i have a question i don't quite understand how splitters and detector cable work. can i apply a redstone current to them? or do they only emit a redstone signal themselves.
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how do splitters work?
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There's a wiki for this stuff you know? Anyway, splitters shut off eu flow when redstone current is applied, detectors do the opposite, they emit redstone current when eus flow through them.
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if thats the case why is it that in 1.3.2 i apply a redstone current with a lever nothing happens? i read the wiki but i asked because it wasn't working. thought maybe i did somthing wrong.
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The splitter cables do not work very well atm. Try putting a single piece of redstone dust on the ground and then a lever after that.
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they don't appear to work at all TBH i've applied using torches levers using both with redstone dust but nothing is sadly working.
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This may sound strange... but try 2 spots of redstone leading up to the splitter cable... straight line... even ground.
splitter -> redstone -> redstone -> lever -
well that worked. thanks for the help its a little weird but i'll try and work with that
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direct redstone or redstone repeater always works, other options sometimes dont work as expected.
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For the above, blame Eloraam
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For the above, blame Eloraam
Vanillaredstone has the same behaviour, so its not Eloraams fault, when she made it like the vanilly redstone. And as i said, use the indirect Redstone too like everyone else does. It is not annoying when a Detectorcable powers a Splittercable. Its annoying when you have to put two times more Redstone around it, just to make these damn things work.
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For the above, blame Eloraam
Why Redpower2 Jacketed Wire connects perfectly with Splitter and Detector cables, not that it's much help as still no RP2 for 1.3.2.
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Would it be possible for someone to release a patch for this that enables indirect redstone behavior on the splitter cable? I would love it even more if it could be created for IC2 1.103 and IC2 1.106. A large part of the IC2 user base is still on 1.25.
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Yeah, splitter cable behavior is a major pain in the ass.
I found a small workaround, if the cable is encased in CF it becomes a solid block and behaves a bit more sanely, you can put a lever directly on it to power it, etc.
I have no idea why the devs are so stubborn about changing it, every single other mod manages to get it right, except IC2.