Insulated redstone wire is frequently discussed. So even though I didn’t turn this idea up when I scanned for it, some one likely mentioned this before. So I will mention it again.
The recipe is simple.
(wool, corner color)(wool, stripe color)(wool, corner color)
(wool, stripe color)(redstone dust)(wool, stripe color)
(wool, corner color)(wool, stripe color)(wool, corner color)
= 6 redstone wire segments with corner and stripe colors
Yes, this wire segment has a stripe, so you can have two tone wire which will come in handy for those extremely complicated redstone creations. This also gives you some more creative ideas allowing you to make patterns.
Redstone wire only connect a redstone path between two ends, and will not alow any other paths to connect. It will not only automatically connect up with other redstone paths, but with other redstone wires of the same color. This will let you turn corners and make T connectors. But this is an insulator, so you can not transmit a redstone signal through it like you can with ordinary wool blocks.
And sense it’s a full block; you can have suspended paths without any blocks beneath it. Circuits can be broken and restored using pistons, making for a handy switch.
This also makes sending a redstone path up and down a lot easier.
Insulated could be a more efficient conductor of a redstone signal. So in stead of sending it 15 blocks, it might travel 20 or even 30 blocks before needing a repeater. But I think it would be just fine if it only traveled 15 blocks as it currently dose.
Wire also doesn’t indelicate if there is a signal passing through it or not. You could set it up so that the stripe appears translucent by replacing the stripe wool with glass. The wire would then glow red when energized. I could easily see this being integrated into the next Minecraft starship map with red alert strips going up and down the halls.
Insulated repeaters
If your wires are running horizontally, you shouldn’t have a problem using regular repeater. In fact ordinary repeaters are already good insulating tools. But repeaters are not blocks but panels, and that means you need another block underneath on which to place the repeater. The problem I ran into one time was that where I needed a repeater, I had already placed a set of blocks that were being moved back and forth by pistons. Every time the pistons activate, the repeater popped off. But what I really needed to go there was a stretch of insulated wire.
If we get wire, this sort of problem will become less likely. But it could still come about. In any event, sending a Redstone signal up and down long runs (such as for elevators), then you would have to stop your wire, jog over by at least two blocks, put down the repeater on the first block, and then start your wire again above or below the second block. If you have a bundle of wires, this could be problematic.
Thus you may want an insulated repeater that behaves like a repeater but also functions as a block and not a panel.
You can have any color you want, so long as it’s white with some red features on it.
An insulated repeater will automatically connect with any wire it’s pointed at from either end, or any redstone pathway and you align it much like you do pistons. Like normal repeaters, it should glow when it energized with a redstone signal, and you can set it for one to four ticks delay. But you can’t use it as a latch like you can with regular repeater because the input is – well, insulated.
Redstone probe
If you have redstone wire, then trouble shooting a pathway may be a bit problematic. A tool might help make this easier.
Recipe for redstone signal probe
(Glass panel)(Glass panel)(Glass panel)
(Glass panel)(Stick)(Glass panel)
(redstone dust)(gold bar)(redstone torch)
= redstone probe
When you point it at an unknown block, you will see a meter with a needle that will move up to 15 units to give you an idea of how strong a red stone signal is, including through insulated wire.
It will also tell you which blocks are energized. Say you have red stone path ready on the far side of the wall, but you need to know where to put the switch. Well, if you plant a torch on that path, you can then use your meter to find where on that wall you will find that path. You now know where to place the switch without tearing up half the wall to find it. Repeater piston
This is another one of those things I really wish I had. Basically, it’s a piston that energizes the end after it extends. It will then de-energize the end before retracting. This will let you connect pistons in series.
But this is a complicated machine; you can’t just modify an ordinary piston to do this, but build it from scratch.
This would make redstone circuitry so much simpler while at the same time improving its potential for efficiency - the repeater pistons sound like they'd eliminate a lot of the complicated stuff you'd normally have to do to create a cycle like that. You have my support.
Insulated redstone wire is frequently discussed. So even though I didn’t turn this idea up when I scanned for it, some one likely mentioned this before. So I will mention it again.
The recipe is simple.
(wool, corner color)(wool, stripe color)(wool, corner color)
(wool, stripe color)(redstone dust)(wool, stripe color)
(wool, corner color)(wool, stripe color)(wool, corner color)
= 6 redstone wire segments with corner and stripe colors
Yes, this wire segment has a stripe, so you can have two tone wire which will come in handy for those extremely complicated redstone creations. This also gives you some more creative ideas allowing you to make patterns.
Redstone wire only connect a redstone path between two ends, and will not alow any other paths to connect. It will not only automatically connect up with other redstone paths, but with other redstone wires of the same color. This will let you turn corners and make T connectors. But this is an insulator, so you can not transmit a redstone signal through it like you can with ordinary wool blocks.
And sense it’s a full block; you can have suspended paths without any blocks beneath it. Circuits can be broken and restored using pistons, making for a handy switch.
This also makes sending a redstone path up and down a lot easier.
Insulated could be a more efficient conductor of a redstone signal. So in stead of sending it 15 blocks, it might travel 20 or even 30 blocks before needing a repeater. But I think it would be just fine if it only traveled 15 blocks as it currently dose.
Wire also doesn’t indelicate if there is a signal passing through it or not. You could set it up so that the stripe appears translucent by replacing the stripe wool with glass. The wire would then glow red when energized. I could easily see this being integrated into the next Minecraft starship map with red alert strips going up and down the halls.
Insulated repeaters
If your wires are running horizontally, you shouldn’t have a problem using regular repeater. In fact ordinary repeaters are already good insulating tools. But repeaters are not blocks but panels, and that means you need another block underneath on which to place the repeater. The problem I ran into one time was that where I needed a repeater, I had already placed a set of blocks that were being moved back and forth by pistons. Every time the pistons activate, the repeater popped off. But what I really needed to go there was a stretch of insulated wire.
If we get wire, this sort of problem will become less likely. But it could still come about. In any event, sending a Redstone signal up and down long runs (such as for elevators), then you would have to stop your wire, jog over by at least two blocks, put down the repeater on the first block, and then start your wire again above or below the second block. If you have a bundle of wires, this could be problematic.
Thus you may want an insulated repeater that behaves like a repeater but also functions as a block and not a panel.
Recipe for insolated repeaters
( )(Wool)( )
(Wool)(Repeater)(Wool)
( )(Wool)( )
= 1 insulated repeater.
You can have any color you want, so long as it’s white with some red features on it.
An insulated repeater will automatically connect with any wire it’s pointed at from either end, or any redstone pathway and you align it much like you do pistons. Like normal repeaters, it should glow when it energized with a redstone signal, and you can set it for one to four ticks delay. But you can’t use it as a latch like you can with regular repeater because the input is – well, insulated.
Redstone probe
If you have redstone wire, then trouble shooting a pathway may be a bit problematic. A tool might help make this easier.
Recipe for redstone signal probe
(Glass panel)(Glass panel)(Glass panel)
(Glass panel)(Stick)(Glass panel)
(redstone dust)(gold bar)(redstone torch)
= redstone probe
When you point it at an unknown block, you will see a meter with a needle that will move up to 15 units to give you an idea of how strong a red stone signal is, including through insulated wire.
It will also tell you which blocks are energized. Say you have red stone path ready on the far side of the wall, but you need to know where to put the switch. Well, if you plant a torch on that path, you can then use your meter to find where on that wall you will find that path. You now know where to place the switch without tearing up half the wall to find it.
Repeater piston
This is another one of those things I really wish I had. Basically, it’s a piston that energizes the end after it extends. It will then de-energize the end before retracting. This will let you connect pistons in series.
But this is a complicated machine; you can’t just modify an ordinary piston to do this, but build it from scratch.
Repeater piston recipe
(Wood)(Redstone dust)(Wood)
(Redstone dust)(Iron bar)(Redstone dust)
(Smooth stone)(Repeater)(Smooth stone)
= Repeater piston.
Sticky repeater piston
(Slime ball)
(Non functional repeater piston)
= Repeater piston
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Curse PremiumProbes are useless, use your eyes.
Repeater things are useless. Reconfigure your machine. Not going to add something just because of one use.
Redundency stuff below
So you already know it's redundant yet you continue to post? Tut tut tut.
http://www.minecraft...insulated +wire
http://www.minecraft...insulated +wire
http://www.minecraft...insulated +wire
http://www.minecraft...ulated +wirePle
Granted, they are mostly already redundant but it is there to show this has been suggested before.
Please use the search tool before you post; not just scanning the first page of suggestions.
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Retired StaffPlease use the search bar for next time, to see if your suggestion has already been suggested.
These following posts were made before your suggestion, and they were related to your suggestion:
http://www.minecraft...insulated +wire
http://www.minecraft...insulated +wire
http://www.minecraft...insulated +wire
http://www.minecraft...ulated +wirePle
Thanks.