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[milo christiansen]

I thought about a repeater connected to an atom smasher floodgate in the input somewhere, that should work (it may also help keep the input flow rate down a little so the reset mechanism works).

[itg]

Just tested the drip method, and it works perfectly. I'm interested to see if the atom smashing method can make the switch design a little more consistent and source-independent, though.

[milo christiansen]

I guess we will find out when I start a new fort :p (unless you get to it first)

[laularukyrumo]

!!SCIENCE!!

You goddamn visionary. Seriously. Draining the magma sea, figuring out another way through the SMR, the Skyfort, and now this?

[milo christiansen]

OK, got the repeater system working (mostly)



It is the same basic design as yours except with a few tweaks

1) A flood gate connected to "2", this is part of the repeater that regulates the flow rate.
2) A pressure plate set to 7 water, connected to "1" and "3".
3) A 1 tile raising bridge connected to "2" (currently raised, normally it would be down at this point).
4) A player operated lever system like the one presented earlier but with one difference: the "output" pressure plate needs to be set to 6-7 water instead of 7 water (else the output will "pulse" in time with the the repeater).
5) The water source, just a simple aquifer breach (same level) controllable via the nearby flood gate.

The repeater is required for two things:
1) It reduces the flow rate of the water by atom smashing some of it.
2) It keeps the water "updating" all the time, if this is not done the water will not notice if the bridges in the lever system are "disabled".

This system has one problem: about once a year or so the repeater will "jam" with the floodgate down and the bridge up, this will make the whole system grind to a halt until it is reset by raising the floodgate and lowering the bridge. Otherwise the system works flawlessly.

I recommend building an upright spike trap or flood gate somewhere visible and connect it to the repeater, this way you have an indicator to show when it is jammed...