Efficient way to power stacked rows of pistons?

Efficient way to power stacked rows of pistons? - Superiority fighter flying over valley

How can I power two vertically stacked rows of pistons, hopefully with a minimal number of repeaters? I can get the bottom row powered with just a line of redstone on the gold blocks behind as shown, but can't figure out how to do something similar for the top row at the same time.

stacked rows of pistons



Best Answer

If you don't care about inverting the signal beforehand, simply use redstone torches behind the upper pistons to power everything:

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How do you power a stack of pistons?

The proper sequence is to first pull the block (retract middle piston), then pull the middle piston (retract bottom piston), then extend and retract middle piston to pull the block the rest of the way.

How do you double stack pistons?

A sticky piston simply leaves a block behind if it cannot pull it. Pistons cannot push blocks into the void or beyond the top of the map. They also cannot push more than 12 blocks.



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