Noob machine feeding question.

[Moezso]

So, what's the best way to feed scrap from a chest into a mass fabricator? I currently have an autarchic gate set up to pump whenever the MF's inventory isn't full, but it's just too slow. Is there a way to synch a redpower filter or other device to the MF's inventory slot?

 

[Ookami5875]

If you have the materials, you could probably set up an emerald pipe to the autarchic gate and have the rest as golden pipes. The emerald pumps like a wooden pipe, but has the speed of golden pipes. Also during the recent update, the autarchic gates do pump faster so that should be a bit of help. I'm not enough into redpower yet to give you an answer about an alternative.

 

[Guswut]

Set up a normal gate to turn on a redstone signal when the MF inventory is not full, and then put an electrical engine next to it (or magmatic/etc), and use that engine to get more items a second than you'd be able with the autarchic gate.

 

[Moezso]

If you have the materials, you could probably set up an emerald pipe to the autarchic gate and have the rest as golden pipes. The emerald pumps like a wooden pipe, but has the speed of golden pipes. Also during the recent update, the autarchic gates do pump faster so that should be a bit of help. I'm not enough into redpower yet to give you an answer about an alternative.

I didn't know that about the emerald pipes, honestly I haven't even made one yet. That may be the solution, thanks.

Edit:No dice, still way too slow. I ended up using a filter ticking off a timer, and just adjusting the timer to keep the MF full of scrap.