What is Light Weighted Pressure Plate in Minecraft?
A light weighted pressure plate is a special type of pressure plate made of gold. It looks like a flat, golden plate. Its main purpose is to send out a redstone signal that changes in strength depending on how many items or mobs are on it. This is different from a regular pressure plate, which just turns on or off. A light weighted pressure plate is designed to count things in small quantities. For every single entity (a mob or a dropped item) on the plate, the redstone signal it produces gets stronger by one level, up to a maximum of 15. Players use this to create very precise redstone contraptions, like item sorters that can detect a single item.
How to get Light Weighted Pressure Plate in Minecraft
The only way to get a light weighted pressure plate is by crafting it. It does not generate naturally anywhere in the world. The crafting recipe is very simple, but it requires gold. You will need two gold ingots. To get gold ingots, you need to find and mine gold ore, which is most common in badlands biomes or deep underground. You then need to smelt the raw gold in a furnace to get the ingots. Once you have at least two gold ingots, open a crafting table. Place the two gold ingots side by side in any row of the crafting grid. This will create one light weighted pressure plate.
How to use Light Weighted Pressure Plate in Minecraft
The main use for a light weighted pressure plate is in redstone circuits that need to count small numbers of items. You can place it on the ground and have items from a farm drop onto it. As items pile up, the redstone signal will get stronger one level at a time. You can use a redstone comparator to read this signal strength. For example, you could set up a system that dispenses another item only after exactly five items have been placed on the plate. It is also useful for detecting a single mob in an area. Unlike the heavy weighted pressure plate, which is made of iron, the light weighted pressure plate is much more sensitive, making it better for precise measurements and detailed sorting systems. It is a key tool for advanced redstone engineers.
How to craft Light Weighted Pressure Plate in Minecraft
Crafting Table
What can Light Weighted Pressure Plate make in Minecraft
No items can be crafted.