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=== Inserter mechanics === | === Inserter mechanics === | ||
Inserters will act differently depending on what they are moving items to/into so as not to monopolize all of the items being picked up and allow other machines and inserters on the same transport belt to have items. | Inserters will act differently depending on what they are moving items to/into so as not to monopolize all of the items being picked up and allow other machines and inserters on the same transport belt to have items. | ||
* | === insert not more than needed === | ||
* | * [[Boiler]]: place up to 5 pieces of [[Fuel]] into a boiler, burner inserter, or furnace before stopping. | ||
* [[Gun turret]]: place up to 10 [[Magazine]]s (since v0.8.4). | |||
* [[Assembling machine]]s/[[Lab]]: place up to twice the items needed to make one of the specified item. | |||
* [[Furnace]]s: for the fuel like burner, for the processed items like assembly. | |||
=== Placing === | |||
*Transport belts: Inserters will always place the item on the further lane. | *Transport belts: Inserters will always place the item on the further lane. | ||
Revision as of 01:44, 31 December 2013
< Transport network
Inserters are the fundamental structure of a factory. They look and work like a robot-arm and take items from behind and place them in front of it.
Inserters will
- pick up Items off the Ground, off a Transport belt, or from any object that has stacks (eg. Storages/Chests, Furnaces, Assembling machines)
- place the moved item onto the ground, on a transport belt, or into any object that has stacks.
Inserter mechanics
Inserters will act differently depending on what they are moving items to/into so as not to monopolize all of the items being picked up and allow other machines and inserters on the same transport belt to have items.
insert not more than needed
- Boiler: place up to 5 pieces of Fuel into a boiler, burner inserter, or furnace before stopping.
- Gun turret: place up to 10 Magazines (since v0.8.4).
- Assembling machines/Lab: place up to twice the items needed to make one of the specified item.
- Furnaces: for the fuel like burner, for the processed items like assembly.
Placing
- Transport belts: Inserters will always place the item on the further lane.
Types
Item | Total raw | Max power | Speed (secs.) | Range (tiles) | Special |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burner inserter | 180 W (burner) | 1 | 1 | Only inserter using Fuel. | |
Inserter | 12.6 W (electric) | 1 | 1 | Standard inserter. | |
Long handed inserter | 18 W (electric) | 1 | 2 | Only inserter with higher range. | |
Fast inserter | 31.5 W (electric) | 2.4 | 1 | Basic faster inserter. | |
Smart inserter | 44.1 W (electric) | 2.4 | 1 | Only inserter connectable to Circuit networks and with configurable working condition. |
removed
Item | Total raw | Max power | Speed | Range | Special |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Filter inserter | 40 W (electric) | 2 | 1 | Inserter configurable for which Items to move. Removed in 0.7.2. See Smart inserter. |
(Can be removed from wiki after v0.9)
Special behavior
- Inserters/Interaction with other Entities
- Inserters/Instead of belt: use it instead of a belt
- Inserters/Reduce power consumption
- Research:Item Cargo Size Update: works only for transport from stack to stack
- Inserters:Focus/Grep-Points
- Inserters/Priority
- Storages/Sorting (extended filtering)