Glowstone Aggregator

Glowstone Aggregator is a block from Equivalent Exchange, removed in v5.

The original alchemist "matter creation" block. It converts redstone, glowstone dust, dirt, cobblestone, stone, netherrack and soul sand into glowstone dust (for redstone) and glowstone blocks (for everything else). The time it takes to complete a cycle is determined by what materials you use:

Uses
Redstone Dust -> Glowstone Dust [60 seconds]

Glowstone Dust -> Glowstone Blocks [3 minutes]

Dirt -> Glowstone Blocks [4 minutes 10 seconds]

Stone/Cobblestone -> Glowstone Blocks [4 minutes]

Netherrack -> Glowstone Blocks [3 minutes 30 seconds]

Soul Sand -> Glowstone Blocks [2 minutes 40 seconds]

Mechanics
The more light a glowstone aggregator takes in, the faster it functions. In direct 100% sunlight, the times reflected above are cut in half. In order to get 100% light, however, an aggregator must be receiving a lightsource from below as well as sunlight or a strong light source from above. Aggregators no longer output their original glowstone light value, so be aware that attempting to "fuel" aggregators by placing them close to each other will not be enough. If your glowstone aggregator is not getting enough light, it may run slower than the above rates, or not at all.

Automation: Input to bottom, extract product from black furnace-looking face

When converting redstone dust into glowstone dust, a glowstone aggregator will attempt to reuse the glowstone dust to further convert into glowstone blocks. However, this process does require a click on the output side of the interface to initiate. The advantage of this process is a significant increase in yield as one glowstone dust gives back six redstone dust and a glowstone block gives back four glowstone dust.

Notes:


 * If a chest is placed next to an aggregator, the output of the aggregator will automatically go into the chest. If one's aggregators don't seem to be producing anything, check any chests next to it.
 * 100% light can be achieved in three basic ways: Sunlight; A torch directly above the aggregator; A glowstone. A glowstone will provide 100% light if it is two blocks above the aggregator, one block above and one block to the side, or one block above.