Full tank gives 24000 as output signal

[Quax]

Hello there, I just created a system to evenly fill my tanks using combinators. Now I have stumbled across somthing interesting, that I cannot explain: When I connect a full tank to the circuit, the signal reads 24.000 instead of 25.000, see picture. As you can see, this has nothing to do with interfering circuits, as I have used a red wire for measuring the content. Well, so why is that? What am I doing wrong?

[FuryoftheStars]

It’s actually reading something like ~24,995.

[Tertius]

As far as I remember there is rounding, so 23500..24499 will appear as 24k, and 24500..25000 will appear as 25k.

[Quax]

Ok .. it's because I built a fill level display, where the last (green) light should be active when the tank is full. SO I wil set it to 24.500 ..

THx

[Pi-C]

Ok .. it's because I built a fill level display, where the last (green) light should be active when the tank is full. SO I wil set it to 24.500 ..

THx

You could also hook up a constant combinator that adds 1 to the fluid count signal:

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In the image, the constant combinator is turned off, and hovering over the power pole will show 24k water on the red wire. If you turn on the constant combinator, the display will switch to 25k.

[quyxkh]

Constant boxes don't need power.

[Pi-C]

Constant boxes don't need power.

I know, but having power doesn't make them dysfunctional either. Moreover, the pole isn't even connected to electricity (but the area actually is in range of a Creative Mod super substation).

I've just plopped down the combinator where it seemed convenient, not too far away from the pole showing the signals.

[quyxkh]

Constant boxes don't need power.

I know, but having power doesn't make them dysfunctional either. Moreover, the pole isn't even connected to electricity (but the area actually is in range of a Creative Mod super substation).

I've just plopped down the combinator where it seemed convenient, not too far away from the pole showing the signals.

Ah. And I even do exactly that. That was me just blindspotting, sorry for the distraction.