Activator Rail Recipe
How to Craft Activator Rail
Activator Rails activate minecarts with TNT and can eject players from minecarts when powered.
Crafting
6
Step-by-step Instructions
- Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
- Place ingredients exactly as shown in the grid (shape matters unless marked shapeless) then move the resulting Activator Rail to your inventory.
- Use, place, or craft further with your new item.
Ingredients Needed
- 6x Iron Ingot
- 2x Stick
- 1x Redstone Torch
Ingredient Tips
Iron Ingot: Smelt iron ore or deepslate iron ore in a furnace or blast furnace.
Stick: Craft from two planks stacked; also drops from leaf decay.
Redstone Torch: Gather Redstone Torch via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).
Technical Stats
- Stack Size: 64
- Renewable: Yes
Variants & Interactions
Key Interactions:
- Powered state ejects entities
- Arms TNT minecarts
Uses for Activator Rail
- Ejecting players and mobs from minecarts
- Activating minecarts with TNT
- Toggling minecart with hopper functionality
- Creating advanced rail systems
Fun Fact
Activator rails were added in the 1.5 'Redstone Update' to provide more control over minecart behavior, especially for automated systems.
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