Timer

The timer is a redstone circuit added by the Redpower 2 mod. When placed, it will wait for a player-specified interval before outputting a redstone pulse. By default it will output a redstone pulse every 2 seconds. However, the timer can be customized to wait for any length of time the player wants before doing this. In addition to its one redstone output, the Timer also has one input that will turn off the Timer when a redstone current is applied.

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Traditionally whenever the player wanted to build any mechanism that had to perform tasks at a specific interval, a clock circuit was needed in order to emit strongly timed redstone pulses. These clocks were usually large and in some cases required manual resets by the player. They were also stiff by design and changing the rate at which the clock ticked usually required reconstructing whole parts of the circuit (if not all of it). The timer simplifies and abstracts the clock circuit to a single block that can adjusted and switched on and off. Like all Redpower circuits, the timer can be placed on walls as well as on the floor.