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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.
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. They 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 =
= Lane Balancers =
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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%. 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.
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 the balancer with the smallest footprint is shown.


== 1 belt to x belts ==
== 1 belt to x belts ==
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=== 2 to 5 ===
=== 2 to 5 ===
[[File:2to5_balancer.png|frame|left|Throughput can go down to 50%.]]
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<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:2to5_balancer_b.png|frame|none|Throughput can go down to 50%.]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:2to5_balancer.png|frame|none|Throughput can go down to 50%. This version has a smaller width but is higher.]] </li>
=== 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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== 3 belts to x belts ==
Below is a chart of all the Transport Belts present and available for use in Factorio.  
 
=== 3 to 1 ===
[[File:3to1_balancer.png|frame|left|Throughput can go down to 50%.]]
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=== 3 to 2 ===
[[File:3to2_balancer.png|frame|left|Throughput can go down to 75%.]]
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=== 3 to 3 ===
[[File:3to3_balancer.png|frame|left|Throughput can go down to 50%.]]
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=== 3 to 4 ===
[[File:3to4_balancer.png|frame|left|Throughput can go down to 83%.]]
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=== 3 to 5 ===
[[File:3to5_balancer.png|frame|left|Throughput can go down to 50%.]]
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=== 3 to 6 ===
[[File:3to6_balancer.png|frame|left|Throughput can go down to 50%.]]
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=== 3 to 7 ===
[[File:3to7_balancer.png|frame|left|Throughput can go down to 50%.]]
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=== 3 to 8 ===
[[File:3to8_balancer.png|frame|left|Throughput can go down to 50%.]]
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== 4 belts to x belts ==


{| class="wikitable"
=== 4 to 1 ===
! [[Transport belts]] !!  [[Underground belts]] !!  [[Splitters]] !! Max. throughput ([[Items]] per [[game-second]]) !! Needed research
[[File:4to1_balancer.png|frame|left]]
|-
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| {{imagelink|basic-transport-belt|Basic transport belt}}
=== 4 to 2 ===
| {{imagelink|basic-transport-belt-to-ground|Basic underground belt}}
[[File:4to2_balancer.png|frame|left|Throughput can go down to 50%.]]
| {{imagelink|basic-splitter|Basic splitter}}
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| 13.393
=== 4 to 3 ===
| [[Logistics 1]]
[[File:4to3_balancer.png|frame|left|Throughput can go down to 83%.]]
|-
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| {{imagelink|fast-transport-belt|Fast transport belt}}
| {{imagelink|fast-transport-belt-to-ground|Fast underground belt}}
| {{imagelink|fast-splitter|Fast splitter}}
| 26.786
| [[Logistics 2]]
|-
| {{imagelink|express-transport-belt|Express transport belt}}
| {{imagelink|express-transport-belt-to-ground|Express underground belt}}
| {{imagelink|express-splitter|Express splitter}}
| 40.179
| [[Logistics 3]]
|-
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=== Belt balance ===
=== Belt balance ===
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/3fq3cc/count_perfect_n_to_m_belt_balancers/ Collection of belt balancers, most of these contain a lot of unnecessary splitters]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/3fq3cc/count_perfect_n_to_m_belt_balancers/ Collection of belt balancers, most of these contain a lot of unnecessary splitters]
* [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://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/5njgy4/yet_another_belt_balancer_compendium/ Best collection of belt balancers, most of them are used here.]
* [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 17:28, 12 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. They 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.

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 the balancer with the smallest footprint is shown.

1 belt to x belts

1 to 2


1 to 3


1 to 4


1 to 5


1 to 6


1 to 7


1 to 8


1 to 16


2 belts to x belts

2 to 1


2 to 2


2 to 3

2 to 4


2 to 5