Keep trying, and failing, to start engine - what am I doing wrong?

[Kubius]

It depends on what you want to do.

I think I'd like, if possible, just a stable entry-level burn, megawatt-ish - basically just a boring "the station doesn't run out of power" setup. Knowing how to hellburn would be cool, but my main objective is being able to get the station online and stable. The page you linked to Teddy's topic looks pretty damn easy to follow - the single furnace thing genuinely surprised me.

On a side note, using the furnaces and combustion chamber together is generally bad. The furnaces act as heat sinks at higher temps.

Noted.