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  title: "Flow Detector Module"
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# Flow Detector Module

The Flow Detector Tube Module is an [inline](./tube_modules.md#inline) module which measures the *airflow* through a tube. It emits a <Color hex="#f00">redstone signal</Color> as result of this, using the following formula:

  <Color hex="#272">0.2 * flow (mL/tick)</Color>

E.g. with 20mL/tick of air flowing, the signal level will be 20*0.2=4.

Note that *flow* is a different physical quantity to [pressure](../base_concepts/pressure.md). Flow is the amount of air traveling through a tube per tick. So if you have (say) an [Elevator](../machines/elevators.md) which isn't running, the flow will be 0, but when it runs it will be consuming air, so the flow will be non-zero. So this module can be used to detect if a machine is using air.

The Flow Detector Module does not accept an [Module Expansion Card](./module_expansion_card.md).

Crafting a Flow Detector Module

<Recipe id="pneumaticcraft:flow_detector_module" />

