Thermalilies and their comparator signal

lyrosebee

So I've been trying to optimize thermalilies to be as fast as possible instead of waiting 5 minutes between each feeding to guarantee it works. I was thinking of using the comparator feature to send a redstone signal to tell a dispenser exactly when the lily can feed again. The issue arose when I realized that the comparator will keep the same strength of signal throughout the whole cool down period and after it's off cool down as well. The signal only turns off when the flower is actively feeding. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how I could use this signal to do what I originally wanted to do? If it can't be done I would like to suggest that the thermalily stops giving out a signal when the flower is off of cool down.

williewillus

My reading of the lexicon implies that it should shut off the comparator signal once the cooldown has passed, so this might be a bug.

Wormbo

The signal tells about the total cooldown length, and it intentionally only shuts off when the flower produces mana again, as an automation puzzle.
However, I don't think it was a particularly good idea to do this in the first place. The ratio between average mana output rate and required space is better if you just assume a fixed 5 minute cooldown for multiple flowers.