How to Toggle Demagnetizers Using Redstone Power

Leaving a Demagnetizer running constantly can be inconvenient if you occasionally want to walk into a machine room and vacuum up leftover drops with your item magnet. Because Demagnetizers support redstone control, you can wire them to turn on only when your automation is actively running.

Manual Switch Control

1. Place a Demagnetizer or Advanced Demagnetizer within range of your drop-based setup.

2. Attach a lever directly to the block, or run a line of vanilla redstone dust from a switch on your wall to the Demagnetizer.

3. Configure the block so it responds to redstone power, allowing you to flip the lever to pause magnet blocking whenever you need to clean up dropped items manually.

Automated Machine Syncing

For a hands-free setup, tie the Demagnetizer into the same redstone circuit that triggers your item droppers or dispensers:

1. Connect a branch of redstone dust from your dropper control line—or from a comparator reading your input chest—directly into the Demagnetizer.

2. Adjust the range and filter settings in the Demagnetizer GUI.

3. Whenever your system receives items and powers on to drop them, the redstone signal will activate the Demagnetizer at the same time, shutting back off once the job finishes.