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Will the lamps turn on when it's dark in the room or only when day/night time?

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If you fully encase the sensor (no windows/holes in the room), then it will turn on. If the sensor is out in the open, or there are windows in your room, then it will wait until night.

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How do you use it to make a house?

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Unless you have this connected to a command block, it won't build a house for you.

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Is there any other way to make a night sensor?

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You can make a not gate, like putting the daylight sensor next to block, with a torch on the side. When the daylight sensor powers, the torch will be put out, and you can lead redstone to a door or redstone lamp. When it is night, the sensor goes off, the torch goes on, and your lights come on. Use not gates to make many redstone mechanics with the daylight sensor.

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Can I do this on Minecraft PE?

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Yes, you can.

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How do I use an inverted daylight sensor to operate a sticky piston?

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Just connect it to the piston with redstone, and it will activate at night. It's just like a daylight sensor.

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Can I make some sort of alarm system, like making iron bars drop down?

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That's up to you. You could use it to activate a piston, or to shoot a firework.

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Can you make lamps with these daylight sensors?

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Yes. If they are on day mode and it's night, they go off, and vice-versa.

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How do I use it to make a fire wall for enemies?

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Connect the nightlight sensor with the dispenser using a redstone. When night comes, the dispenser will activate and you can fire at any enemies.

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Can I use it to power a powered rail?

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Yes. Just place down a trail of dust leading to the powered rail. Or you can put it next to the rail without redstone.

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Can I use the daylight sensors to open and close doors?

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You can. You can either use a trail of redstone or place the sensor directly above.

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Can you use a daylight sensor to activate a jukebox?

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Yes, just put a red stone leading from a sensor to a jukebox. That should work.

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What is the difference between a daylight sensor and a nighttime sensor?

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Daylight sensors are used to detect time of day in Minecraft by measuring the level of daylight, then emitting a redstone current equal to the strength of the light. And a Nighttime sensor activates whatever it is connected/directed to when it senses it is nighttime.

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Can I use it to make power rails work?

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Yes, you can. Just place the sensor beside the rail or connect them with dust.

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Can you use it to open and close fence gates?

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You can. You can either use a trail of redstone or place the sensor directly above.

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How do you craft a daylight sensor?

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Using a 3x3 crafting grid, place a row of 3 glass on top, 3 nether quartz in the middle row, and a final row of three wood (any kind) on the bottom.

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I tried setting the sensor to a night sensor but at night, it won't activate.

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Make sure you press the "use item" button, and it should turn blue. Also, make sure it is connected to a light source (like glowstone) by redstone powder.

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