This inspired me to make two EV x16 bat buffers filled with lap xtals. I have two x4 EV buffers on either end with energy detectors hooked up to them. The energy detectors go to RS TX that feed a simple RS SR latch (the really compact one that only needs two RS torches). It turns on when the first buffer is near empty and off when the last buffer is near full.
Also funny enough I do wear black jeans often, a wool sweatshirt that looks like that one, and a beard.
Could you post some Screenshots of this scheme? I don't know that one with RS torches.
I have one to activate the boilers when my main tank (steel railcraft one) is empty (fluid detector on a pipe before a tank buffer for the turbine, so it don't stops), and deactivates when the output hatch of a boiler is full (meaning that my railcraft tank is full as well). It is a little improvised, with pistons and redstone, but works pretty well and is very cheap.
For the battery buffer, I'm using energy detectors, RS transmitters and receivers, because it stays far from the turbine.
It opens the steam pipe that feeds the turbine when power is low, and closes when its full.
But the setup that I use to keep the boilers and the turbine active is a little big, two pistons, two brick blocks and a redstone block. I wanted an idea for something smaller, I don't use to play with vanilla redstone, so that was the better I could do.
Also, a detector mode to outputs redstone signal only when a tank or buffer is TOTALLY full or empty would make my setup much more smaller.
BTW, I feel that Lapotrons crystals are really cheap, in comparison with HV batteries. I was struggling with lead to make battery alloys, even after finding a galena vein, but I have plenty of redstone and lapis to make the lapotrons.
Thats not bad though, as they are used to make those expansive circuits further on...
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For privacy and security reasons I actually wear my eye patch on my other eye irl...or do I?
You mean, "I actually wear my eye patch on my other eye (as well)"? Clever guy...