What is the difference between powering a block with a repeater and with redstone dust leading into it

If you have a powered repeater pointing into a block, the block itself is powered and powers any attached torches or adjacent powerable blocks (e.g. pistons, hoppers, glowstone lamps).

However if you have powered redstone dust pointing into the block, the block behaves differently. The block will still power attached torches or adjacent powerable blocks, but it will not power any redstone dust adjacent to the block (unless it's connected to the original redstone dust). Also, interestingly it will power a repeater coming out of the block.

So I've always wondered why is this? Is there a name for these two different concepts?

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Best Answer

If a block has a powered repeater facing it, or a button, or another strong power source, it will be powered with strong power. If a block has strong power, it will be a power source. Redstone, repeater facing out, redstone on the block, all of that will be powered with signal strength 15. If powered redstone runs into the block, and it must face the block, not turn a corner next to it, then the block will have weak power. A weak powered block is partly a power source. Any redstone torches on it will be turned off, a repeater facing away from the block will be on, a redstone lamp on or next to the block will be powered, etc. However, a redstone signal will not pass through a block to another redstone signal.

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Does Redstone dust power the block above it?

A redstone repeater can activate any mechanism component it is facing. An opaque block powered by a redstone repeater is called "strongly-powered" (as opposed to an opaque block "weakly-powered" by redstone dust). A strongly-powered opaque block can power adjacent redstone dust, as well as other redstone components.

Do repeaters extend Redstone signal?

Redstone dust is used for brewing, crafting, and in redstone circuits by placing it on the ground to create redstone wire. It can also be used to power redstone components.

How To Use The REDSTONE REPEATER In Minecraft

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