diff --git a/mesecons/init.lua b/mesecons/init.lua
index fe8e950f4118fb6c9f1caed32d2ed49b6f7b8769..e2e3e921bc5864b40256066b769dac6f285815d9 100644
--- a/mesecons/init.lua
+++ b/mesecons/init.lua
@@ -115,24 +115,16 @@ minetest.register_craft({
 	}
 })
 
-function mesecon:is_power_on(p, x, y, z)
-	local lpos = {}
-	lpos.x=p.x+x
-	lpos.y=p.y+y
-	lpos.z=p.z+z
-	local node = minetest.env:get_node(lpos)
+function mesecon:is_power_on(pos)
+	local node = minetest.env:get_node(pos)
 	if node.name == "mesecons:mesecon_on" or mesecon:is_receptor_node(node.name) then
-		return 1
+		return true
 	end
-	return 0
+	return false
 end
 
-function mesecon:is_power_off(p, x, y, z)
-	local lpos = {}
-	lpos.x=p.x+x
-	lpos.y=p.y+y
-	lpos.z=p.z+z
-	local node = minetest.env:get_node(lpos)
+function mesecon:is_power_off(pos)
+	local node = minetest.env:get_node(pos)
 	if node.name == "mesecons:mesecon_off" or mesecon:is_receptor_node_off(node.name) then
 		return 1
 	end
@@ -229,7 +221,7 @@ function mesecon:connected_to_pw_src(pos, x, y, z, checked, firstcall)
 		checked[i].y=lpos.y
 		checked[i].z=lpos.z
 
-		if mesecon:is_receptor_node(node.name) == true then -- receptor nodes (power sources) can be added using mesecon:add_receptor_node
+		if mesecon:is_receptor_node(node.name, lpos, pos) == true then -- receptor nodes (power sources) can be added using mesecon:add_receptor_node
 			return 1
 		end
 
@@ -250,16 +242,34 @@ function mesecon:connected_to_pw_src(pos, x, y, z, checked, firstcall)
 end
 
 function mesecon:check_if_turnon(pos)
-	local getactivated=0
-	local rules=mesecon:get_rules("default")
 	local i=1
-	while rules[i]~=nil do
-		getactivated=getactivated+mesecon:is_power_on(pos, rules[i].x, rules[i].y, rules[i].z)
-		i=i+1
+	local j=1
+	local k=1
+	local rcpt
+	local rcpt_pos={}
+	local rules
+
+	rules=mesecon:get_rules("default")
+	while rules[k]~=nil do
+		if minetest.env:get_node({x=pos.x+rules[k].x, y=pos.y+rules[k].y, z=pos.z+rules[k].z}).name=="mesecons:mesecon_on" then
+			return true
+		end
+		k=k+1
 	end
-	if getactivated > 0 then
-		return true
+
+	while mesecon.rules[i]~=nil do
+		j=1
+		while mesecon.rules[i].rules[j]~=nil do
+			rcpt_pos={x=pos.x-mesecon.rules[i].rules[j].x, y=pos.y-mesecon.rules[i].rules[j].y, z=pos.z-mesecon.rules[i].rules[j].z}
+			rcpt=minetest.env:get_node(rcpt_pos)
+			if mesecon:is_receptor_node(rcpt.name, rcpt_pos, pos) then 
+				return true 
+			end
+			j=j+1
+		end
+		i=i+1
 	end
+	
 	return false
 end
 
@@ -283,22 +293,34 @@ minetest.register_on_dignode(
 
 -- API API API API API API API API API API API API API API API API API API
 
-function mesecon:add_receptor_node(nodename)
+function mesecon:add_receptor_node(nodename, rules, get_rules) --rules table is optional; if rules depend on param2 pass (nodename, nil, function get_rules)
 	local i=1
 	repeat
-		i=i+1
 		if mesecon.pwr_srcs[i]==nil then break end
+		i=i+1
 	until false
-	mesecon.pwr_srcs[i]=nodename
+	if get_rules==nil and rules==nil then
+		rules=mesecon:get_rules("default")
+	end
+	mesecon.pwr_srcs[i]={}
+	mesecon.pwr_srcs[i].name=nodename
+	mesecon.pwr_srcs[i].rules=rules
+	mesecon.pwr_srcs[i].get_rules=get_rules
 end
 
-function mesecon:add_receptor_node_off(nodename)
+function mesecon:add_receptor_node_off(nodename, rules, get_rules)
 	local i=1
 	repeat
-		i=i+1
 		if mesecon.pwr_srcs_off[i]==nil then break end
+		i=i+1
 	until false
-	mesecon.pwr_srcs_off[i]=nodename
+	if get_rules==nil and rules==nil then
+		rules=mesecon:get_rules("default")
+	end
+	mesecon.pwr_srcs_off[i]={}
+	mesecon.pwr_srcs_off[i].name=nodename
+	mesecon.pwr_srcs_off[i].rules=rules
+	mesecon.pwr_srcs_off[i].get_rules=get_rules
 end
 
 function mesecon:receptor_on(pos, rules)
@@ -332,20 +354,60 @@ end
 -- INTERNAL API
 
 
-function mesecon:is_receptor_node(nodename)
+function mesecon:is_receptor_node(nodename, pos, ownpos) --ownpos must be position of the effector/mesecon NOT of the receptor node; pos is the receptor position
 	local i=1
+	local j=1
 	repeat
+		if mesecon.pwr_srcs[i].name==nodename then
+			if pos==nil and ownpos==nil then --old usage still possible
+				return true
+			end
+			local rules=mesecon.pwr_srcs[i].rules
+			local node=minetest.env:get_node(pos)
+			if rules==nil then
+				rules=mesecon.pwr_srcs[i].get_rules(node.param2)
+			end
+
+			j=1
+			while rules[j]~=nil do --Check if dest. position is specified in the receptor's rules
+				if pos.x+rules[j].x==ownpos.x
+				and pos.y+rules[j].y==ownpos.y
+				and pos.z+rules[j].z==ownpos.z then
+					return true
+				end
+				j=j+1
+			end
+		end
 		i=i+1
-		if mesecon.pwr_srcs[i]==nodename then return true end
 	until mesecon.pwr_srcs[i]==nil
 	return false
 end
 
-function mesecon:is_receptor_node_off(nodename)
+function mesecon:is_receptor_node_off(nodename, pos, ownpos) --ownpos must be position of the effector/mesecon NOT of the receptor node; pos is the receptor position
 	local i=1
+	local j=1
 	repeat
+		if mesecon.pwr_srcs_off[i].name==nodename then
+			if pos==nil and ownpos==nil then --old usage still possible
+				return true
+			end
+			local rules=mesecon.pwr_srcs_off[i].rules
+			local node=minetest.env:get_node(pos)
+			if rules==nil then
+				rules=mesecon.pwr_srcs_off[i].get_rules(node.param2)
+			end
+
+			j=1
+			while rules[j]~=nil do
+				if pos.x+rules[j].x==ownpos.x
+				and pos.y+rules[j].y==ownpos.y
+				and pos.z+rules[j].z==ownpos.z then
+					return true
+				end
+				j=j+1
+			end
+		end
 		i=i+1
-		if mesecon.pwr_srcs_off[i]==nodename then return true end
 	until mesecon.pwr_srcs_off[i]==nil
 	return false
 end
@@ -411,7 +473,6 @@ function mesecon:get_rules(name)
 	end
 end
 
-
 mesecon:add_rules("default", 
 {{x=0,  y=0,  z=-1},
 {x=1,  y=0,  z=0},
diff --git a/mesecons_button/init.lua b/mesecons_button/init.lua
index 3b76bbbae0bbb38564296b383e4312eeb038e922..e0191f78c852e7bdf81f602f28985e35457c58b4 100644
--- a/mesecons_button/init.lua
+++ b/mesecons_button/init.lua
@@ -30,52 +30,40 @@ minetest.register_node("mesecons_button:button_on", {
 minetest.register_on_dignode(
     function(pos, oldnode, digger)
         if oldnode.name == "mesecons_button:button_on" then
-            mesecon:receptor_off(pos)
+            mesecon:receptor_off(pos, mesecon.button_get_rules(oldnode.param2))
         end    
     end
 )
 minetest.register_on_punchnode(function(pos, node, puncher)
 	if node.name == "mesecons_button:button_off" then
 		minetest.env:add_node(pos, {name="mesecons_button:button_on",param2=node.param2})
-
-		local rules=mesecon:get_rules("button")
-		if node.param2 == 5 then
-			rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_left(rules)
-		end
-		if node.param2 == 3 then
-			rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_right(mesecon:rotate_rules_right(rules))
-		end
-		if node.param2 == 4 then
-			rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_right(rules)
-		end
+		local rules=mesecon.button_get_rules(node.param2)
         	mesecon:receptor_on(pos, rules)
+		minetest.after(1, mesecon.button_turnoff, {pos=pos, param2=node.param2})
 	end
 end)
 
-minetest.register_abm({
-	nodenames = {"mesecons_button:button_on"},
-	interval = 1,
-	chance = 1,
-	action = function(pos, node, active_object_count, active_object_count_wider)
-		minetest.env:add_node(pos, {name="mesecons_button:button_off",param2=node.param2})
+mesecon.button_turnoff = function (params)
+	if minetest.env:get_node(params.pos).name=="mesecons_button:button_on" then
+		minetest.env:add_node(params.pos, {name="mesecons_button:button_off", param2=params.param2})
+		local rules=mesecon.button_get_rules(param2)
+        	mesecon:receptor_off(params.pos, rules)
+	end
+end
 
-		local rules=mesecon:get_rules("button")
-		print (rules[1].x)
-		if node.param2 == 5 then
-			rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_left(rules)
-		end
-		print (rules[1].x)
-		if node.param2 == 3 then
-			rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_right(mesecon:rotate_rules_right(rules))
-		end
-		print (rules[1].x)
-		if node.param2 == 4 then
-			rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_right(rules)
-		end
-		print (rules[1].x)
-        	mesecon:receptor_off(pos, rules)
+mesecon.button_get_rules = function(param2)
+	local rules=mesecon:get_rules("button")
+	if param2 == 5 then
+		rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_left(rules)
 	end
-})
+	if param2 == 3 then
+		rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_right(mesecon:rotate_rules_right(rules))
+	end
+	if param2 == 4 then
+		rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_right(rules)
+	end
+	return rules
+end
 
 minetest.register_craft({
 	output = '"mesecons_button:button_off" 2',
@@ -95,9 +83,11 @@ mesecon:add_rules("button", {
 {x=0,  y=1,  z=1},
 {x=0,  y=-1, z=1},
 {x=0,  y=1,  z=-1},
+{x=0,  y=0,  z=-1},
 {x=0,  y=-1, z=-1},
 {x=0,  y=-1, z=0},
 {x=2,  y=0,  z=0}})
 
-mesecon:add_receptor_node("mesecons_button:button")
-mesecon:add_receptor_node_off("mesecons_button:button_off")
+mesecon:add_receptor_node_off("mesecons_button:button_off", nil, mesecon.button_get_rules)
+mesecon:add_receptor_node("mesecons_button:button_on", nil, mesecon.button_get_rules)
+
diff --git a/mesecons_torch/init.lua b/mesecons_torch/init.lua
index ba3ac65884172f68d732e86e4c21711d44dc093e..cfdac11bedca990fc02ae2648cba71263151a75f 100644
--- a/mesecons_torch/init.lua
+++ b/mesecons_torch/init.lua
@@ -50,30 +50,24 @@ minetest.register_abm({
     chance = 1,
     action = function(pos, node, active_object_count, active_object_count_wider)
         local pa = {x=0, y=0, z=0}
-	    --pa.y = 1
-	    local rules=mesecon:get_rules("mesecontorch")
+	local rules=mesecon.torch_get_rules(minetest.env:get_node(pos).param2)
 
-	    if node.param2 == 4 then
+	if node.param2 == 4 then
 		pa.z = -2
-		rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_right(rules)
-	    elseif node.param2 == 2 then
+	elseif node.param2 == 2 then
 		pa.x = -2
-		rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_right(mesecon:rotate_rules_right(rules)) --180 degrees
-	    elseif node.param2 == 5 then
+	elseif node.param2 == 5 then
 		pa.z = 2
-		rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_left(rules)
-	    elseif node.param2 == 3 then
+	elseif node.param2 == 3 then
 		 pa.x = 2
-	    elseif node.param2 == 1 then
+	elseif node.param2 == 1 then
 		pa.y = 2
-		rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_down(rules)
-        elseif node.param2 == 0 then
+	elseif node.param2 == 0 then
 		pa.y = -2
-		rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_up(rules)
         end
 
         local postc = {x=pos.x-pa.x, y=pos.y-pa.y, z=pos.z-pa.z}
-        if mesecon:is_power_on(postc,0,0,0)==1 then
+        if mesecon:is_power_on(postc)==1 then
             if node.name ~= "mesecons_torch:mesecon_torch_off" then
                 minetest.env:add_node(pos, {name="mesecons_torch:mesecon_torch_off",param2=node.param2})
                 mesecon:receptor_off(pos, rules_string)
@@ -97,22 +91,27 @@ minetest.register_on_dignode(
 
 minetest.register_on_placenode(function(pos, node, placer)
 	if node.name == "mesecons_torch:mesecon_torch_on" then
-		local rules=mesecon:get_rules("mesecontorch")
-		if node.param2 == 4 then
-			rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_right(rules)
-		elseif node.param2 == 2 then
-			rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_right(mesecon:rotate_rules_right(rules)) --180 degrees
-		elseif node.param2 == 5 then
-			rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_left(rules)
-		elseif node.param2 == 1 then
-			rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_down(rules)
-		elseif node.param2 == 0 then
-			rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_up(rules)
-		end
+		local rules=mesecon.torch_get_rules(minetest.env:get_node(pos).param2)
 		mesecon:receptor_on(pos, rules)
 	end
 end)
 
+mesecon.torch_get_rules = function(param2)
+	local rules=mesecon:get_rules("mesecontorch")
+	if param2 == 5 then
+		rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_right(rules)
+	elseif param2 == 2 then
+		rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_right(mesecon:rotate_rules_right(rules)) --180 degrees
+	elseif param2 == 4 then
+		rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_left(rules)
+	elseif param2 == 1 then
+		rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_down(rules)
+	elseif param2 == 0 then
+		rules=mesecon:rotate_rules_up(rules)
+	end
+	return rules
+end
+
 mesecon:add_rules("mesecontorch", 
 {{x=1,  y=0,  z=0},
 {x=0,  y=0,  z=1},
@@ -120,8 +119,8 @@ mesecon:add_rules("mesecontorch",
 {x=0,  y=1,  z=0},
 {x=0,  y=-1,  z=0}})
 
-mesecon:add_receptor_node("mesecons_torch:mesecon_torch_on")
-mesecon:add_receptor_node_off("mesecons_torch:mesecon_torch_off")
+mesecon:add_receptor_node("mesecons_torch:mesecon_torch_on", nil, mesecon.torch_get_rules)
+mesecon:add_receptor_node_off("mesecons_torch:mesecon_torch_off", nil, mesecon.torch_get_rules)
 
 -- Param2 Table (Block Attached To)
 -- 5 = z-1