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So if you make a 1 clock out of redstone dust and torches, and connect the output to a repeater set to 1, it stays on. Set to 2, if flashes irregularly, 3 more regular and slower, and 4 fairly irregular and even slower. Make a 1 clock out of 2 repeaters, and if set to 1 or 2 it makes a 2 clock, 3 is (I think) a 4 clock, and set it to 4 seems like an 8 clock. Why does this happen? Is there any way to make a repeater output flash with the speed of a 1 clock?

If u make a clock with 2 repeaters set to 1 tick, when the loop is completed is going to be 2 ticks, but at the half of the loop is going to be 1, so, that means is a 1 clock.
This is the clock, as you cna see, there are 2 repeaters set to 1 tick, and when the signal reachs an ouptut, the signal have a time of 1 tick, not 2 ticks.

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If u make a clock with 2 repeaters set to 1 tick, when the loop is completed is going to be 2 ticks, but at the half of the loop is going to be 1, so, that means is a 1 clock.
This is the clock, as you cna see, there are 2 repeaters set to 1 tick, and when the signal reachs an ouptut, the signal have a time of 1 tick, not 2 ticks.

that's not what he's asking.

I think the reason it breaks when they're both not set to the same tick is the repeater with the lower tick is powering the other repeater before it has time to unpower thus causing them to both power as if you placed a torch there and didn't take it away.

Leave your repeaters on one tick just use more repeaters.

No, it seems like none of you understand. Maybe some screenshots will help.


So on the left I have my monostable circuit, which makes a 1 tick pulse to start the clock. In the middle, there is a repeater clock just like the one you posted. It works great, and is a 1 clock. However, the repeater on the right flashes at the same speed as a 2 clock. Why? And yes, it is set to the first tick. When I set the last (output) repeater to 2 it also makes a 2 clock, set to 3 it makes a 4 clock, and set to 4 it makes an 8 clock.

Another example:

A standard 1 clock design. Again, the 1 clock works as expected. However, the repeater stays constantly on while set to the first tick, and any other tick it is flashing with seemingly no pattern at all, other than the more ticks the slower the flashing.

Yet another example:



Another 1 clock. With this one, only one torch is on at a time. If set to 1 tick, it stays on, when set to 2 it stays on while one of the 2 torches nearest is on and flashes in sync with the 2 farther away, which is a fairly random pattern, and when set to 3 and 4 ticks it flashes randomly, again getting slower the more times you hit it.

I think it may have to do with hashset updates, which I don't really understand. 's a video.

It flashes as a 2 clock because putting the power in that repeater causes another 1-tick delay causing it to power as a 2 clock.

I've had problems working with 1 tick pulses. try designing around a 2 or 3 tick pulse

Thank you N-Sane, that works perfectly. Though I still don't understand why. Maybe moving the piston causes a redstone refresh or something like that?

And then I made another version that is smaller and uses a third as many repeaters. Pics coming soon.