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− | Both doors (D) are ordinarily forbidden under normal operation. A water drain path is | + | Both doors (D) are ordinarily forbidden under normal operation. A water drain path is a good idea if maintenance is ever necessary on the bottom floor. The mechanical input (S) provides the power to the pump. Enough power must be available at this point to drive the pump (10 units) when the signal gear or axle is functioning. The pressure plate (o) on the bottom layer is set to 0-3 water level. The screw pump (%>) pumps away from the signal mechanism, towards a floor grate (#). |
===Building=== | ===Building=== | ||
* First, construct or dig the walls and floors. If constructing, do NOT build floors at the empty space tiles (.), channel the same tiles if digging from the rock. | * First, construct or dig the walls and floors. If constructing, do NOT build floors at the empty space tiles (.), channel the same tiles if digging from the rock. | ||
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1 Block | 1 Block | ||
1 Grate | 1 Grate | ||
+ | ===Inverter=== | ||
+ | An inverter can be built with identical properties and build sequence by simply changing the pressure plate to trigger on 4-7 water. | ||
+ | ===Hybrid=== | ||
+ | Technically, this gate is designed for use solely in a hybrid environment, as the end result of a mechanical logic gear chain. If intended to be used completely as Fluid logic, the source would be converted to a power input, moved to the side of the pump instead of over the source tile, a hatch would be placed over the source tile, defaulting to closed when off. | ||
===Notes=== | ===Notes=== | ||
− | A Rotation sensor can also be considered a simple Buffer. Buffers in actual electronics circuits are often used to increase the number of gates an output signal can be connected to, often by much more than the standard gate output can do. Thus, I consider mechanical logic and fluid logic to be two different types of gates, and you use the gate that is best suited for the specific job. Since fluid logic has a greater ''fan-out'' than mechanical logic, the fluid buffer can reset the power needed, since fundamentally, multiple mechanical gates '''can''' be connected together without issue until power runs out. | + | A Rotation sensor can also be considered a simple Buffer. Buffers in actual electronics circuits are often used to increase the number of gates an output signal can be connected to, often by much more than the standard gate output can do. Thus, I consider mechanical logic and fluid logic to be two different types of gates, and you use the gate that is best suited for the specific job. Since fluid logic has a greater ''fan-out'' than mechanical logic, the fluid buffer can reset the power needed, since fundamentally, multiple mechanical gates '''can''' be connected together without issue until power runs out or you need to use load gear assemblies such as in an XOR or XNOR gate. |
+ | ===TODO=== | ||
+ | Verify that a signal gear or axle can be placed at (S) and still allow water to be pumped. If this is not possible, adjust the design to put the gear one z-level above the pump, making sure to channel the floor to allow power transfer. Construct and build a prototype and leave it run for a long time to verify the claim of no evaporation. Dwarf Science! | ||
===Pros/Cons=== | ===Pros/Cons=== | ||
The pressure plate requires 100 steps to switch off, but switches on immediately. The sensor is water tight and should not evaporate under normal operation, allowing it to be disconnected from an infinite water source. | The pressure plate requires 100 steps to switch off, but switches on immediately. The sensor is water tight and should not evaporate under normal operation, allowing it to be disconnected from an infinite water source. |