemote)
 			{
-				entityPlayer.addChatMessage("Generator torque ratio: " + ((TileGenerator) tileEntity).toggleRatio());
+				int gear = ((TileGenerator) tileEntity).toggleGearRatio();
+				entityPlayer.addChatMessage("Generator set to " + (gear == 0 ? "low" : gear == 1 ? "medium" : "high") + " gear.");
 			}
 
 			return true;
diff --git a/electrical/src/main/java/resonantinduction/electrical/generator/TileGenerator.java b/electrical/src/main/java/resonantinduction/electrical/generator/TileGenerator.java
index 422cdc18d..e952e9741 100644
--- a/electrical/src/main/java/resonantinduction/electrical/generator/TileGenerator.java
+++ b/electrical/src/main/java/resonantinduction/electrical/generator/TileGenerator.java
@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@ public class TileGenerator extends TileElectrical implements IRotatable
 
 	/** Generator turns KE -> EE. Inverted one will turn EE -> KE. */
 	public boolean isInversed = true;
-	private int torqueRatio = 5000;
+	private byte gearRatio;
 
 	public TileGenerator()
 	{
 		energy = new EnergyStorageHandler(10000);
 	}
 
-	public float toggleRatio()
+	public byte toggleGearRatio()
 	{
-		return torqueRatio = (int) ((torqueRatio + 500) % (energy.getMaxExtract() / 2) + 500);
+		return gearRatio = (byte) ((gearRatio + 1) % 3);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ public class TileGenerator extends TileElectrical implements IRotatable
 			{
 				if (extract > 0)
 				{
+					long torqueRatio = (long) ((gearRatio + 1) / 3d * (energy.getMaxExtract() / 2));
+
 					final float maxAngularVelocity = extract / (float) torqueRatio;
 					final long maxTorque = (long) (((double) extract) / maxAngularVelocity);
 
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ public class TileGenerator extends TileElectrical implements IRotatable
 	{
 		super.readFromNBT(nbt);
 		isInversed = nbt.getBoolean("isInversed");
-		torqueRatio = nbt.getInteger("torqueRatio");
+		gearRatio = nbt.getByte("gear");
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -152,6 +154,6 @@ public class TileGenerator extends TileElectrical implements IRotatable
 	{
 		super.writeToNBT(nbt);
 		nbt.setBoolean("isInversed", isInversed);
-		nbt.setInteger("torqueRatio", torqueRatio);
+		nbt.setByte("gear", gearRatio);
 	}
 }