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= Belt Balancers = | = Belt Balancers = | ||
Theses belt balancers are all tested to be input balanced and output balanced. Throughput under full load and min throughput with all combinations is also tested, it is stated when that is under 100%. | Theses belt balancers are all tested to be input balanced and output balanced. Throughput under full load and min throughput with all combinations is also tested, it is stated when that is under 100%. Tests are done using [https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=34182 this handy tool] by d4rkpl4y3r on the Factorio Forums. When there are mutiple versions of balancers that have the same stats but different sizes (1 to 2 tile differences) the balancers that is the balancer smallest width is shown. | ||
== 1 belt to x belts == | == 1 belt to x belts == | ||
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<br clear=all> | <br clear=all> | ||
=== 1 to 3 === | === 1 to 3 === | ||
[[File:1to3_balancer.png|frame|left| | [[File:1to3_balancer.png|frame|left|One output belt is throughput limited.]] | ||
<br clear=all> | <br clear=all> | ||
=== 1 to 4 === | === 1 to 4 === | ||
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<br clear=all> | <br clear=all> | ||
=== 1 to 5 === | === 1 to 5 === | ||
[[File:1to5_balancer.png|frame|left| | [[File:1to5_balancer.png|frame|left|One output belt is throughput limited.]] | ||
<br clear=all> | <br clear=all> | ||
=== 1 to 6 === | === 1 to 6 === | ||
[[File:1to6_balancer.png|frame|left| | [[File:1to6_balancer.png|frame|left|Two output belts are throughput limited.]] | ||
<br clear=all> | <br clear=all> | ||
=== 1 to 7 === | === 1 to 7 === | ||
[[File:1to7_balancer.png|frame|left| | [[File:1to7_balancer.png|frame|left|Three output belts are throughput limited.]] | ||
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=== 1 to 8 === | === 1 to 8 === | ||
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<div><ul> | <div><ul> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:2to3_balancer_a.png|frame|none|Throughput can go down to 75%.]] </li> | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:2to3_balancer_a.png|frame|none|Throughput can go down to 75%.]] </li> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:2to3_balancer_b.png|frame|none|Throughput can go down to 75%. This version has a smaller height but is | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:2to3_balancer_b.png|frame|none|Throughput can go down to 75%. This version has a smaller height but is two tiles wider.]] </li> | ||
</ul></div> | </ul></div> | ||
=== 2 to 4 === | === 2 to 4 === | ||
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<br clear=all> | <br clear=all> | ||
=== 2 to 5 === | === 2 to 5 === | ||
[[File:2to5_balancer.png|frame|left| | [[File:2to5_balancer.png|frame|left|One output belt is throughput limited. Throughput can go down to 50%.]] | ||
<br clear=all> | <br clear=all> | ||
=== 2 to 6 === | === 2 to 6 === | ||
[[File:2to6_balancer.png|frame|left|Throughput can go down to 50%.]] | [[File:2to6_balancer.png|frame|left|Throughput can go down to 50%.]] | ||
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=== 2 to 8 === | |||
[[File:2to7_balancer.png|frame|left|Throughput can go down to 50%.]] | |||
<br clear=all> | <br clear=all> | ||
=== 2 to 8 === | === 2 to 8 === | ||
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Due to how items are placed onto belts by [[inserters]], their lanes can sometimes become unbalanced. In order to | Due to how items are placed onto belts by [[inserters]], their lanes can sometimes become unbalanced. In order to | ||
maintain throughput, balancing the lanes may be necessary. The gifs below show how to do this: | maintain throughput, balancing the lanes may be necessary. The gifs below show how to do this: | ||
== Splitters == | == Splitters == | ||
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used to efficiently merge two belts together. When it does this, the items will not be shuffled. | used to efficiently merge two belts together. When it does this, the items will not be shuffled. | ||
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= References = | = References = | ||
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/4d3per/belt_balancer_compendium/ Another collection of belt balancers, some of these are not input balanced] | * [https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/4d3per/belt_balancer_compendium/ Another collection of belt balancers, some of these are not input balanced] | ||
* [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10493000/Factorio/unfinished_balancer_compendium.jpg Another collection of balancers, all of them are input and output balanced. Made by /u/RedditNamesAreShort on reddit] | * [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10493000/Factorio/unfinished_balancer_compendium.jpg Another collection of balancers, all of them are input and output balanced. Made by /u/RedditNamesAreShort on reddit] | ||
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/5n9xzo/how_about_some_more_belt_balancers/ Dunno about this one (1-4 to 8)] | |||
Revision as of 20:27, 11 January 2017
Balancers are used to evenly distribute items over multiple belts or multiple belt lanes. Belt balancers are usually used to even out production by placing them in front of large machine arrays with mutiple input belts. Belt balancers are also usually used to balance mutiple belts before or after train stations. Lane balancers are usually placed after production to ensure that a belt is fully compressed or before consumption to ensure that both lanes of the belt are evenly drained.
Lane Balancers
Input Unbalanced, Output Balanced
These balancers evenly distribute the items onto the output lanes but do not "pull" evenly from the input lanes when the output is backed up. They are input unbalanced. The last two balancers are a special case, they only work when there are items on only one side of the input belt.
- Corner-lane balancer.png
- One lane-corner-lane balancer.png
Input and Output Balanced
These balancers evenly distribute the items onto the output lanes and "pull" evenly from the input lanes when the output is backed up. They are input and output balanced.
1 Belt
File:Input balanced-lane balancer-1belt.png
2 Belts
File:Input balanced-lane balancer-2belt.png
4 Belts
File:Input balanced-lane balancer-4belt.png or File:Input balanced-lane balancer-4belt-smaller.png
Belt Balancers
Theses belt balancers are all tested to be input balanced and output balanced. Throughput under full load and min throughput with all combinations is also tested, it is stated when that is under 100%. Tests are done using this handy tool by d4rkpl4y3r on the Factorio Forums. When there are mutiple versions of balancers that have the same stats but different sizes (1 to 2 tile differences) the balancers that is the balancer smallest width is shown.
1 belt to x belts
1 to 2
1 to 3
File:1to3 balancer.png
One output belt is throughput limited.
1 to 4
1 to 5
File:1to5 balancer.png
One output belt is throughput limited.
1 to 6
File:1to6 balancer.png
Two output belts are throughput limited.
1 to 7
File:1to7 balancer.png
Three output belts are throughput limited.
1 to 8
1 to 16
2 belts to x belts
2 to 1
2 to 2
2 to 3
- File:2to3 balancer a.pngThroughput can go down to 75%.
- File:2to3 balancer b.pngThroughput can go down to 75%. This version has a smaller height but is two tiles wider.
2 to 4
File:2to4 balancer.png
Throughput can go down to 50%.
2 to 5
File:2to5 balancer.png
One output belt is throughput limited. Throughput can go down to 50%.
2 to 6
File:2to6 balancer.png
Throughput can go down to 50%.
2 to 8
File:2to7 balancer.png
Throughput can go down to 50%.
2 to 8
File:2to8 balancer.png
Throughput can go down to 50%.
2 to 16
File:2to16 balancer.png
Throughput can go down to 50%.
References
- Command line belt balancer analyzer
- Blueprint String Mod
- Collection of lane balancers
- Collection of belt balancers, most of these contain a lot of unnecessary splitters
- Another collection of belt balancers, some of these are not input balanced
- Another collection of balancers, all of them are input and output balanced. Made by /u/RedditNamesAreShort on reddit
- Dunno about this one (1-4 to 8)
