How to Make a Redstone Lamp in Minecraft

A redstone lamp is used for better looking lighting inside your structures; this lamp looks more modern than the primitive torches. However, to turn it on after crafting it, you'll need to use a redstone current, as it won't glow by itself.

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Finding the materials

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You'll need this to make redstone dust for the lamp.
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(Place the glowstone dust 2 x 2 in the crafting table.)

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Making the redstone lamp

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Place the glowstone block and 4 redstone dust into the crafting table. Arrange as follows:
- Place the glowstone block in the center of the crafting table.
- Place one redstone dust above and one below the glowstone block and one to each side. (This leaves the four outer corners of the crafting table empty.)

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Placing the redstone lamp

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With the lamp in your hand, right click where you want to place it. It will attach to that spot.
- You can create various impressive arrangements with redstone lamps, such as glowing ceilings, rows along a wall and lit-up floors.

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Turning on the lamp

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As long as the redstone lamp is powered, it will give off light.

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Send a redstone pulse to the lamp. To do this, you have various choices, such as:
- A lever (ongoing) - can be placed on top
- A redstone torch (ongoing) - placed anywhere adjacent to the lamp will power the lamp (don't place on the lamp)
- Button (short-lived) - can be placed on top
- Tripwire (short-lived - as soon as you move off, it turns off)
- Pressure plate (short-lived, as soon as you move off, it turns off) - can be placed on top
- Detector rails (this can be useful for lighthouses and roller coasters).

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Can I break a redstone lamp and get it back, or does it behave like glass?

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You can mine redstone lamps with any tool or with your hand; it will always drop itself as an item.

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How can I power a redstone lamp from below?

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Many of the items used to power a redstone lamp are capable of being placed on the bottom side of a lamp as well. One can use a redstone torch, a redstone block, a button (this does not apply to older versions) or a lever.

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Where is the best place to put a red stone lamp?

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The corners of your house are good, or you can put them on your floor.

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The redstone circuitry takes up a lot of space. If you have a very simple redstone lamp attached to a lever or redstone torch, you can hide the torch or lever and you'll still have good light (you can put it behind a wall, put it on top of your ceiling, underneath your floor, etc, wherever you have room). However, some people prefer to hook the lamp up to a lever, so that when you pull the lever it can be turned on and off, meaning that you leave the lever obviously exposed.

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Redstone lamps will melt snow and ice.

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A broken redstone lamp will produce another redstone lamp rather than breaking back down into its elements.

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