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i found that the redstone lamp takes if its dark inside or out and stays on if it was inverted unless broken and replaced.
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The daylight sensor measures daylight; when inverted, it measures the lack of daylight. What you describe is how the daylight sensor is supposed to work. The inverted daylight sensor will still give off a redstone signal during the morning and afternoon.
Examples:
Inverted daylight sensor during the morning: http://i.imgur.com/XJx1UtT.jpg
Daylight sensor during the morning: http://i.imgur.com/CFJU1x2.jpg
The daylight sensor measures daylight; when inverted, it measures the lack of daylight. What you describe is how the daylight sensor is supposed to work. The inverted daylight sensor will still give off a redstone signal during the morning and afternoon.
Examples:
Inverted daylight sensor during the morning: http://i.imgur.com/XJx1UtT.jpg
Daylight sensor during the morning: http://i.imgur.com/CFJU1x2.jpg