diff --git a/parts/reporting/PartCraftingMonitor.java b/parts/reporting/PartCraftingMonitor.java
index ef947769f..6158b8a81 100644
--- a/parts/reporting/PartCraftingMonitor.java
+++ b/parts/reporting/PartCraftingMonitor.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public class PartCraftingMonitor extends PartMonitor
 {
 
 	public PartCraftingMonitor(ItemStack is) {
-		super( PartCraftingMonitor.class, is );
+		super( PartCraftingMonitor.class, is,true );
 		frontBright = CableBusTextures.PartCraftingMonitor_Bright;
 		frontColored = CableBusTextures.PartCraftingMonitor_Colored;
 		frontDark = CableBusTextures.PartCraftingMonitor_Dark;
diff --git a/parts/reporting/PartDarkMonitor.java b/parts/reporting/PartDarkMonitor.java
index 475aad3eb..dfbb7b30c 100644
--- a/parts/reporting/PartDarkMonitor.java
+++ b/parts/reporting/PartDarkMonitor.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class PartDarkMonitor extends PartMonitor
 {
 
 	public PartDarkMonitor(ItemStack is) {
-		super( PartDarkMonitor.class, is );
+		super( PartDarkMonitor.class, is,false );
 
 		notLightSource = false;
 	}
diff --git a/parts/reporting/PartMonitor.java b/parts/reporting/PartMonitor.java
index 4e09269c4..abbeff5e3 100644
--- a/parts/reporting/PartMonitor.java
+++ b/parts/reporting/PartMonitor.java
@@ -114,9 +114,10 @@ public class PartMonitor extends AEBasePart implements IPartMonitor, IPowerChann
 		super( PartMonitor.class, is );
 	}
 
-	protected PartMonitor(Class c, ItemStack is) {
+	protected PartMonitor(Class c, ItemStack is, boolean requireChannel ) {
 		super( c, is );
-		if ( notLightSource )
+		
+		if ( requireChannel )
 			proxy.setFlags( GridFlags.REQUIRE_CHANNEL );
 		else
 			proxy.setIdlePowerUsage( 1.0 / 16.0 ); // lights drain a little bit.
diff --git a/parts/reporting/PartPatternTerminal.java b/parts/reporting/PartPatternTerminal.java
index 537494c53..21400877a 100644
--- a/parts/reporting/PartPatternTerminal.java
+++ b/parts/reporting/PartPatternTerminal.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public class PartPatternTerminal extends PartMonitor
 {
 
 	public PartPatternTerminal(ItemStack is) {
-		super( PartPatternTerminal.class, is );
+		super( PartPatternTerminal.class, is, true );
 		frontBright = CableBusTextures.PartPatternTerm_Bright;
 		frontColored = CableBusTextures.PartPatternTerm_Colored;
 		frontDark = CableBusTextures.PartPatternTerm_Dark;
diff --git a/parts/reporting/PartSemiDarkMonitor.java b/parts/reporting/PartSemiDarkMonitor.java
index 8fb2f1266..0e9c898f3 100644
--- a/parts/reporting/PartSemiDarkMonitor.java
+++ b/parts/reporting/PartSemiDarkMonitor.java
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ public class PartSemiDarkMonitor extends PartMonitor
 {
 
 	public PartSemiDarkMonitor(ItemStack is) {
-		super( PartSemiDarkMonitor.class, is );
-
+		super( PartSemiDarkMonitor.class, is,false );
 		notLightSource = false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/parts/reporting/PartStorageMonitor.java b/parts/reporting/PartStorageMonitor.java
index d502fd57e..7d8899dc1 100644
--- a/parts/reporting/PartStorageMonitor.java
+++ b/parts/reporting/PartStorageMonitor.java
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ public class PartStorageMonitor extends PartMonitor implements IPartStorageMonit
 	}
 
 	protected PartStorageMonitor(Class myClass, ItemStack is) {
-		super( myClass, is );
+		super( myClass, is,true );
 	}
 
 	public PartStorageMonitor(ItemStack is) {
-		super( PartStorageMonitor.class, is );
+		super( PartStorageMonitor.class, is,true );
 		frontBright = CableBusTextures.PartStorageMonitor_Bright;
 		frontColored = CableBusTextures.PartStorageMonitor_Colored;
 		frontDark = CableBusTextures.PartStorageMonitor_Dark;
diff --git a/parts/reporting/PartTerminal.java b/parts/reporting/PartTerminal.java
index 5e0be23e3..11806c66a 100644
--- a/parts/reporting/PartTerminal.java
+++ b/parts/reporting/PartTerminal.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class PartTerminal extends PartMonitor implements ITerminalHost, IConfigM
 	AppEngInternalInventory viewCell = new AppEngInternalInventory( this, 5 );
 
 	public PartTerminal(Class clz, ItemStack is) {
-		super( clz, is );
+		super( clz, is,true );
 
 		cm.registerSetting( Settings.SORT_BY, SortOrder.NAME );
 		cm.registerSetting( Settings.VIEW_MODE, ViewItems.ALL );
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class PartTerminal extends PartMonitor implements ITerminalHost, IConfigM
 	}
 
 	public PartTerminal(ItemStack is) {
-		super( PartTerminal.class, is );
+		super( PartTerminal.class, is,true );
 		frontBright = CableBusTextures.PartTerminal_Bright;
 		frontColored = CableBusTextures.PartTerminal_Colored;
 		frontDark = CableBusTextures.PartTerminal_Dark;