I need help. I built a VERY large stair case that goes 1x1 up in the the sky! It's not made of stairs, just diamond blocks. I want to build a mine cart rail to go all the way to the top. Is there a way to make a mine cart go to the top, stay there and if someone is at the bottom press a button or something to make it come back down, or vice versa? If I can't how could I achieve the same purpose?
use powered rails to make it go up.
make sure the top, where it is supposed to stop is level with blocks behind it to make sure it stops.
If you want to make a pressure plate at the ground activate a powered rail at the top you will need to run redstone all the way up. To make it easier to just inverters all the way up.
An inverter is just a torch, it inverts when the connected block receives power. And if you do it that way it'll take close to 2 seconds just to receive the signal. I would just spiral wire all the way up and invert when the signal dies, keep in mind you'll need to use an even number of torches. You could use repeaters too, you'd just have to run it out 2 meters every time you need a repeater. It would look ugly, but it would work.
Also, un-powered rails will stop a cart and they tend not to make it all the way to the wall. You can turn the regular rails at the top of the slope, loop it around and place two powered rails one block lower than the loop, so they're in a V shape. Since it stops at the top of the \ of the V, when it's powered it will go the way it's facing. It won't do anything if it's on a flat powered rail, i.e. not completely against the wall.
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make sure the top, where it is supposed to stop is level with blocks behind it to make sure it stops.
If you want to make a pressure plate at the ground activate a powered rail at the top you will need to run redstone all the way up. To make it easier to just inverters all the way up.
only a little over 32 if you use inverters to go up
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Retired StaffAlso, un-powered rails will stop a cart and they tend not to make it all the way to the wall. You can turn the regular rails at the top of the slope, loop it around and place two powered rails one block lower than the loop, so they're in a V shape. Since it stops at the top of the \ of the V, when it's powered it will go the way it's facing. It won't do anything if it's on a flat powered rail, i.e. not completely against the wall.