Description
The heavy weighted pressure plate is a redstone sensor that outputs a varying signal depending on the total weight of items or mobs placed on it. It is handy for building item sorting machines weight sensitive doors and for creating alarms that respond to larger loads rather than small single items. The plate produces an output strength that increases as more items are added which gives players more control in redstone contraptions and sorting logic. Because it is a graded sensor it is often used with comparators to read the signal strength and to trigger different outcomes at different thresholds. Designers use it to create smart doors that open only for heavy loads and to add nuance to automation systems where exact quantities matter.
What is Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate?
A heavy weighted pressure plate is a floor sensor that emits a stronger redstone signal as more items or creatures are on top of it. The graduated response makes it useful for systems where quantity matters and for advanced automation.
Where to find Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate
Weighted pressure plates are player made components and do not spawn in natural structures. You will craft them for use in technical builds and in farms that require graduated detection of items.
How to get Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate
Craft the heavy weighted pressure plate using the recipe for weighted plates in your game version or take one from the creative inventory. Place it in your redstone network and use comparators to measure the output strength.
Release Information
First introduced: Version dependent
Give Command
/give @p minecraft:heavy_weighted_pressure_plate 64
How to use Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate
Place the plate where load based detection is needed and connect it to your redstone network. Use the graduated signal to drive sorting mechanisms doors and alarms that respond differently depending on the measured weight.
Recipes for Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate
Shaped Crafting Items must be placed in a specific pattern in a crafting table
Iron Ingot
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Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate