Speed of a Fermenter?

[Dragonchampion]

I am trying to make an automated fermenter/still/biofuel farm, and I currently have wheat and saplings out the wazoo. However, in order to do Redpower and have it take wheat or saplings, I need to set a timer. And to set that timer, I need to know how long it takes to turn a stack of something in the fermenter into pure biomass. Or... does anyone have an easier setup?

 

[zilvarwolf]

For mine, I modified a suggestion from the forum. From my sapling barrel, I have an autarchic gate feeding into a tesseract. That feeds into a hopper over top of the fermenter. Just set to pulse whenever there's space available and use a diamon pipe to loopback into the barrel so you don't waste when the gate pulses one time too many.

 

[Bickers]

I am trying to make an automated fermenter/still/biofuel farm, and I currently have wheat and saplings out the wazoo. However, in order to do Redpower and have it take wheat or saplings, I need to set a timer. And to set that timer, I need to know how long it takes to turn a stack of something in the fermenter into pure biomass. Or... does anyone have an easier setup?

could try putting a relay/hopper on top and a manager to keep it stocked with x amount of saplings

 

[Dragonchampion]

Is there a written tutorial for gates? I have been looking for one, and I would prefer to have a written one alongside visual ones.

 

[zilvarwolf]

I do not know of one. It's been mostly trial and error, forum posts, and the occasions gem picked up from LP's (like today's 'Gates care what side they are hooked up to to determine inventory status'...I mean, it makes sense when you see it, but I wouldn't have considered it).

 

[shockwave95]

Is there a written tutorial for gates? I have been looking for one, and I would prefer to have a written one alongside visual ones.

all it really is, is logic in the simplest form (ex: if tank full -> emit redstone signal) if the thank is full it emit a redstone signal or what ever then end statement is.