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| == Overview ==
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| | ''Splitter'' may refer to: |
| | * {{imagelink|Splitter}} |
| | * {{imagelink|Fast splitter}} |
| | * {{imagelink|Express splitter}} |
| | * {{imagelink|Turbo splitter|space-age=yes}} |
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| | For details on splitter functionality and usage, see the [[Belt_transport_system#Splitters|belt transport system]] page. |
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| ! scope="col" | belt-type
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| ! scope="col" | factor speed
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| ! scope="col" | speed ([[Tile|tiles]]/[[Game-second|sec]])
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| | {{imagelink|basic-splitter|Basic splitter}} || 1 || 1.875
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| | {{imagelink|fast-splitter|Fast splitter}} || 2 || 3.75
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| | {{imagelink|express-splitter|Express splitter}} || 3 || 5.625
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| See also [[Transport Belt/Physics]] to dig deeper.
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| == Behavior ==
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| The behavior of splitters looks simple at first glance. But they are not that simple. Splitters have an astonishing amount of uses.
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| * splitters have two input-belt-sides and two output-belt-sides on which you can connect any [[Transport belts|belt]] or [[Underground belts|underground belt]]
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| * splitters '''don't shuffle the lanes on the belts'''; items on the left input [[Transport belts/Belt lane|belt lane]] don't change the side to the right lane (and vice versa).
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| * '''Splitting'''
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| ** if two output-belts are connected, then every input-item is put alternated on one of the two output-belts. Or in other words: it is guaranteed, that the inputed items are output in a ratio of 50% on each belt.
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| ** if one of the output [[Transport belts/Belt lane|belt lanes]] are full, then it tries to output on the other output belt. This is useful to fill belts.
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| * '''Joining''' [[File:T&T Belt04.jpg|thumb|200px|Feeding from side is only a good use, if you want to make a queue - e. g. for mines, some output-buffer]] [[File:T&T Belt03.jpg|thumb|200px|Better: The capacity of the output belt is fully used.]]
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| ** splitters can be used to join two belts into one. This has a much higher throughput than only side-inserting.
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| ** as with splitting, the belt lanes aren't mixed up.
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| ** Use faster splitter if you want to feed into a faster belt, because otherwise your splitter is the bottleneck!
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| == Special behavior ==
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| * [[Splitter/Priority]]: when '''both input belts are at full capacity''', then the splitter '''prefers the left input''', or in other words: the right input is only taken to fill gaps in the left input. This can be used to priorize an item-source, for example a storage. [[File:T&T Belt08.jpg|thumb|200px|Left side: A splitter cascade to let only the unused items into the storage. Center: A simple storage. Right side: The splitter prefers taking the input of the upper (left) belt, so the input from the storage is lower priority.]]
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| * [[Splitter/When is a faster splitter needed?]]: a basic splitter can keep up with the input of one fast belt, if the two output belts are connected and empty.
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| == Other Usages ==
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| * [[Splitters/Ratios]]: Use splitter to achive special ratios on the outputs
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| ** [[Splitters/Cascading]]: Use Cascading to fill storages only, when not needed otherwise
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| * [[Splitters/Belt Lanes]]: use the two lanes of a belt.
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| * [[Splitters/Joining]]: more explained or instead of [[Transport Belt/Side-insert]]
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| When you feed a belt from the side, the throughput is limited. With v0.7 this has been improved much, but it is also simply the fact, that you feed only onside of a belt.
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| * [[Splitters/Wormhole Trick]]: items disappears on input side and dive up on output side, "jumping" over half a [[Tile|tile]], which is when stacked up in a line of splitters like a wormhole. (Completely untested, just waked up and known that it must be like that - ssilk)
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| * [[Splitters/Constructions]]: Examples of using.
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Transport belt]]
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| * [[Underground belt]]
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| * [[Transport network]]
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| * [[Crafting network]]
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| [[Category: Items]] [[Category: Transport network]]
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