Description
These are the instructions for a Minecraft loading a minecart. The minecart loader works in the way that when the minecart goes under a hopper and the powered rail is switched off the minecart will stop and load from the hopper.
When the hopper has items in it the comparator will light up. This will then switch off the redstone components that are attached to these are the redstone dust, redstone repeater and the redstone torch.
This in turn will switch off the powered rail that means that the minecart will stop on its next visit. The minecart will pause on the powered rail until the redstone components come back on. This will happen when the comparator registers that the hopper is empty. For this build the player does not have to anything to move the minecart around. The only thing that the player will have to do is load up the hopper with the items they wish to move.
Ingredients
These are the ingredients and recipes that you will need to make this Minecraft loading a minecart. Please ensure that you have all of the ingredients before you start your build.
| Item | Picture | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stone block |  | 2 |
| Redstone dust |  | 1 |
| Repeater |  | 1 |
| Comparator |  | 1 |
| Hopper |  | 1 |
| Chest |  | 2 |
| Redstone torch |  | 1 |
| Powered rails |  | Depends on size |
| Rails |  | Depends on size |
- Hopper – to craft a hopper you must first craft a chest.
- Comparator and repeater – you must craft redstone torches first.
Build Plans
Here we will explain in detail how to build this build a Minecraft loading a minecart. Please follow the instructions carefully.
- First of all we will need to place down a stone block.
- Next place a powered rail up against the stone block.
- Now place a repeater down up against the stone block opposite the powered rail. As shown in picture.
- Place redstone dust down on the end of the repeater, on the opposite side of the stone block.
- Now lets place down a comparator on top of the stone block with the two prongs facing the powered rail.
- Place a stone block to the back of the comparator.
- Put a hopper on the other end of the comparator (ensure that the hopper is pointing down towards the powered rail).
- Place a redstone torch to the back of the top stone block.
- Place some rails that attach to the powered rails and place a minecart with chest down.
- This can be as long or as short as you need it to be.
- Remember to put redstone torches next to the powered rails to power them or your minecart might get stuck.
Hints and tips
What can go wrong – Minecart stopping to early.
- The minecart stops early because you have placed two powered rails together by the hopper. You must have a normal rail next to the powered rail that is under the hopper.
- Another reason might be that you have forgotten to place a redstone torch by a powered rail and the minecart doesn’t have enough power to get round by itself.
Where next
Additional builds –
- Transport – you can build a complete transport system to load and unload items where you need them..
- Sorter – you can add a sorter to the loader so that only items that you wish to send will be sent and sorted where you would like them.