LexiPixeL
Terrarian
Hey hey I'm super new, I just unlocked the mechanic and I'm trying to understand wiring. I've been trying to work on an underwater base of sorts, and I'm trying to create an automatic airlock so NPCs can live in housing underwater. In the picture, this is sort of more of a baseline concept, just trying to get it to work so I can apply that knowledge elsewhere.
The pressure plate on the bottom left is connected to that door to autoclose once someone gets inside. It's a little crude, but it works. I have two outlet pumps set to dump water on either side of the room, connected to the inlet pump, connected to the liquid sensor. The lever above, I assumed would function as an on/off switch. However the problem is the pumps only function if I keep repeatedly flipping the lever. The same thing happens if there is a switch there instead. If I don't have the lever/switch, the liquid sensor next to the inlet pump doesn't work at all, and if I remove the liquid sensor entirely, it still functions the same way, having to repeatedly flip the switch to get it to work.
I asked on Discord, and I was told that T-MEC would probably know right off the bat what I was doing wrong, so here I am. Can anyone assist me in figuring this out? Thank ya in advance!
The pressure plate on the bottom left is connected to that door to autoclose once someone gets inside. It's a little crude, but it works. I have two outlet pumps set to dump water on either side of the room, connected to the inlet pump, connected to the liquid sensor. The lever above, I assumed would function as an on/off switch. However the problem is the pumps only function if I keep repeatedly flipping the lever. The same thing happens if there is a switch there instead. If I don't have the lever/switch, the liquid sensor next to the inlet pump doesn't work at all, and if I remove the liquid sensor entirely, it still functions the same way, having to repeatedly flip the switch to get it to work.
I asked on Discord, and I was told that T-MEC would probably know right off the bat what I was doing wrong, so here I am. Can anyone assist me in figuring this out? Thank ya in advance!