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[Henry Link]

OK so I've been playing a private DW20 server for some time. One of the things I accomplished was to create a pure node (about 1200) by use of Silvewood trees and combining it other smaller nodes. Now however, I have a few of the smaller nodes that are always in high or moderate flux. They will not drain the flux away naturally. I initially thought it was due to a nearby dark node. Not the case and that dark node is now gone (one of the nodes I absorbed to get the pure node) and still this same node stays at high flux. Any ideas? Do nodes at high flux occur naturally or have I messed up aura by what I've done?

 

[unspunreality]

Question. Ive never messed with redstone before but now I have a trainstation thing I built and I wanna make it so I can have like 5 switches in a row(As in block to block) and I can flick one and it'll move only that track to the position I want it.

http://i.imgur.com/8v9zq4V.jpg

Thats my problem though. I think I understand how insulated wire works along with bundled cables. But my problem is right where the switches start. You cant hook up insulated wiring directly to levers(Atleast it seems that way), so is there some manner Im missing to get this to work?Im working with limited space which is why I wont space the switches out if I can somehow manage, this entire thing is underwater.

(Redid the entire post in a more coherent manner)

 

[Jess887cp]

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There's a fairly vanilla solution to this problem. Repeaters.

 

[unspunreality]

There's a fairly vanilla solution to this problem. Repeaters.

..Whut?

<--- Redstone dumb. My use of redstone in the past 7 months consisted of putting down a redstone torch next to a powered rail.

 

[Onikrex]

Is there a way to make the Harvester chop down Hill Cherry trees? Mine doesnt seem to want to.

 

[Henry Link]

Question. Ive never messed with redstone before but now I have a trainstation thing I built and I wanna make it so I can have like 5 switches in a row(As in block to block) and I can flick one and it'll move only that track to the position I want it.

http://i.imgur.com/8v9zq4V.jpg

Thats my problem though. I think I understand how insulated wire works along with bundled cables. But my problem is right where the switches start. You cant hook up insulated wiring directly to levers(Atleast it seems that way), so is there some manner Im missing to get this to work?Im working with limited space which is why I wont space the switches out if I can somehow manage, this entire thing is underwater.

Separate the two unisulated wires using a microblock (a cover or cover strip should work). Just place it between the two wires.

 

[unspunreality]

Separate the two unisulated wires using a microblock (a cover or cover strip should work). Just place it between the two wires.

Thanks. Ill try it. Never used microblocks before but if it works you're amazing. Not to detract from the other option given above. It'll be nice to know the different ways I could fix this should I come into a problem like this again and want a different solution.

 

[Jess887cp]

Thanks. Ill try it. Never used microblocks before but if it works you're amazing. Not to detract from the other option given above. It'll be nice to know the different ways I could fix this should I come into a problem like this again and want a different solution.

Eh, sorry about that. A microblock will work, but if you have lever, on a block, and then a repeater facing out of the block, then the signals won't interfere with one another.

 

[Henry Link]

Thanks. Ill try it. Never used microblocks before but if it works you're amazing. Not to detract from the other option given above. It'll be nice to know the different ways I could fix this should I come into a problem like this again and want a different solution.

Easier to use the microblocks. But here is another solution that uses a repeater.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22370340/2013-07-17_11.30.12.png

 

[unspunreality]

Easier to use the microblocks. But here is another solution that uses a repeater.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22370340/2013-07-17_11.30.12.png

Did you just do this? Cause thats awesome. Thanks for the help. Redstone is weird, but it seems like I could do so much stuff with it. Wheeee.

 

[Henry Link]

Here is another solution:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22370340/2013-07-17_11.52.29.png

 

[unspunreality]

Here is another solution:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22370340/2013-07-17_11.52.29.png

This one seems more logical then the first one. How does redstone detect a signal, normal redstone. Adjecent block but beneath it and it'll still detect? Cause the lever being ontop of the block and the repeater being under it seems like it shouldnt reach, which is why I like redlogic wiring cause it goes on walls and helps me making the connections that yes, power is flowing though the wire in the direction I want.

 

[Henry Link]

This one seems more logical then the first one. How does redstone detect a signal, normal redstone. Adjecent block but beneath it and it'll still detect? Cause the lever being ontop of the block and the repeater being under it seems like it shouldnt reach, which is why I like redlogic wiring cause it goes on walls and helps me making the connections that yes, power is flowing though the wire in the direction I want.

It has to do with how vanilla redstone works. A swtich on a block will actually give redstone power to other blocks (even air) near it. I did a lot of redstone logic with vanilla before I switched to FTB (DW20 pack currently). You can also put a redstone torch on the side of block then place a block two blocks lower then the torch and place redstone on it and it will power the redstone. It is way of creating a downward path of redstone in vanilla.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22370340/2013-07-17_12.04.09.png

 

[unspunreality]

It has to do with how vanilla redstone works. A swtich on a block will actually give redstone power to other blocks (even air) near it. I did a lot of redstone logic with vanilla before I switched to FTB (DW20 pack currently). You can also put a redstone torch on the side of block then place a block two blocks lower then the torch and place redstone on it and it will power the redstone. It is way of creating a downward path of redstone in vanilla.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22370340/2013-07-17_12.04.09.png

Ahhh. Did not know that. Im playing 1.6.2 now, mostly vanilla, I did add this mod and some world gen mods but thats about it. And since its vanillaish it means I can play around with redstone instead of trying to build 2000 solar panals.

 

[unspunreality]

Another question regarding rails. How would I make rails go the way I want?

http://i.imgur.com/Abugrqj.jpg

Thats what I have no. And flicking the power makes it go from its current position to the left. Essentially flipping the switch makes where my farm is the starting point. But I want to make the rail go straight if unpowered and turn to the right if powered. Rails too hard. ;;

 

[Henry Link]

I'm not a rail expert. But I think you need to use a switch track. You might need a crowbar to adjust the switch track.

 

[unspunreality]

I'm not a rail expert. But I think you need to use a switch track. You might need a crowbar to adjust the switch track.

Sounds like a railcraft thing which isnt 1.6.2?

 

[Jess887cp]

Another question regarding rails. How would I make rails go the way I want?

http://i.imgur.com/Abugrqj.jpg

Thats what I have no. And flicking the power makes it go from its current position to the left. Essentially flipping the switch makes where my farm is the starting point. But I want to make the rail go straight if unpowered and turn to the right if powered. Rails too hard. ;;

In that picture, you will go straight, but if you flick the lever, then you'll turn. I can't tell if it's powered or not right now because of you texture pack.

 

[unspunreality]

http://i.imgur.com/FvFp7Zw.jpg

Thats the rail powered. Hence no straight except when I first place it.

 

[Jess887cp]

http://i.imgur.com/FvFp7Zw.jpg

Thats the rail powered. Hence no straight except when I first place it.

You should go straight when it's unpowered then, going that way. You'll have to power it if you want to come down the track the other way. Even if it's curved, you'll just feel a slight blip in the track and continue straight. Test it out for a bit in creative or something, you'll see.