help with wiring

[Pak0tac]

im trying to wire a gate to auto open and close when i step on a preasure plate
i connected the preasure plate with the gate using a red wire
but when i stend on the preasure plate the gate wont react in any way

im watching this guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qjDGvdVeTc

but it doesnt work for me for some reason

[Chimera]

A proper gate, as in door gate?

[Pak0tac]

Originally posted by The Cow King:

A proper gate, as in door gate?

yeah a large door gate, the one that goes up, about 5 titles high, wooden

[DeeVeeTree]

Just put down a brown pressure plate, wire it to the door, and put another pressure plate on the other side, and wire it to the door?

[Pak0tac]

Originally posted by Dvitri Jackson:

Just put down a brown pressure plate, wire it to the door, and put another pressure plate on the other side, and wire it to the door?

does the color of the wire got any effect or is it simpley a graphical thing?
same woith plates, do i need the plate to be of a specific color?

[DeeVeeTree]

Originally posted by -=WilD=-:

Originally posted by Dvitri Jackson:

Just put down a brown pressure plate, wire it to the door, and put another pressure plate on the other side, and wire it to the door?

does the color of the wire got any effect or is it simpley a graphical thing?
same woith plates, do i need the plate to be of a specific color?

Diffrent color pressure plates require diffrent prerequisites to activate, Grey and Brown pressure plates only need to be stepped on by anything to activate. Im not sure about what to say for wire color, though.

[Blargo]

Originally posted by -=WilD=-:

Originally posted by Dvitri Jackson:

Just put down a brown pressure plate, wire it to the door, and put another pressure plate on the other side, and wire it to the door?

does the color of the wire got any effect or is it simpley a graphical thing?
same woith plates, do i need the plate to be of a specific color?

Wire color has no effect on what you connect anything to.
The purpose of different colored wires is so that you can cross over other wires without connecting them to each other.

[Tymon]

brown, blue and gray pressure plates only activate if a player steps on it. red and green activates if ANYTHING steps on it, yellow is anything BUT player steps on it. Wiring color makes no difference, a simple diagram using text is probably like this...

Brown blue or gray pressure plates used if you only want the doors to respond to player.
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Tall gates do not need any room next to them to open since they go up and down, so you can put a pressure plate directly to each side of it and put a 3 wire long length between them. However this can also cause problems, I'd suggest _ | _ a space between the pressure plates which would be 5 long.