I have this wheat farm and in the middle are 4 dispensers (see picture). The problem I'm having is getting them to be powered with a lever as I can't dig out the dirt around them (only in the very center and the blocks within the black lines). Does anybody have any ideas as to how I can accomplish this?
Can you dig out under them or is that space used for something?
Where do you want to put the lever?
If you put a solid block between the dispensers (dirt works but not farmland) with a solid block two blocks down, a redstone torch on the bottom block and the lever on its side it works.
Or use redstone to get the signal from wherever you put the torch to the bottom block.
If you need the space on the sides of the bottom block you can put another block and torch below it to get the signal injection further down.
Can you dig out under them or is that space used for something?
Where do you want to put the lever?
If you put a solid block between the dispensers (dirt works but not farmland) with a solid block two blocks down, a redstone torch on the bottom block and the lever on its side it works.
Or use redstone to get the signal from wherever you put the torch to the bottom block.
If you need the space on the sides of the bottom block you can put another block and torch below it to get the signal injection further down.
I thought about using a red stone torch, but then wouldn't it always be on?
I assume in picture, you are looking up from below and your dispensers are facing upward.
Simplest solution: lever on the bottom of the middle dirt block.
Or: place block below middle dirt with one block gap. Place rs torch on that block. It will be on by default. Put lever on the side of bottom block. When lever is on, torch will be off and vice versa.
Or extend down by one more block+rs torch. Now bottom torch is always on making top torch off. Place button on bottom block. Each button push will send an 'on' pulse to dispensers.
I thought about using a red stone torch, but then wouldn't it always be on?
Powering a redstone torch will invert it, meaning when the power is removed the torch turns back on, but i would suggest a button as opposed to a lever.
Powering a redstone torch will invert it, meaning when the power is removed the torch turns back on, but i would suggest a button as opposed to a lever.
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Because if you want to power the dispensers twice you will need to pull the lever three to four times, where with a button you will only need to press it twice.
Okay, I made this world so you guys can see what my building looks like. It's a WIP obviously, but I think you should be able to get the idea.
Ok, my first design works fine and is easy to install.
Just stick a solid block in the hole in the basement ceiling and put a redstone torch on top, either by removing a bit of the ceiling or from the top by temporarily removing the center dirt block.
Then put another solid block with a redstone torch on top on the floor under the first and connect your redstone signal to that block.
Messing around with the redstone torches can easily get the dispensers out of sync so I'd wait and put the water buckets in after it's all hooked up.
Ok, my first design works fine and is easy to install.
Just stick a solid block in the hole in the basement ceiling and put a redstone torch on top, either by removing a bit of the ceiling or from the top by temporarily removing the center dirt block.
Then put another solid block with a redstone torch on top on the floor under the first and connect your redstone signal to that block.
Messing around with the redstone torches can easily get the dispensers out of sync so I'd wait and put the water buckets in after it's all hooked up.
Thanks! I thought I tried your design awhile back, but I must've messed something up slightly. I fully get what you mean now and I'll try it again when I get up (just going to sleep now).
I have this wheat farm and in the middle are 4 dispensers (see picture). The problem I'm having is getting them to be powered with a lever as I can't dig out the dirt around them (only in the very center and the blocks within the black lines). Does anybody have any ideas as to how I can accomplish this?
Which direction are the dispensers facing?
Can you dig out under them or is that space used for something?
Where do you want to put the lever?
If you put a solid block between the dispensers (dirt works but not farmland) with a solid block two blocks down, a redstone torch on the bottom block and the lever on its side it works.
Or use redstone to get the signal from wherever you put the torch to the bottom block.
If you need the space on the sides of the bottom block you can put another block and torch below it to get the signal injection further down.
Just testing.
Or put the switch on top of one dispenser and a piece of redstone on the block between them.
(Even though the switch looks like it is blocking the hole of the dispenser it doesn't stop it from dispensing it's contents.)
Just testing.
I thought about using a red stone torch, but then wouldn't it always be on?
I assume in picture, you are looking up from below and your dispensers are facing upward.
Simplest solution: lever on the bottom of the middle dirt block.
Or: place block below middle dirt with one block gap. Place rs torch on that block. It will be on by default. Put lever on the side of bottom block. When lever is on, torch will be off and vice versa.
Or extend down by one more block+rs torch. Now bottom torch is always on making top torch off. Place button on bottom block. Each button push will send an 'on' pulse to dispensers.
No, if you power the block the torch is on the torch goes out, when you remove the power the torch comes back on again.
Just testing.
Okay, I made this world so you guys can see what my building looks like. It's a WIP obviously, but I think you should be able to get the idea.
Powering a redstone torch will invert it, meaning when the power is removed the torch turns back on, but i would suggest a button as opposed to a lever.
Why a button instead?
Because if you want to power the dispensers twice you will need to pull the lever three to four times, where with a button you will only need to press it twice.
Ok, my first design works fine and is easy to install.
Just stick a solid block in the hole in the basement ceiling and put a redstone torch on top, either by removing a bit of the ceiling or from the top by temporarily removing the center dirt block.
Then put another solid block with a redstone torch on top on the floor under the first and connect your redstone signal to that block.
Messing around with the redstone torches can easily get the dispensers out of sync so I'd wait and put the water buckets in after it's all hooked up.
Just testing.
Thanks! I thought I tried your design awhile back, but I must've messed something up slightly. I fully get what you mean now and I'll try it again when I get up (just going to sleep now).