Detector Rail Recipe

How to Craft Detector Rail

Detector Rails emit redstone signals when a minecart passes over them.

Crafting

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 Detector Rail to your inventory.
Use, place, or craft further with your new item.

Ingredients Needed

6x Iron Ingot
1x Pressure Plate
1x Redstone

Ingredient Tips

Iron Ingot: Smelt iron ore or deepslate iron ore in a furnace or blast furnace.

Pressure Plate: Gather Pressure Plate via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).

Redstone: Mine redstone ore deep underground; useful for automation.

Technical Stats

Stack Size: 64
Renewable: Yes

Variants & Interactions

Key Interactions:

Used for item routing and arrival sensors
Can power adjacent activator rails

Uses for Detector Rail

Detecting minecart presence
Activating redstone mechanisms
Creating automated stations
Building complex rail systems

Fun Fact

Detector rails emit a redstone signal with a strength of 15, regardless of the minecart's speed or contents, making them reliable triggers for redstone contraptions.

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