Redstone Engine

The Redstone Engine is the most basic and weakest engine in BuildCraft and provides 0.05 Minecraft Joules per tick (MJ/t) of power. It is primarily used to pump items or liquids out of storage compartments in conjunction with a Wooden Transport Pipe or a Wooden Waterproof Pipe.

Power
The smaller colored side of the Redstone Engine is the side which is providing power. The orientation of the engine can be changed using a BuildCraft wrench. It takes ___ minutes for a Redstone Engine to reach maximum power output. The color indicates how much power output is being provided:


 * Orange-Red blinking is the maximum safe power output

Redstone Engines can explode if too many are chained together and the final engine isn't powering something, even an empty Wooden Pipe. The explosion is usually limited to two blocks.

Usage
Redstone Engines are activated with a redstone signal. They are primarily used in conjunction with Wooden Transport Pipes or Wooden Waterproof Pipes to pump out items or liquids from machines or storage compartments. Redstone Engines can technically power some machines. However, with such a low power output, it would be impractical to use Redstone Engines because over tens to hundreds of them would be required to power those machines.