diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockReader.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockReader.java
index 98020c026..557c49586 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockReader.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.RS;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.RSBlocks;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.RSGui;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.tile.TileReader;
+import mcmultipart.microblock.MicroblockContainer;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumHand;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -37,6 +39,11 @@ public class BlockReader extends BlockCable {
         return true;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean canConnectRedstoneDefault(IBlockState state, IBlockAccess world, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing side, MicroblockContainer partContainer) {
+        return side == ((TileReader) world.getTileEntity(pos)).getDirection().getOpposite();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public TileEntity createTileEntity(World world, IBlockState state) {
         return new TileReader();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockWriter.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockWriter.java
index 7067af92c..74c5db449 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockWriter.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.block;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.RS;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.RSBlocks;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.RSGui;
+import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.tile.TileReader;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.tile.TileWriter;
 import mcmultipart.microblock.MicroblockContainer;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
@@ -55,7 +56,17 @@ public class BlockWriter extends BlockCable {
     @Override
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public int getStrongPowerDefault(IBlockState state, IBlockAccess world, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing side, MicroblockContainer partContainer) {
-        return getWeakPower(state, world, pos, side);
+        return getWeakPowerDefault(state, world, pos, side, partContainer);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canProvidePower(IBlockState state) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canConnectRedstoneDefault(IBlockState state, IBlockAccess world, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing side, MicroblockContainer partContainer) {
+        return side == ((TileWriter) world.getTileEntity(pos)).getDirection().getOpposite();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/tile/TileReader.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/tile/TileReader.java
index 0154a31dc..0003490af 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/tile/TileReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/tile/TileReader.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class TileReader extends TileMultipartNode implements IReader {
 
     @Override
     public int getRedstoneStrength() {
-        return worldObj.getRedstonePower(pos, getDirection().getOpposite());
+        return worldObj.getRedstonePower(pos.offset(getDirection()), getDirection());
     }
 
     @Override