Burner inserter - Revision history

HeliGungir: /* History */ Flipping

2026-09-30T15:00:47Z

History: Flipping

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	== History ==		== History ==
			{{history\|2.1.7\|
			* Inserters can be flipped to make blueprint flipping reliable.}}

	{{history\|2.0.7\|		{{history\|2.0.7\|
	* All inserters now have filter option.		* All inserters now have filter option.

Bilka: And update the fuel consumption for 2.1.14 too

2026-08-17T14:45:40Z

And update the fuel consumption for 2.1.14 too

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	A burner inserter consumes no power while idle and does not continuously consume the maximum amount of power when working. Burner inserters spawn with an internal energy buffer of 500 kJ, represented as 25% the value of a piece of wood fuel (which is 2MJ). Aside from not having drain, all its other power characteristics are identical to the rest of the inserters. It simply pulls its joules from its fuel rather than the power grid.		A burner inserter consumes no power while idle and does not continuously consume the maximum amount of power when working. Burner inserters spawn with an internal energy buffer of 500 kJ, represented as 25% the value of a piece of wood fuel (which is 2MJ). Aside from not having drain, all its other power characteristics are identical to the rest of the inserters. It simply pulls its joules from its fuel rather than the power grid.

	Burner inserters consume 66.9 kJ per item transfer. That means the inserter can spin just below ~29 times from a single piece of wood (2 MJ). That makes ~58 for coal, and ~173 for solid fuel. With a maximum speed of ~0.79 per second, or inversely ~1.27 seconds per spin, it can run full speed for ~218 seconds before needing refueling using solid fuel. For more detailed information on inserter power characteristics, see [[inserters]].		Burner inserters consume around 69.4 kJ per item transfer. That means the inserter can spin just below ~29 times from a single piece of wood (2 MJ). That makes ~58 for coal, and ~173 for solid fuel. With a maximum speed of ~0.79 per second, or inversely ~1.27 seconds per spin, it can run full speed for ~218 seconds before needing refueling using solid fuel. For more detailed information on inserter power characteristics, see [[inserters]].

	Burners also have a behavior known as "leeching" where they will pull fuel from their input and commandeer it for their own use. This leeching behavior is not exactly quantified, but it is triggered whenever the internal fuel inventory reaches zero, and performing the action also consumes fuel since motion is never free.		Burners also have a behavior known as "leeching" where they will pull fuel from their input and commandeer it for their own use. This leeching behavior is not exactly quantified, but it is triggered whenever the internal fuel inventory reaches zero, and performing the action also consumes fuel since motion is never free.

Bilka: Updated fuel numbers to 2.1.14, reworded for better style

2026-08-17T14:43:47Z

Updated fuel numbers to 2.1.14, reworded for better style

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	== Fuel consumption ==		== Fuel consumption ==

	A burner inserter consumes no power while idle and does not continuously consume the maximum amount of power when working. Burner ~~Inserters~~ spawn with an internal energy buffer of 500 kJ, represented as 25% the value of a piece of wood fuel (which is 2MJ). Aside from not having drain, all its other power characteristics are identical to the rest of the inserters. It simply pulls its joules from its fuel rather than ~~your~~ power grid. For more detailed information on inserter power characteristics, see ~~the page~~ [[~~Inserters~~]].		A burner inserter consumes no power while idle and does not continuously consume the maximum amount of power when working. Burner inserters spawn with an internal energy buffer of 500 kJ, represented as 25% the value of a piece of wood fuel (which is 2MJ). Aside from not having drain, all its other power characteristics are identical to the rest of the inserters. It simply pulls its joules from its fuel rather than the power grid.

			Burner inserters consume 66.9 kJ per item transfer. That means the inserter can spin just below ~29 times from a single piece of wood (2 MJ). That makes ~58 for coal, and ~173 for solid fuel. With a maximum speed of ~0.79 per second, or inversely ~1.27 seconds per spin, it can run full speed for ~218 seconds before needing refueling using solid fuel. For more detailed information on inserter power characteristics, see [[inserters]].

	Burners also have a behavior known as "leeching" where they will pull fuel from their input and commandeer it for their own use. This leeching behavior is not exactly quantified, but it is triggered whenever the internal fuel inventory reaches zero, and performing the action also consumes fuel since motion is never free.		Burners also have a behavior known as "leeching" where they will pull fuel from their input and commandeer it for their own use. This leeching behavior is not exactly quantified, but it is triggered whenever the internal fuel inventory reaches zero, and performing the action also consumes fuel since motion is never free.

	~~Continuous Runtime:~~
	Referencing the main Inserters page, we see a burner consumes 66.9 kJ per item transfer. That means it can spin just below ~30 times from a single piece of wood (2 MJ). That makes ~60 for coal, and ~179 for solid fuel.

	~~With a maximum speed of ~0.79 per second, or inversely ~1.27 seconds per spin, it can run full speed for ~141 seconds before needing refueling using solid fuel.~~

	~~This calculation shows burners are viable with recyclers, which output a solid fuel every ~6 seconds.~~

	== History ==		== History ==

GregFirehawk: Adding a note regarding burners on fulgora

2026-05-27T09:35:35Z

Adding a note regarding burners on fulgora

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	Burners also have a behavior known as "leeching" where they will pull fuel from their input and commandeer it for their own use. This leeching behavior is not exactly quantified, but it is triggered whenever the internal fuel inventory reaches zero, and performing the action also consumes fuel since motion is never free.		Burners also have a behavior known as "leeching" where they will pull fuel from their input and commandeer it for their own use. This leeching behavior is not exactly quantified, but it is triggered whenever the internal fuel inventory reaches zero, and performing the action also consumes fuel since motion is never free.

			Continuous Runtime:
			Referencing the main Inserters page, we see a burner consumes 66.9 kJ per item transfer. That means it can spin just below ~30 times from a single piece of wood (2 MJ). That makes ~60 for coal, and ~179 for solid fuel.

			With a maximum speed of ~0.79 per second, or inversely ~1.27 seconds per spin, it can run full speed for ~141 seconds before needing refueling using solid fuel.

			This calculation shows burners are viable with recyclers, which output a solid fuel every ~6 seconds.

	== History ==		== History ==

Thrawcheld: /* Fuel consumption */ don't use "here" as link text

2026-02-18T00:59:38Z

Fuel consumption: don't use "here" as link text

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	== Fuel consumption ==		== Fuel consumption ==

	A burner inserter consumes no power while idle and does not continuously consume the maximum amount of power when working. Burner Inserters spawn with an internal energy buffer of 500 kJ, represented as 25% the value of a piece of wood fuel (which is 2MJ). Aside from not having drain, all its other power characteristics are identical to the rest of the inserters. It simply pulls its joules from its fuel rather than your power grid. For more detailed information on inserter power characteristics ~~you can reference~~ the ~~main~~ page [[Inserters~~\|here~~]].		A burner inserter consumes no power while idle and does not continuously consume the maximum amount of power when working. Burner Inserters spawn with an internal energy buffer of 500 kJ, represented as 25% the value of a piece of wood fuel (which is 2MJ). Aside from not having drain, all its other power characteristics are identical to the rest of the inserters. It simply pulls its joules from its fuel rather than your power grid. For more detailed information on inserter power characteristics, see the page [[Inserters]].

	Burners also have a behavior known as "leeching" where they will pull fuel from their input and commandeer it for their own use. This leeching behavior is not exactly quantified, but it is triggered whenever the internal fuel inventory reaches zero, and performing the action also consumes fuel since motion is never free.		Burners also have a behavior known as "leeching" where they will pull fuel from their input and commandeer it for their own use. This leeching behavior is not exactly quantified, but it is triggered whenever the internal fuel inventory reaches zero, and performing the action also consumes fuel since motion is never free.

Bilka: massively shortened sentence on pollution to be more encyclopedia-like

2025-10-21T15:47:06Z

massively shortened sentence on pollution to be more encyclopedia-like

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	Even though it doesn't use electricity, a burner inserter can be connected to and controlled by the [[logistic network\|logistic]] and the [[circuit network]].		Even though it doesn't use electricity, a burner inserter can be connected to and controlled by the [[logistic network\|logistic]] and the [[circuit network]].

	Burner ~~Inserters~~ do not directly produce any pollution in their operation. ~~A common misconception implied by the early game is anything that runs on burner power must be polluting (e.g.~~ burner ~~miner, boiler, furnace, etc.). Pollution is only ever produced by buildings, not entities like~~ inserters ~~or vehicles, and non burning buildings like assemblers also pollute. For more information reference the dedicated page on Pollution. Burner Inserters~~ can still indirectly contribute to pollution ~~significantly~~ by consuming ~~excessive amounts of~~ fuel, which costs pollution to gather~~, so be mindful of that~~.		Burner inserters, like all inserters, do not directly produce any [[pollution]] in their operation. However, burner inserters can still indirectly contribute to pollution by consuming fuel, which costs pollution to gather.

	== Fuel consumption ==		== Fuel consumption ==

GregFirehawk: Added clarification for newer players that burner inserters don't directly pollute

2025-08-04T20:37:12Z

Added clarification for newer players that burner inserters don't directly pollute

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	Even though it doesn't use electricity, a burner inserter can be connected to and controlled by the [[logistic network\|logistic]] and the [[circuit network]].		Even though it doesn't use electricity, a burner inserter can be connected to and controlled by the [[logistic network\|logistic]] and the [[circuit network]].

			Burner Inserters do not directly produce any pollution in their operation. A common misconception implied by the early game is anything that runs on burner power must be polluting (e.g. burner miner, boiler, furnace, etc.). Pollution is only ever produced by buildings, not entities like inserters or vehicles, and non burning buildings like assemblers also pollute. For more information reference the dedicated page on Pollution. Burner Inserters can still indirectly contribute to pollution significantly by consuming excessive amounts of fuel, which costs pollution to gather, so be mindful of that.

	== Fuel consumption ==		== Fuel consumption ==

GregFirehawk: /* Fuel consumption */

2025-04-26T08:21:19Z

Fuel consumption

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	== Fuel consumption ==		== Fuel consumption ==

	A burner inserter consumes no power while idle and does not continuously consume the maximum amount of power when working. Burner Inserters spawn with an internal energy buffer of 500 kJ, represented as 25% the value of a piece of wood fuel (which is 2MJ). Aside from not having drain, all its other power characteristics are identical to the rest of the inserters. It simply pulls its joules from its fuel rather than your power grid. For more detailed information on inserter power characteristics you can reference the main page [[Inserters\|here]]		A burner inserter consumes no power while idle and does not continuously consume the maximum amount of power when working. Burner Inserters spawn with an internal energy buffer of 500 kJ, represented as 25% the value of a piece of wood fuel (which is 2MJ). Aside from not having drain, all its other power characteristics are identical to the rest of the inserters. It simply pulls its joules from its fuel rather than your power grid. For more detailed information on inserter power characteristics you can reference the main page [[Inserters\|here]].

			Burners also have a behavior known as "leeching" where they will pull fuel from their input and commandeer it for their own use. This leeching behavior is not exactly quantified, but it is triggered whenever the internal fuel inventory reaches zero, and performing the action also consumes fuel since motion is never free.

	== History ==		== History ==

GregFirehawk: /* Fuel consumption */

2025-04-26T08:16:52Z

Fuel consumption

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	== Fuel consumption ==		== Fuel consumption ==

	A burner inserter consumes no power while idle and does not continuously consume the maximum amount of power when working~~, so how long fuel lasts can be measured by how many times an inserter can swing back and forth~~. ~~A burner inserter fueled~~ with ~~a single piece~~ of ~~coal can swing 57 times~~, ~~transporting 57 items at a [[inserter capacity bonus (research)\|inserter stack size]]~~ of ~~1, while~~ a piece of wood ~~lasts 28 swings, and solid~~ fuel ~~lasts 178 swings. From these experimental results it can be concluded that 1 MJ of fuel lasts between 14 and 14~~.~~25 swings~~, ~~which is close~~ to the ~~actual number~~ of ~~70 kJ / 1 swing. Note that higher stack capacity increases the efficiency on~~ the inserters~~, as a single swing consumes the same amount of~~ fuel ~~regardless of level~~.		A burner inserter consumes no power while idle and does not continuously consume the maximum amount of power when working. Burner Inserters spawn with an internal energy buffer of 500 kJ, represented as 25% the value of a piece of wood fuel (which is 2MJ). Aside from not having drain, all its other power characteristics are identical to the rest of the inserters. It simply pulls its joules from its fuel rather than your power grid. For more detailed information on inserter power characteristics you can reference the main page [[Inserters\|here]]

	== History ==		== History ==

Brin: Express belt fix

2024-10-31T18:03:12Z

Express belt fix

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	The '''burner inserter''' is the most basic and slowest type of [[inserters]]. It is powered by burning [[fuel]], compared to the more advanced inserters which are powered by [[electric system\|electricity]]. It will add fuel to its own supply if it picks any up, which makes it useful for filling [[boiler\|boilers]] with [[coal]]. This has the advantage that it will continue working even if the power fails, as opposed to electrically-powered inserters which will be unable to function. It consumes no fuel while idle, though it consumes vastly more energy than most other inserters when active.		The '''burner inserter''' is the most basic and slowest type of [[inserters]]. It is powered by burning [[fuel]], compared to the more advanced inserters which are powered by [[electric system\|electricity]]. It will add fuel to its own supply if it picks any up, which makes it useful for filling [[boiler\|boilers]] with [[coal]]. This has the advantage that it will continue working even if the power fails, as opposed to electrically-powered inserters which will be unable to function. It consumes no fuel while idle, though it consumes vastly more energy than most other inserters when active.

	A burner inserter sometimes cannot grab moving items from either [[fast transport belt]]s or [[express transport belt]]s. It also cannot grab moving items from turning belts if the item is on the far side. It will try, however, and consume fuel in its attempts.

	Even though it doesn't use electricity, a burner inserter can be connected to and controlled by the [[logistic network\|logistic]] and the [[circuit network]].		Even though it doesn't use electricity, a burner inserter can be connected to and controlled by the [[logistic network\|logistic]] and the [[circuit network]].
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	{{history\|2.0.7\|		{{history\|2.0.7\|
	* All inserters now have filter option.		* All inserters now have filter option.
	* Energy consumption increased from 94.2 kW to 144 kW.}}		* Energy consumption increased from 94.2 kW to 144 kW.
			* Burner inserters now reliably pick up items off of [[fast transport belt]]s and [[express transport belt]]s.}}

	{{history\|0.13.2\|		{{history\|0.13.2\|