The Hunting of the Spark Conduits

[qqd]

I was thinking of making conduits that only accept sparks as input and output sparks, maybe with intermediate objects in between. Of course this will require a lot of transparent objects, but even a few of these working conduits can make a lot of 'spark tracks' (or whatever you call them) that can send signals across the Life plane, since we already did a lot of work on elementary conduits. There are four reasons why I think these are notable enough to require its own thread:
1. These conduits are drastically different from normal elementary conduits, so they don't quite fit that description.
2. Sparks are very common in Life, though sometimes they don't have a lot of clearance. This already classifies many conduits as having a spark output.
3. These collection of conduits can allow Heisenburps for a greater variety of spaceships to be built (not a strong reason, but still a reason).
4. These can allow faster user-interfaces because the user can just add a few cells in order to do something on the interface. A dot spark input would be most preferable for this reason.
Here are three examples:
Domino-to-G

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x = 22, y = 32, rule = LifeHistory
.D$2DB$DBDB$.4B$2.4B$3.4B$4.4B$5.4B$6.4B$2A5.4B6.2A$.A5.4B6.A$.A.AB.
2B2C3B.BA.A$2.2AB.7B.B2A$4.3BA7B$4.2BABA6B$4.2BABA6B$.B.4BA6B$2AB.10B
$2A13B$.2B.12B$4.11B$6.9B$8.9B3.D$9.4B2A4BDBD$10.2BA2BA3BDBD$12.BABA
4BD$13.BA4B$14.4B$14.2B$15.AB$14.A.A$14.2A!

Unknown Spark-to-H

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x = 26, y = 17, rule = LifeHistory
4.A$4.3A$7.A5.2C$6.2A4.B.B$6.5B3C$8.8B.B$.2A4.16B$.A.A2.5B2A11BD$3.A
2.5B2A9B3DB$3.3A16BDBD$.2A2.BA.14BD$A2.4A2B.2B3.2B2.2B$2A.A.4B$3.A.2A
$3.A.A$2.2A.A.A$6.2A!

Domino-to-G, derived from 45-degree MWSS-to-G

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x = 26, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
8.2D$7.2D2B$8.BD2B$9.4B$10.4B$11.4B$12.4B$13.4B$7.2A5.4B6.2A$4.A3.A5.
4B6.A$3.A.A2.A.AB.B2C4B.BA.A$3.A.A3.2AB.7B.B2A$.3A.2A4.5BA5B$A4.B5.4B
ABA4B$.3AB2AB.6BABA4B$3.A.2AB.7BA3B$7.12B$6.13B$2A2.2A13B$A2.A.A12B$.
A.A.B.2B.2B2.6B$2A.2A13.2A$3.A14.A$3.A.A13.3A$4.2A15.A!

Each of these has its own disadvantages, the first produces a stray beehive, the second requires a very specific spark, and the third releases the glider in the input direction. Therefore, we need to find more useful conduits.
The last reason is what most motivated me to start this thread. Finally, we can make something in Life that we can interact with like a normal computer.
Quantize away!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

There are lots and lots of conduits that take sparks as input in StateInvestigator, such as these:

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x = 355, y = 145, rule = StateInvestigator
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2$4.2E!

However, all of them work due to the usage of "signal wires" that are resistant to damage due to perma-on and perma-off cells, and in Life there doesn't seem to be an easy way to turn a 2c/3 or 5c/9 signal, let alone convert a spark to one.
The only spark-to-glider converters in Life that I know are the following:

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x = 144, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
81b2o$17b2o32b2o28b2o$17b2o32b2o$8b2o129bo$7bo2bo57b2o67b3o$7bobo57bo
2bo52b2o11bo$8bo59b2o54bo11b2o$2b2o120bobo$bobo2b2o9b2o48bo18b2o37b2o$
bo15bobo66bobo$2o17bo68bo$19b2o67b2o$134bo$133bobo$133bobo$134bo$127b
2o11b2o$126bobo3b2o6bobo$126bo15bo$125b2o15b2o4$65b2o$65bo$66b3o$68bo!

but they are not very accessible. There is also this banana-to-G, but it leaves an extra beehive in the direction of the spark:

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x = 25, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
10bo$2o7bobo11b2o$2o7bo2bo9bobo$10b2o11bo2$12bo$12bo$11bo!

[calcyman]

Here are three examples:
Domino-to- G

[...]

Each of these has its own disadvantages, the first produces a stray beehive

That's not really a disadvantage, because a beehive is easy enough to suppress using a block. As a bonus, it emits another spark on the boundary:

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x = 24, y = 32, rule = LifeHistory
.D$2DB$DBDB$.4B$2.4B$3.4B$4.4B$5.4B$6.4B$2A5.4B6.2A$.A5.4B6.A$.A.AB.
2B2C3B.BA.A$2.2AB.7B.B2A$4.3BA7B$4.2BABA6B$4.2BABA6B$.B.4BA6B$2AB.10B
$2A13B$.2B.12B3.2A$4.11B4.2A$6.9B$8.9B3.D2.D$9.4B2A4BDBD$10.2BA2BA3BD
BD$12.BABA4BD$13.BA4B$14.4B$14.2B$15.AB$14.A.A$14.2A!

For completeness, Guam found these two spark-to-glider(s) devices several years ago ... EDIT by dvgrn and for clarity, these are two of the three known spark-to-X converters posted by Entity Valkyrie in the middle pattern above.

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x = 83, y = 36, rule = LifeHistory
44.3B14.A$44.4B11.3A$45.4B9.A$46.4B8.2A$47.4B2.2B.4B$48.4B.5B$48.11B$
19.3B23.14B.2B$18.4B22.19B$17.4B22.20B$16.4B24.20B$15.4B25.21B$14.4B
26.21B$13.4B27.22B$12.4B3.2A22.24B$2A6.2B.4B4.A23.24B14.2A$.A5.8B.BA.
A23.23B3.B11.A$.A.AB.2C7B.B2A23.32B4.BA.A$2.2AB.11B24.19BC16B.B2A$4.
4BA8B25.37B$4.3BABA7B25.19B2A16B$4.3BA2BA4B27.18BA2BA15B$4.4B2A5B.2B
24.19B2A14B$4.13B2A22.28B5.B.B$3.12B.B2A23.2B2A7B2.14B4.3B$4.10B3.B
25.B2A8B5.8B6.B2AB$5.3B2.2B31.12B4.6B9.2A$44.6B2.4B4.4B$46.4B3.4B$54.
4B$55.4B$56.4B$57.4B$58.4B$59.4B$60.3B!

[qqd]

The well known two pond and two block reaction can actually move two dot sparks to different locations (i.e. it's a dot transreceiver)

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x = 14, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
4.2B$3.2A2BD$.2B2A3B$.8B$2.6B.3B$2.B2A4B2A2BC$.BA2BA2BA2BAB$.BA2BA2BA
2BAB$C2B2A4B2AB$2.3B.6B$5.8B$6.3B2A2B$6.D2B2A!

Perhaps we can find other 'spark eaters' which recover after interacting with sparks, and rule out those that don't give sparks, and those whose sparks are very inaccessible?

[AlbertArmStain]

Well, it would make sense to change it to "The Hunting of the Spark and Factory Activated Conduits" because there's a lot more options for factories.

[EvinZL]

The "unknown spark" to H can be reduced

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x = 22, y = 16, rule = LifeHistory
A$3A$3.A5.2C$2.2A4.B.B$2.5B3C$4.8B.B$3.16B$2.5B2A11BD$2.5B2A9B3DB$4.14B
DBD$6.12BD$4.4B3.2B2.2B$4.2A$5.A$2.3A$2.A!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

Domino-to-G, derived from 45-degree MWSS-to-G

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x = 26, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
8.2D$7.2D2B$8.BD2B$9.4B$10.4B$11.4B$12.4B$13.4B$7.2A5.4B6.2A$4.A3.A5.
4B6.A$3.A.A2.A.AB.B2C4B.BA.A$3.A.A3.2AB.7B.B2A$.3A.2A4.5BA5B$A4.B5.4B
ABA4B$.3AB2AB.6BABA4B$3.A.2AB.7BA3B$7.12B$6.13B$2A2.2A13B$A2.A.A12B$.
A.A.B.2B.2B2.6B$2A.2A13.2A$3.A14.A$3.A.A13.3A$4.2A15.A!

As I have mentioned, the out-of-the-way eater2/verylonghouse catalyst pair can just be replaced by an eater 1 in this case.

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x = 21, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
2b2o15b2o$3bo15bo$3bobo3b2o6bobo$4b2o11b2o$11bo$10bobo$10bobo$11bo4$2b
2o$bobo$bo11b2o$2o11bo$14b3o$16bo!

[confocaloid]

...
4. These can allow faster user-interfaces because the user can just add a few cells in order to do something on the interface. A dot spark input would be most preferable for this reason.
...
The last reason is what most motivated me to start this thread. Finally, we can make something in Life that we can interact with like a normal computer.
Quantize away!

Here is a big slow useless stable dot-to-glider (a smaller beehive-based dot-to-G is already posted above). This one uses CFx115D, DNE4T67, two Snarks, bronco and the "single-lane" 180-degree reflector:

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x = 111, y = 94, rule = LifeHistory
57.4B$56.4B$55.4B$54.4B$53.4B$52.4B$51.4B$50.4B$49.4B$48.4B$47.4B48.
2A$46.4B48.B2AB$45.7B47.3B$45.8B45.B.B8.2A$32.A11.10B44.5B6.A$31.A.A
7.13B44.6B2.BA.A$31.A.A6.16B37.11B2.B2A$29.3A.2A4.17B35.2A14B$28.A4.B
5.17B25.2A5.3B2A15B$29.3AB2A3.17B27.A4.20B$31.A.2A3.10B2D5B5.2A20.A.A
20B.B2A$33.15B2D5B5.A15.A6.2A19B2.BA.A$34.20B3.BA.A15.3A6.19B5.A$23.A
10.22B.B2A19.A5.19B5.2A$23.3A8.24B20.2A5.21B$26.A3.28B20.B6.23B$25.2A
3.27B19.3B6.20B2A2B$25.3B.7BC21B16.6B4.21B2A2B$27.33B11.10B2.25B$24.B
.11B2C24B2.2B3.11B.26B$23.A2B.10BCBC19BD15B2A3BD25B$22.A.A13B2C17BDBD
15B2A2B2D25B$23.AB.26B.4B3D18B2D27B$26.25B2.4BD21BD27B$26.16B.9B2.26B
D26B$26.12B2.12B9.4B.14B5.22B$26.12B2.13B9.4B4.B.7B7.19B$27.11B2.13B
10.4B7.4B9.18B$29.9B3.13B10.4B5.4B11.7B.9B$23.B2.B2.9B3.14B10.4B3.4B
10.6B4.8B$22.6B2.8B4.13B11.4B.4B11.2A8.9B$21.18B3.13B12.7B13.A8.10B$
13.2A6.18B3.13B13.5B11.3A8.12B.B$14.A5.19B4.11B14.5B11.A10.13B2A$14.A
.AB2.11BD8B27.7B22.12B2A$15.2AB.11BDBD7B26.4B.4B20.2A9B2.B$17.12BD2BD
6B26.4B3.4B14.2A2.A2BA5B2.2B$17.12BDBD7B25.4B5.4B10.A2.A3.BABA.2B3.B
2A$19.10B2D8B24.4B7.4B8.A.A.A.4BA8.A.A$9.A9.16B.2B24.4B9.4B8.A2.A.2AB
8.A.A.3A$9.3A8.15B26.4B11.4B10.A.BAB8.2A5.A$12.A8.13B26.4B13.4B10.A4.
A12.2A$11.2A7.14B25.4B15.4B10.5A$11.5B3.15B24.4B17.4B$13.3B2.4B.11B
23.4B19.4B10.A$3.2A7.9B3.10B22.4B21.4B8.A.A4.2A.A$3.A8.8B4.10B21.4B
23.4B8.A4.A2.2A$2A.A.B3.10B8.9B18.4B25.4B13.A$A2.3AB.2B2A7B8.10B16.4B
27.4B9.3A.2A.A$.2A2.BA3B2A7B10.8B15.4B24.2A3.4B7.A2.A.A.2A$3.4A12B10.
9B13.4B26.A4.4B5.B2A3B$3.A.2B3.7B.B2A8.9B12.4B27.A.AB.5B4.4B$4.3AB2.
7B.BA.A7.9B11.4B29.2AB.11B$7.A4.4B5.A7.8B11.4B32.11BA2B$2.5A5.4B5.2A
6.7B11.4B33.10BABAB$2.A10.4B12.7B10.4B35.9BA2BA$4.A9.4B9.2A.6B9.4B36.
10B2AB$3.2A10.4B8.A3.4B9.4B37.13B$16.4B5.A.A4.3B8.4B36.2A.10B.B2A$17.
4B4.2A15.4B38.A.8B3.BA.A$18.4B19.4B39.A.2A3.5B4.A$19.4B10.A6.4B37.2A.
AB2A6.2A4.2A$20.4B7.3A5.4B38.A.A2.B7.A$21.4B5.A7.4B41.A.2A.A6.3A$22.
4B4.2A5.4B41.A.A2.2A8.A$23.9B4.4B42.A2.A$24.6B5.4B44.2A$24.8B2.4B$22.
15B$22.14B$22.13B$20.2AB.10B$19.A.AB3.B2A3B$19.A6.B2A3B$18.2A6.4B$27.
3B$28.2B.BA$27.B2ABA.A$26.BABABA.A$24.A2.A.A.A.A.2A$24.4A.2A2.A2.A$
28.A4.2A$26.A.A$26.2A!

The "unknown spark" to H can be reduced

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x = 22, y = 16, rule = LifeHistory
A$3A$3.A5.2C$2.2A4.B.B$2.5B3C$4.8B.B$3.16B$2.5B2A11BD$2.5B2A9B3DB$4.14B
DBD$6.12BD$4.4B3.2B2.2B$4.2A$5.A$2.3A$2.A!

Here is a compatible way to create the spark from the output of 12x12-1G-octohash/find-octohash-Python3.py:

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x = 18, y = 24, rule = LifeHistory
15.A.A$15.2A$16.A$8.A$6.3A5.2A$5.A7.A.A$5.2A6.A$12.2A$A$3A$3.A5.2D$2.
2A$7.3D3$7.2A$7.2A4$4.2A$5.A$2.3A$2.A!

[GUYTU6J]

To make this spark-transporting-between-stable-catalysts idea less unlikely (to me at least, given the scarcity of existing devices with good input clearance and well-exposed transparent objects), I would also like to import the drifter signal/fizzle system to the scheme. Some previous research is summarized in 1998 eater stamp collection and signal-turns-and-fizzles.

A related question I asked before:

In the currently explored drifter world, what's the flow matrix like with the following plausible signal types?

1. glider,
2. single-length 2c/3 signal,
3. double-length 2c/3 signal,
4. 5c/9 signal,
5. the first stage of an acting TWIT eater (i.e. what shows before the block participates),
6. grin spark,
7. thumb spark,
8. a three-cell surface that basically acts like an eater 1 but has another essential one-dot spark

For example, the following rediscovery from 1998-eater-stamp-collection —

Here is a complicated glider eater interaction:

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x = 20, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
8bo2bo2b2o$8b4o2bo2b2o$15bobo$6b6o2b2obo$6bo5bo3bo$8b2obob3o$9bobobo$
9bobo6b2o$b2o3bo3b2o6bo$bo3bobo8bobo$2bo3b2o7bobo$3bo7b2o3bo$bob5o3b2o
$obo4bo8b2o$obo2bo10bobo$bo3b2o9bo!

What interests me is that the glider is first eaten by a TWIT mechanism, but the reaction is relayed over to a second TWIT. These can't be strung into a long chain, sadly, but maybe someone experienced with drifter can find an actual chainable signal like this.

— shows a chain of 1→5→6→5 conversions, while this —

2c/3 signal to a weak diagonal thumb. I think the starting reaction can vary, as there are more than one way to trigger that.

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x = 27, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$12b2o4bo2bo2bo$11bobo6b5o$11bo5bo7b2o$10b2o5b5obobo$23bobo$3b2o
10b5obobob2o$3bo2bob2o5bo5bobobo$2obob2obobo5b3o2bobobo$o2bo4bobo2bo5b
obo2bo$2b2ob4ob4o4bo2bo$4bo4bo9b2o$4bobo2bob3o$5b2o3bobo$14bo$13b2o!

...
EDIT2: This pond reaction might yield a p34, if someone can coax the eater2 in the honey thieves to something similar. In some cases, this can trigger the reaction too.

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x = 19, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$8bo$7bo$7b2o2$14b2o$9b2obo2bo$8bobob2obob2o$o2bobo2bobo4bo2bo$b2o
2b4ob4ob2o$9bo4bo$b5ob2o2b2obo$bo4b2o4bobob2o$4bo4bo2bobob2o$4b6o3bo2$
6b2o$6b2o!

— proves 2→8→7 and 6→7, and this —

...

Your diagonal thumb can also be glider-activated (which gives a 32-gen eater, possibly the maximum known), but you probably already knew that:

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x = 37, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
2obo6b2obo11bo$ob2o6bob2o12bob2ob2obo$4b2o8b2o8b3o2bobob2o$4bo9bo14bob
o$5bo9bo14b2o$4b2o8b2o6b2o$2obo6b2obo8bo2bob2o6b2o$ob2o6bob2o10b2obo8b
o$4b2o2b2o15bobo5b3o$4bo3bo15bo2b3o3bo$5bo3bo15b2o3bo$4b2o2b2o17b4o$2o
bo6b2obo13bo$ob2o6bob2o10b2obob2o$24bo2bobo$25b2o4bo$27b5o$27bo$29bo$
28b2o!

— is 1→8→7. 30P6.1 demonstrates 6→6 in two orientations, and various devices between 1,2,3, and 4 can be found in stable signal converters thread.

2--6--7 and 2--3--8--7:

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x = 112, y = 62, rule = B3/S23
77b2o$72b2obo2bo$72b2ob3o2$72b6o$71bo6bo$71bobob4o$69bobobo7bo$69b2o2b
o2b6o$8b2o63bobo$3b2obo2bo62b2obo2b6o$3b2ob3o66bobo6bo$75bobo2b5o$3b6o
67b2obo7bo$2bo6bo69bo2b6o$2bobob4o69bobo$obobo7bo65b2obo2b6o$2o2bo2b6o
68bobo6bo$4bobo74bobo2b5o$3b2obo2b6o67b2obo7bo$6bobo6bo69bo2b6o$6bobo
2b5o69bobo$7b2obo7bo65b2obo2b6o$10bo2b6o68bobo6bo3b2o$10bobo74bobo2b5o
2bo2bo$9b2obo2b6o67b2obo7b3obo$12bobo6bo69bo2b5o3bobob2o$12bobo2b5o69b
obo6bo3bobo$13b2obo7bo65b2obo2b6o2bobo$16bo2b6o68bobo6bobobobo$16bobo
74bobo2b4obo2b2obo$15b2obo2b6o67b2obo3bobobo3bo$18bobo6bo69bobo3bobob
2ob2o$18bobo2b5o66b3obob4obo2bobo$19b2obo7bo63bo3bo7bobo2bo$22bo2b6o
67b8o2b3o$22bobo12b2ob2ob2o60bobo$21b2obo2b6o5bobo3bo51b7o2bob2o$24bob
o6bob3o3b3o33b2o13b2obo7bob2o2bo$24bobo2b5obo40bo2bo12b2ob6o2bo4b2o$
25b2obo10b3o34bo2bo6b2o13bobo$28bo2b4o3bo3bo34b2o6bobo4b7o2bob2o$28bob
o4bo2b2ob2o42bo5bo7bobo$25b2obobo2b2obobo45b2o5b6o2bobo$26bobobobo3bo
3b3o54bob2o$26bobobobob2ob3o2bo34b2o10b6o2bo$27bobobobobobo2bo36bo2bob
2o5bo5bobo$29bo3bobo4b2o32b2obob2obobo5b3o2bob2o$28b2o2bo2bo38bo2bo4bo
bo2bo5bobo$33b2o12b2o27b2ob4ob4o4bo2bo$42b2obo2bo29bo4bo9b2o$41bobob2o
bob2o26bobo2bob3o$34b2o2bo2bobo4bo2bo27b2o3bobo$34b2o2b4ob4ob2o38bo$
42bo4bo39b2o$34b5ob2o2b2obo$34bo4b2o4bobob2o$37bo4bo2bobob2o$37b6o3bo
2$39b2o$39b2o!

[qqd]

The sparking eaters produce a strong and accessible dot spark, which can serve as a G-to-dot

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
.C$2BC$3CB2.2BD$.8B$4B2A2B2A$BAB2.A.B2A$.4A3.B2$.2A$.2A!

Any more ideas on creating new sparking eaters?

[hotcrystal0]

Any more ideas on creating new sparking eaters?

I suspect a sparking eater could be made with a specific still life: xs15_253gv146.

Proof of concept:

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#C 1 shows a few reactions between a glider, the still life, and another still life. 2 shows sparks that can turn the block back into a boat.
x = 79, y = 35, rule = LifeHistory
$9.A17.A17.A$10.A17.A17.A$8.3A15.3A15.3A$2.D11.2A16.2A16.2A.2A$.2D11.
A.A15.A.A15.A3.A$2.D12.2A16.A.A15.3A$2.D9.A17.A3.2A12.A4.A.A$.3D7.A.A
15.A.A15.A.A4.A.A$11.2A16.2A16.2A6.A$15.A17.A17.A$11.5A13.5A13.5A$11.
A17.A17.A$13.A17.A17.A$12.2A16.2A16.2A8$13.A.A$11.7A8.2A$13.3A10.3A$.
3D23.2A$3.D9.2A9.A$.3D9.2A9.2A$.D15.A10.A$.3D9.5A6.5A$13.A10.A$15.A10.
A$14.2A9.2A!

[Jormungant]

I do not think there is any issue finding (g-to-spark)s that have good clearance, but that's basically altering stable circuits to just render a spark in some way like this:

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x = 85, y = 149, rule = LifeHistory
3$70.B$69.3D$69.BDB$68.3D2B$68.5B$67.6B$67.6B$68.5B$68.6B$67.6B$67.7B
$68.6B$68.6B$68.6B$67.8B$66.8B$66.9B$66.9B$65.10B$65.3B2A5B$64.4B2A5B
$64.11B$59.2A.A7BD4B$59.A.2A2.4B3DB$66.2B2D2BD4.2A$68.3B.B4.A$56.A11.
2B2.B.BA.A$56.3A13.B.B2A$59.A12.3B$58.2A12.2B$58.5B9.2B$60.5B7.B4.B$
58.7B7.B.B.2BA$55.AB.6B7.C5BA.A$54.A.A8B5.C.C3B.BA$54.2A.7B.2B3.C.C3B
$59.9BD2.C4B$59.3BD6B3.3B$58.3B3D5B$59.2BD6BD$58.B.8B$57.9B$55.11B$
55.10B$54.12B$53.14B$53.17B$25.2A.2A24.15B2A$26.A.A25.15B2A$21.2A.A5.
A.2A19.17B$20.A.A.2A3.2A.A.A15.16B$19.A2.B2.BA.AB2.B2.A13.16B$19.7AB.
B7A13.16B$23.3B.B.3B16.16B$21.3AB.3B.B3A13.20B$15.B4.A.BA3BA3BAB.A12.
20B$15.2B3.2A3.BABAB3.2A13.20B$15.2BA7.BABAB10.B6.22B$15.ABAB6.2BA2B.
B8.29B$16.2A2B6.B.B.5B3.30B$17.4B2.22BD13B.10B$18.27BDBD4B.7B2.2B4.2A
$19.15B2A9B3D4B2.3B.B4.B4.A$20.14B2A11BD4B4.2B2A3.2A4.3A$21.30B4.BA2.
A4.A6.A$22.9B2.B2.3B.8B8.3A5.A.A$23.9B7.8B18.2A$16.2A5.9B6.4B14.3A$
16.A.A4.9B5.B2AB15.A2.A$18.A4.2B2A3B.B2A2.3BA18.2A$18.3A.2BA2BA2B.BA.
AB3A$16.2A2.BA3BABAB5.ABAB$15.A2.4A4BA4B2.B2AB$15.2A.A.4B5.2A.4B$18.A
.2A7.A.4B$18.A.A9.3AB$17.2A.A.A6.3BA$21.2A5.4B$27.4B$26.4B$25.4B$24.
4B$23.4B19$15.2A.2A$16.A.A$11.2A.A5.A.2A$10.A.A.2A3.2A.A.A15.2B$9.A2.
B2.BA.AB2.B2.A13.5B$9.7AB.B7A12.7B$13.3B.B.3B15.8B$11.3AB.3B.B3A13.9B
$5.B4.A.BA3BA3BAB.A12.10B$5.2B3.2A3.BABAB3.2A13.8BA$5.2BA7.BABAB10.B
6.8BABA$5.ABAB6.2BA2B.B8.15BABA$6.2A2B6.B.B.5B3.18BAB$7.4B2.22BD11B$
8.27BDBD9B$9.15B2A9B3D7B$10.14B2A11BD7B$11.30B2.B$12.9B2.B2.3B.8B$13.
9B7.8B4.C$6.2A5.9B6.4B8.C.C$6.A.A4.9B5.B2AB10.2C$8.A4.2B2A3B.B2A2.3BA
$8.3A.2BA2BA2B.BA.AB3A$6.2A2.BA3BABAB5.ABAB$5.A2.4A4BA4B2.B2AB$5.2A.A
.4B5.2A.4B$8.A.2A7.A.4B$8.A.A9.3AB$7.2A.A.A6.3BA$11.2A5.4B$17.4B$16.
4B$15.4B$14.4B$13.4B!

The real issue is that there is way too many such g-to-spark, and the diversity of "sparks" is large, so that cataloging interesting spark x still-life could become quite exhaustive. And a spark is found to be compatible with the Spark-to-H that was originally posted or anything else that recovers the initial still life in a timely fashion, then I guess it would become a stable circuit...

[calcyman]

The sparking eaters produce a strong and accessible dot spark, which can serve as a G-to-dot

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
.C$2BC$3CB2.2BD$.8B$4B2A2B2A$BAB2.A.B2A$.4A3.B2$.2A$.2A!

Any more ideas on creating new sparking eaters?

There's an example by Kazyan from 2015: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=576&p=21575#p21575

[qqd]

So far I summarize:
Spark-to-Spark: Spark catalysts that produce sparks
Other signals-to-Spark: Sparking catalysts (Their spark is NOT for catalysis but is rather an output signal)
Spark-to-Other signals: The hunt is mostly for this type of conduit, specifically those with good input clearance
Other signals-to-Other signals: Already covered by elementary conduits
So, I conclude that this will definitely require many sparking catalysts that produce accessible sparks, and we definitely need to discover more conduits of the Spark-to-Other signals type with good input clearance.

[qqd]

The regenerative loop can act as an eater 1 substitute that produces grin sparks

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x = 31, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
o19bo$o2bo16bo2bo2b2o$b3o17b3o3bo$27bob2o$4b2o18b2obo2bo$4bo20bob2o$5b
3o9b2o3b3o$7bo9b2o2bo$21bob2o$22bo2bo$24b2o!

However, it doesn't work in some circumstances where an eater 1 does because of its size

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x = 31, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
2o18b2o$o2bo16bo2bo2b2o$b3o17b3o3bo$27bob2o$4b2o18b2obo2bo$4bo20bob2o$
5b3o9b2o3b3o$7bo9b2o2bo$21bob2o$22bo2bo$24b2o!

I think we can make sparky substitutes for many catalysts. Any ideas for boat, snake, tub, ship, or even more complex catalysts?
EDIT: Now, come to think of it, edge shootable domino sparkers would be most preferable, as we have high input clearance for those types of conduits, especially the beehive-to-LoM-to-beehive-and-glider-plus-debris variants.

[hotcrystal0]

The regenerative loop can act as an eater 1 substitute that produces grin sparks

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x = 31, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
o19bo$o2bo16bo2bo2b2o$b3o17b3o3bo$27bob2o$4b2o18b2obo2bo$4bo20bob2o$5b
3o9b2o3b3o$7bo9b2o2bo$21bob2o$22bo2bo$24b2o!

However, it doesn't work in some circumstances where an eater 1 does because of its size

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x = 31, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
2o18b2o$o2bo16bo2bo2b2o$b3o17b3o3bo$27bob2o$4b2o18b2obo2bo$4bo20bob2o$
5b3o9b2o3b3o$7bo9b2o2bo$21bob2o$22bo2bo$24b2o!

I think we can make sparky substitutes for many catalysts. Any ideas for boat, snake, tub, ship, or even more complex catalysts?
EDIT: Now, come to think of it, edge shootable domino sparkers would be most preferable, as we have high input clearance for those types of conduits, especially the beehive-to-LoM-to-beehive-and-glider-plus-debris variants.

Similarly, there exists a “sparky substitute” for the drifty eater 3 that produces a thumb spark:

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 x = 32, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
23b2o$22bo2bo$bo14bo5bo2bo$2bo14bo5b2o$3o12b3o3$11b2o13b2o$6b2obo2bo8b
2obo2bo2bo$5bobob3o8bobob2obobobo$2bo2bobo9bo2bobo4bo2bo$2b4ob3o7b4ob
4obo$6bo3bo10bo4bo$4bobo2b2o8bobo2bo$4b2o13b2o3b2o!

[qqd]

Found this almost spark-to-H while trying to do something with the spark from 94P53, hoping to turn it into a gun:

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x = 12, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
2bo$2b3o$5bo$4b2o4b2o$10b2o3$7b2o$7b2o3$6b3o$2b2o2b3o$3bo4bo$3o$o!

[hotcrystal0]

Recent finds from running barrister on the start of the speed tunnel:
top row: G-to-octomino, a few G-to-edgy-beehive (with the known one for comparison), and a G-to-2 blocks.
middle row: near misses on a stable reflector. Two where the glider crashes into a catalyst, and one where there's a block left behind.
bottom row: G-to-driftiness. Maybe a G-to-wire-signal with a bit more work.

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x = 149, y = 113, rule = LifeHistory
138.A5.2A$21.2A115.3A3.A2.2A$20.A2.A117.A3.2A.A$20.A.2A116.2A4.A$18.B
2A119.3B.B.A$9.D5.B.2B3.2A20.3B5.2A21.2B8.2A48.2B5.2BA.A.A$8.3D8B3A2.
A18.4B5.A21.4B7.A48.B2DB3.2BA.A.2A$7.BDBD6B.BA2.A.A18.5B.BA.A20.7B2.B
A.A47.2B2D6BA.A$7.3B2D7B2.A.A19.5B.B2A19.9B2.B2A46.12B.2A$7.12B3.A11.
B8.7B14.B4.15B8.3D15.2A2.3D13.12B$6.14B13.3B6.8B13.3B.3B2D11B9.D17.A
5.D10.5B2D9B$5.14B4.A.A7.4B4.8B4.2A8.6BD2BD10B9.D14.A3.3A2.D9.6B2D8B$
4.15B3.A.2A8.15B3.A.A9.6B2D9B11.D8.3B3.4A3.A.D9.14B$.18B3.A11.2D13B3.
A11.16B12.D7.2D5B3.B.A.A.D9.13B$2.18B.2A10.D2BD13B.2A11.16B12.D6.D2BD
6B2AB2A2.D9.14B$2.19B13.2D15B14.16B11.D5.2B2D7B2A5.D9.15B$4.17B3.2A9.
16B3.2A11.14B11.D5.11B3.2A2.D10.14B$9.3BC8B.B2.A13.3BC8B.B2.A13.3BC8B
11.D6.3BC6B4.A2.D11.4BC8B$9.4BC8B3A15.3BC8B3A14.4BC6B12.D7.3BC5B3.A3.
D11.5BC6B$9.2B3C6B.BA18.3C6B.BA17.B3C6B12.D8.3C6B2.2A2.D12.2B3C6B$10.
10B3.2A16.9B3.2A16.9B12.D8.9B6.D13.10B$11.9B4.A16.9B4.A16.9B12.D8.9B
6.D14.9B$11.2B2A3B.B2A2.A.2A13.2B2A3B.B2A2.A.2A13.2B2A3B.B2A10.D8.2B
2A3B.B2A4.D14.2B2A3B.B2A$9.3BA2BA2B.BA.A.A.2A11.3BA2BA2B.BA.A.A.2A11.
3BA2BA2B.BA.A9.D6.3BA2BA2B.BA.A3.D12.3BA2BA2B.BA.A$8.2A3BABAB5.A.A13.
2A3BABAB5.A.A13.2A3BABAB5.A9.D5.2A3BABAB5.A3.D11.2A3BABAB5.A$4.2A.A.A
B.2BA4B3.A.A9.2A.A.AB.2BA4B3.A.A12.A.AB.2BA4B3.2A8.D.2A.A.AB.2BA4B3.
2A2.D10.A.AB.2BA4B3.2A$5.A.A.2B6.2A4.A11.A.A.2B6.2A4.A13.A.2B6.2A13.D
2.A.A.2B6.2A7.D10.A.2B6.2A$4.A2.2AB7.A16.A2.2AB7.A17.A.2AB7.A14.D.A2.
2AB7.A8.D8.A.2AB7.A$5.2A2.B8.3A14.2A2.B8.3A13.A.A2.B8.3A11.D2.2A2.B8.
3A5.D7.A.A2.B8.3A$7.2A11.A16.2A11.A13.A2.2A11.A11.D4.2A11.A5.D7.A2.2A
11.A$7.A29.A27.A.A24.D4.A18.D8.A.A$8.A29.A25.2A2.A23.D5.A17.D7.2A2.A$
7.2A28.2A28.2A23.D4.2A17.D10.2A$92.3D19.3D8$7.A13.2A$7.3A10.A2.A15.2A
$10.A9.A.2A16.A5.2A16.2A$9.2A3.2D2.B2A17.A8.A17.A$9.4BDBD.2B3.2A14.5A
.3A18.A.A15.A$.B9.4BD3B3A2.A6.B10.A.A21.2A13.3A$.2B7.7B.BA2.A.A6.2B5.
2A2.BA36.A$.3B6.9B2.A.A7.3B5.A2.3B35.2A$.4B5.9B3.A8.4B4.A.A5B30.5B$2.
4B4.10B12.4B4.2A6B29.3B$3.16B4.A.A7.4B5.2B3DB5.2A18.2D.6B$.B2.15B3.A.
2A8.4B4.2BD3B4.A.A18.DBD7B$2AB.15B3.A12.4B3.3BD2B4.A20.D9B$2A18B.2A
13.4B2.8B.2A21.9B3.2A$.20B16.14B13.B3.14B3.A.A$.20B3.2A12.13B3.2A7.2A
B.15B3.A$3.B5.3BC8B.B2.A13.3BC8B.B2.A7.2A7BC10B.2A$10.3BC8B3A15.3BC8B
3A9.9BC10B$11.3C6B.BA18.3C6B.BA11.7B3C10B3.2A$11.9B3.2A16.9B3.2A11.B
5.4B2D6B.B2.A$11.9B4.A16.9B4.A18.3B2D7B3A$11.2B2A3B.B2A2.A.2A13.2B2A
3B.B2A2.A.2A16.9B.BA$9.3BA2BA2B.BA.A.A.2A11.3BA2BA2B.BA.A.A.2A16.9B3.
2A$8.2A3BABAB5.A.A13.2A3BABAB5.A.A19.9B4.A2.A$4.2A.A.AB.2BA4B3.A.A9.
2A.A.AB.2BA4B3.A.A19.2B2A3B.B2A2.A.A.A$5.A.A.2B6.2A4.A11.A.A.2B6.2A4.
A18.3BA2BA2B.BA.A.A.A.A$4.A2.2AB7.A16.A2.2AB7.A23.2A3BABAB5.A.A.2A$5.
2A2.B8.3A14.2A2.B8.3A16.2A.A.AB.2BA4B3.2A$7.2A11.A16.2A11.A17.A.A.2B
6.2A$7.A29.A29.A2.2AB7.A$8.A29.A29.2A2.B8.3A$7.2A28.2A31.2A11.A$70.A$
71.A$70.2A$25.2A$26.A$18.2A2.A.A$16.A2.4A.2A$12.A.4A7.B$12.2A4.3A4.4B
2.2A$15.2A3.AB2.2B2ABA2.A$10.5A2.3A2B.2BABAB3A$10.A3.A.A2.3BAB.A.A$
11.A2.BABAB.B.4A.3A$10.2A3.BA3B.B4.A3.A$16.4B2.3A.A2.A$14.5B4.A2.A.A$
13.5B3.A3.A.A$12.7B2.2A3.A$8.B2.8B$5.14B$4.15B$4.16B$4.17B$2.2AB2.14B
$.A.AB4.3BC8B$.A8.3BC6B$2A9.3C6B$11.9B$11.9B$11.2B2A3B.B2A$9.3BA2BA2B
.BA.A$8.2A3BABAB5.A$4.2A.A.AB.2BA4B3.2A$5.A.A.2B6.2A$4.A2.2AB7.A$5.2A
2.B8.3A$7.2A11.A$7.A$8.A$7.2A!

I don't think I've seen the bottom drifter before, here's a reduction to it:

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x = 33, y = 37, rule = LifeHistory
25.2A$26.A$15.A2.2A2.A.A$14.A.A2.4A.2A$14.A.2A7.B$12.3A3.3A4.4B2.2A$11.
A3.2A3.AB2.2B2ABA2.A$12.3A2.3A2B.2BABAB3A$14.A.A2.3BAB.A.A$14.BABAB.B
.4A.3A$15.BA3B.B4.A3.A$16.4B2.3A.A2.A$14.5B4.A2.A.A$13.5B3.A3.A.A$12.
7B2.2A3.A$8.B2.8B$5.14B$4.15B$4.16B$4.17B$2.2AB2.14B$.A.AB4.3BC8B$.A8.
3BC6B$2A9.3C6B$11.9B$11.9B$11.2B2A3B.B2A$9.3BA2BA2B.BA.A$8.2A3BABAB5.
A$4.2A.A.AB.2BA4B3.2A$5.A.A.2B6.2A$4.A2.2AB7.A$5.2A2.B8.3A$7.2A11.A$7.
A$8.A$7.2A!

Of course, this means there’s a sparky version:

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x = 37, y = 46, rule = LifeHistory
7$31.2C$30.C2.C$23.A6.C2.C$18.A3.A.A6.2C$17.A.A2.A.A$17.A.4A.2A$15.3A
7.B$11.2A.A3.3A4.4B2.2A$11.A3.2A3.AB2.2B2ABA2.A2.A$12.3A2.3A2B.2BABAB
2A.A.A.A$14.A.A2.3BAB.A.A4.A2.A$14.BABAB.B.4A.4A.A$15.BA3B.B4.A4.A$16.
4B2.3A.A2.A$14.5B4.A.A3.2A$13.5B3.A$12.7B2.2A$8.B2.8B$5.14B$4.15B$4.16B
$4.17B$2.2AB2.14B$.A.AB4.3BC8B$.A8.3BC6B$2A9.3C6B$11.9B$11.9B$11.2B2A
3B.B2A$9.3BA2BA2B.BA.A$8.2A3BABAB5.A$4.2A.A.AB.2BA4B3.2A$5.A.A.2B6.2A
$4.A2.2AB7.A$5.2A2.B8.3A$7.2A11.A$7.A$8.A$7.2A!

[HerscheltheHerschel]

Are there any phi spark conduits?

[dvgrn]

Are there any phi spark conduits?

A real complete symmetrical phi spark? Or does it count to have just an accessible V-spark like the last part of half of a phi spark? If so, then I'm not an expert on this but I think there are several known conduits; the one I found first is this R-to-V-spark.

[HerscheltheHerschel]

Are there any phi spark conduits?

A real complete symmetrical phi spark? Or does it count to have just an accessible V-spark like the last part of half of a phi spark? If so, then I'm not an expert on this but I think there are several known conduits; the one I found first is this R-to-V-spark.

Yes. A real complete symmetrical phi spark.

[confocaloid]

Are there any phi spark conduits?

Yes. A real complete symmetrical phi spark.

Here are three arguably useless examples:

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x = 137, y = 69, rule = LifeHistory
40.2A.A$40.A.2A2$41.5A$36.2A2.A4.A$36.A2.A2.A$37.A.A.2A$36.2A.A5.A$
39.A4.A.A$39.2A2.A2.A$44.2A9$52.2A$52.2A4$123.D$122.D.D$121.D3.D$121.
D2.D$42.2A22.2A$43.A21.A2.A$40.3A23.2A$40.A2$132.2A$111.2A.A17.2A$
111.A.2A2$49.2A82.2A$50.A82.A$47.3A84.3A$47.A88.A$48.2A58.2A$49.A59.A
$49.A.A57.A.A$50.2A58.2A17.2A.2A.A$129.2A.A.2A5$74.2A$C49.C23.2A34.C$
C.C3.2A42.C.C57.C.C18.2A$3C3.2A42.3C57.3C18.2A$2.C49.C59.C4$108.A3.2A
$43.2A62.A.A3.A$44.A19.2D40.A.A3.A11.2A$41.3A19.D42.A4.A12.A$41.A20.D
42.2A5.3A10.3A$63.D.D48.A12.A$64.D2$93.2A$94.2A$93.A!

[HerscheltheHerschel]

I need a banana spark to H.

[dvgrn]

I need a banana spark to H.

I'm pretty confident that nobody is going to take up that challenge without a little bit more information. You won't be able to use a "banana spark to H" unless it has the specific clearance for ... whatever you need it for. Can you post a template pattern? What conduit or active reaction is the banana spark coming from, and what is its orientation?

[HerscheltheHerschel]

I need a banana spark to H.

I'm pretty confident that nobody is going to take up that challenge without a little bit more information. You won't be able to use a "banana spark to H" unless it has the specific clearance for ... whatever you need it for. Can you post a template pattern? What conduit or active reaction is the banana spark coming from, and what is its orientation?

There is a B-turner eater which makes a banana spark and I want to make a B-turner to H.