Timers keep switching themselves off?

[Shakie666]

I'm trying to set up a moon event arena, but the timers for the traps keep switching themselves off. After some testing, it seems putting 1 piece of wire on a timer causes the timer to switch off after 1 cycle. Is this a known glitch? If so, is there anything I can do about it?

EDIT: Should probably add I'm using tAPI, it can cause problems with timers apparently.

 

[JoeReturns]

How many timers are you using?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think sometimes if you have more than one timer, they can turn each other off.

Also, could you possibly post a screenshot of the wiring?

 

[LoveSpreader]

Question, are you using the vanilla game or are you playing with TApi or some other mods/custom client?

 

[Shakie666]

Question, are you using the vanilla game or are you playing with TApi or some other mods/custom client?

Whoops, yeah I'm using tAPI. I should probably add that to the OP. I had heard that it could cause problems with timers, but I'd never tried it until now. Is there a workaround I can use?

As for a screenshot; there's nothing much to show really. Its literally just a timer with a piece of wire on it. That piece of wire is all it takes for the timers to turn off.

 

[LoveSpreader]

I am afraid you'd best ask @Yoraiz0r and @Shockah about that. I have seen several reports of timers turning themselves off when wired in tAPI, but I haven't seen anyone solved it.

 

[DaBomb]

I have the same problem and I use tAPI. I just connect two timers to each other so they alternate between on/off stages, constantly going.

 

[Shakie666]

I have the same problem and I use tAPI. I just connect two timers to each other so they alternate between on/off stages, constantly going.

I wish I'd have thought of this, I just went and built a crab engine Still, it'll be good to know for another time.

 

[punchmypotatoes]

if you use multiple timers you might have connected the timers to each other with wires. Therefore, hey switch each other off