n pulse engine in Minecraft

This is a scalable engine that can be used to generate n pulses, then stops. I'm using it as part of a larger project. The filled stack (column A) of minecart is pushed by a piston on a track that leads to column B. While in transit, every cart triggers a detector track which loops back a signal to the piston, ushering the next minecart in the pile. This design was inspired by Sethbling's minecart storage system ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9osaA68xMts ).

Another button reverses the whole process by pushing the carts into an independant track that leads back to column A.

There probably is a alternative way using transistor circuit elements but I'm not good enough in electronics to delve into this now. This mechanic variant will have to do for now.

Music: "La petite fleur" from legendary Amiga chiptune composer Radix.

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Gaming

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• minecraft
• project
• redstone
• circuit
• engine
• automated
• n pulse
• stop
• end
• minecart
• booster
• tracks
• detector
• game
• mojang
• sethbling
• counter
• piston

[Mu0n]

@Mu0n There is a much simpler way to replace it (a lot less cool), just make a "circular" (really a square) of sand/glass cubes driven by 4 pistons, 1 per corner, using the glass as a circuit stopper. I'm working on it and will post a video, but the concept can be found in other minecraft videos.

[Mu0n]

Unfortunately, the stack of minecarts have a buggy behavior. I believe it happens when no one is connected to our server running a SMP game. If I disconnect and reconnect in a matter of seconds, everything is stable and right. If I leave a few hours and come back, the minecarts meld into the ground. You can recuperate them just fine if you dig enough, but they won't be part of the piles anymore.