Crimson Apple Switch

Quickstart

1. Craft one Crimson Apple Switch at a crafting table, or obtain it from the Creative inventory:

1. Place the switch like a solid block.
2. Hold an apple in your main hand and interact with the switch.
3. The apple is consumed, and the switch emits a strong redstone pulse for about 1 second. Connect redstone dust, lamps, pistons, doors, or other redstone components to use the pulse.

You can also obtain one with:

/give @s com_crimson_apple_switch_62d3lx4m:my_block 1

Overview

The Crimson Apple Switch is a redstone trigger activated by an apple. Each interaction consumes one apple and briefly powers nearby redstone components.

The switch is a full solid block with a faint light level of 7. It can be placed and used like other blocks.

What It Adds

• Crimson Apple Switch — an apple-powered redstone trigger.
• A short, strong redstone pulse when activated.
• A crafting recipe using iron, redstone, and an apple.

How To Use

Activating the switch

Hold an apple in your main hand, then use or interact with the placed switch. Each successful interaction:

• Consumes one apple from the selected hotbar slot.
• Powers the switch for 20 game ticks, or approximately 1 second.
• Sends power to neighboring redstone components.

The switch does not store the apple. You must hold another apple for each activation.

Connecting redstone

Place redstone dust or a redstone-powered device next to the switch. You can use it to trigger:

• Redstone lamps
• Pistons and sticky pistons
• Doors and trapdoors
• Dispensers and droppers
• Note blocks
• Other redstone mechanisms

Using the switch again while it is powered refreshes the pulse duration.

Breaking and moving it

Break the switch normally to pick it up and place it somewhere else. It drops one Crimson Apple Switch when broken.

Crafting And Obtaining

Craft the switch in a crafting table with iron ingots, redstone, and one apple:

It is also available in the Creative inventory under the construction category.

Abilities And Mechanics

• Apple activation: The switch only responds when the interacting player is holding a regular apple.
• Apple consumption: One apple is removed from the selected hotbar slot per activation.
• Redstone pulse: Activation produces a strong pulse lasting about 1 second.
• Solid block: The switch has a full-block collision shape and can support ordinary redstone layouts.
• Light emission: The inactive switch emits a faint light level of 7.
• Repeated activation: Interacting again before the pulse ends restarts the timer.

Progression And Strategy

Keep a supply of apples near any Crimson Apple Switch used frequently. For compact traps, doors, or machines, place the switch where the player can reach it while standing next to the connected redstone circuit.

Because each activation creates a timed pulse rather than a permanent signal, the switch works especially well for momentary mechanisms such as pistons, dispensers, and timed lighting.