Talk:Filter/@comment-60.234.157.5-20120825151703/@comment-67.161.41.243-20120827234409

As far as your problems with the filter here's how it works: Little hole is the "out", big cross-shaped hole is the "in". In order for the filter to work, the In has to be connected to a chest/tube leading to a chest/storage container/blahblahblah. The Out doesn't have to be connected to such, but it helps to be connected to at least a tube leading to a chest to avoid making a mess on the ground.

The Filter itself is powered by a Redstone Current. This means any Lever, Button, Timer, Redstone Torch, etc., can trigger the filter to tick ONCE. The filter then resets when the current is stopped. Ideally, you can set a Timer (PLEASE make sure your timer is facing the right direction using a Screwdriver or picking it up to reorient it if necessary) to pulse at timed intervals. Filters do NOT require Blutricity. Also, make sure that your Redstone Wiring is indeed touching and triggering the Filter.

On some servers, I've had NULL Redstone spaces (1x1x1 spaces that would NOT conduct redstone at all) appear and had to work around such server glitches. Also, bare redstone wire is more reliable than insulated redstone wire on some servers. If all else fails, try to go bare redstone wire for the entirety of the circuit. Mixing and matching insulated red wire and bare red wire has had buggy results on some servers, causing pulses to stop halfway down a circuit for no apparent reason.

If no parameter is set, the filter should output 1 stack an item for each pulse. If you do apply a filter, it will only output that particular item in the quantity you input into the filter to either the default path (square with a slash) or one of 16 colored paths of your choosing. If you choose a colored path, make sure that there is a corresponding painted Pneumatic Tube at the desired exit for the item to travel to AND that the color of the tube and filter settings match (some colors may look similar for color-blind people) or you'll end up with a filter that just looks at you funny.

Hope this helps.