Gear Box
The Gear Box acts as a means of relaying and distributing mechanical power. It has only one input (determined from its orientation when it is placed) to which an axle may be attached, but every other side acts as an output to which you may also attach other axles. Mechanical power supplied to the input axle is then relayed to each of the outputs. Applying a redstone current to a Gear Box will cause the output gears to disengage, effectively allowing redstone control of mechanical power. You may place a lever directly on the box to control it.
Crafting
| Name | Ingredients | Input » Output | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gear Box | Gears, Wooden Planks or Wooden Sidings, Redstone Latch |
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Applications
- Mechanical power distribution and relaying.
- Mechanical power control.
Keep in Mind
- Can be rotated by right-clicking on it with an empty hand.
- The Input side must face the Axle which the mechanical power will come from. Standard the input side faces you when you place it, but there is an option in the config to change it so it faces away from you when placed if that is more convenient for you.
- Redstone current will not create mechanical power in the gearbox but disengage it's gears. (shutting it down, stop the mechanical power)
- Rain or snow will destroy the first gearbox connected to any wind mill within 30 seconds unless redstone power is applied to it; if the redstone power is switched off during during rain or snow, the gear box breaks immediatly. Only 2 gold nuggets (and no redstone dust) are dropped from the destroyed box.
- In many situations building the mechanical power transmission from target to source is much easier than the other way around. e.g. you may place the gear box directly on an axle.
