Creation: automated furnace using minecarts and rails to "evenly" deposit fuel and smeltables.
Problem: It works, if I wait a few moments for the minecart hopper to fill up to at least the number of furnaces, but fails after the first trip back to grab more fuel/smeltables because it does not stay long enough at the filling station, so everything ends up in the first couple of furnaces. If all else fails, a timed delay will have to do, but what would be even nicer, is if I could find a way to count the items transferring to the minecart hopper, somewhere in the vertical setup of...
[chest]
[hopper]
[minecart with hopper]
And when it counts X number of items it powers the rail and sends the cart off.
EDIT: incase that isn't clear, I am looking for a way to count single items(not 23 etc) transferred to a minecart hopper, or through a regular hopper.
I'm not sure exactly what you're asking for. Could you show some pics of your current system?
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I just made something to count items going into a furnace to release coal every 8 items, I'm sure you could use the same concept to achieve what you are asking.
I just made something to count items going into a furnace to release coal every 8 items, I'm sure you could use the same concept to achieve what you are asking.
Thanks badRAT, got your design working easily, good vid.
Problem: It works, if I wait a few moments for the minecart hopper to fill up to at least the number of furnaces, but fails after the first trip back to grab more fuel/smeltables because it does not stay long enough at the filling station, so everything ends up in the first couple of furnaces. If all else fails, a timed delay will have to do, but what would be even nicer, is if I could find a way to count the items transferring to the minecart hopper, somewhere in the vertical setup of...
[chest]
[hopper]
[minecart with hopper]
And when it counts X number of items it powers the rail and sends the cart off.
EDIT: incase that isn't clear, I am looking for a way to count single items(not 23 etc) transferred to a minecart hopper, or through a regular hopper.
Thanks badRAT, got your design working easily, good vid.