Confused with gates.

[Shurr]

So, I have made a 36HP boiler, and am powering it with fuel. ive got storage tanks for the fuel and all the wiring(almost set up) for it to automated. My problem is i want the refinery to turn on when the tanks need to be replinshed, and turn off when they are full, automatically.

SB=steam boiler
ST=steam turbine
MFSU=..mfsu =p
EE=electrical engine

So im set up like this:

SB
|
ST
|
MFSU
|
EE EE EE
| | |
| | |
Refinery

With obviously the fuel from the refinery powering the SB

How can I set up a gate, so that the electrical engines only turn on when the refinery needs power? so they dont back up and explode?

 

[Fuzzlewhumper]

Hmm ... Well, if MFSU is full we can assume the refineries aren't accepting power and processing. So would setting the MFSU to output redstone signal when "emit redstone signal if not fully charged" and running redstone wire to your engines do the trick?

 

[Harish]

So, I have made a 36HP boiler, and am powering it with fuel. ive got storage tanks for the fuel and all the wiring(almost set up) for it to automated. My problem is i want the refinery to turn on when the tanks need to be replinshed, and turn off when they are full, automatically.

SB=steam boiler
ST=steam turbine
MFSU=..mfsu =p
EE=electrical engine

So im set up like this:

SB
|
ST
|
MFSU
|
EE EE EE
| | |
| | |
Refinery

With obviously the fuel from the refinery powering the SB

How can I set up a gate, so that the electrical engines only turn on when the refinery needs power? so they dont back up and explode?

You can put a gate on the tank saying "If can store liquid, Redstone Signal" then wire that signal to the engines which will only turn on when receiving a redstone signal. So the fuel will only be produce if theres room. You feel me?

 

[Whovian]

I was thinking a "work scheduled" conditional, but Harish's response is nice. Fuzzle, Electrical Engines draw power from the MFSU's even if there's nowhere for it to go.​

 

[Shurr]

How do you put a gate on a tank?

 

[Harish]

Like the tanks full it Refined Fuel from the refinery right? and you want to only produce refined fuel when theres room?

 

[Shurr]

correct

 

[Harish]

correct

Are you using BC Pipes or liquid ducts?

 

[Whovian]

Depends on the kind of Tank. I think if you put it on a valid I/O face of most kinds of tanks, it should be able to interact with the Tank.

 

[Shurr]

im using bc pipes

 

[Harish]

im using bc pipes

Put a Gate on the pipe nearest to the tank valve. and set it to what i had said[DOUBLEPOST=1364581424][/DOUBLEPOST]by either sneaking right click or just right click on the pipe with the gate.

 

[Shurr]

ok so atm i have it like this as a 'loop'

EE>gold conductive pipe>refinery>wooden waterproof pipe>tanks>waterproofpipe>steamboiler>steamturbine>MFSU>EE

so put it on the woodenwaterproofpipe between refinery and tanks?

 

[Harish]

yes, on the water proof pipe beside the tank valve.[DOUBLEPOST=1364581802][/DOUBLEPOST]can you get an image?

 

[Shurr]

I got it working. thanks harish

 

[Harish]

I got it working. thanks harish

Glad i could help