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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. 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.
Balancers are used to evenly distribute items over multiple belts or multiple belt lanes.
 
Belt balancers are usually used to balance mutiple belts before or after train stations to ensure even loading of buffer chests and train wagons. They are also usually used to even out production by placing them in front of large machine arrays with mutiple input belts. Belt balancers do not balance the indivual belt lanes!
 
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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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.
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.
The last two balancers are a special case, they only work when there are items on only one side of the input belt.


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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 the balancer with the smallest footprint is shown.
These belt balancers are all tested to be input balanced and output balanced. Throughput under full load is 100% and min throughput with blocked in- and outputs is also tested, it is notoed 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.




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File:4to2_balancer.png|'''4 to 2''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:4to2_balancer.png|'''4 to 2''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:4to3_balancer.png|'''4 to 3''': Throughput can go down to 83%.
File:4to3_balancer.png|'''4 to 3''': Throughput can go down to 83%.
File:4to4_balancer.png|'''4 to 4''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:4to5_balancer.png|'''4 to 5''': Throughput can go down to 62.5%.
File:4to6_balancer.png|'''4 to 6''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:4to7_balancer.png|'''4 to 7''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:4to8_balancer.png|'''4 to 8''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
</gallery>
=== 5 belts to x belts ===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=180px>
File:5to1_balancer.png|'''5 to 1''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:5to2_balancer.png|'''5 to 2''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:5to3_balancer.png|'''5 to 3''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:5to4_balancer.png|'''5 to 4''': Throughput can go down to 62.5%.
File:5to5_balancer.png|'''5 to 5''': Throughput can go down to 62.4%.
File:5to6_balancer.png|'''5 to 6''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:5to7_balancer.png|'''5 to 7''': Throughput can go down to 62.4%.
File:5to8_balancer.png|'''5 to 8''': Throughput can go down to 62.5%.
</gallery>
=== 6 belts to x belts ===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=180px>
File:6to1_balancer.png|'''6 to 1''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:6to2_balancer.png|'''6 to 2''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:6to3_balancer.png|'''6 to 3''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:6to4_balancer.png|'''6 to 4''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:6to5_balancer.png|'''6 to 5''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:6to6_balancer.png|'''6 to 6''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:6to7_balancer.png|'''6 to 7''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:6to8_balancer.png|'''6 to 8''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
</gallery>
=== 7 belts to x belts ===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=180px>
File:7to1_balancer.png|'''7 to 1''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:7to2_balancer.png|'''7 to 2''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:7to3_balancer.png|'''7 to 3''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:7to4_balancer.png|'''7 to 4''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:7to5_balancer.png|'''7 to 5''': Throughput can go down to 62.5%.
File:7to6_balancer.png|'''7 to 6''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:7to7_balancer.png|'''7 to 7''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:7to8_balancer.png|'''7 to 8''': Throughput can go down to 70%.
</gallery>
=== 8 belts to x belts ===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=180px>
File:8to1_balancer.png|'''8 to 1'''
File:8to2_balancer.png|'''8 to 2''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:8to3_balancer.png|'''8 to 3''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:8to4_balancer.png|'''8 to 4''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:8to5_balancer.png|'''8 to 5''': Throughput can go down to 62.5%.
File:8to6_balancer.png|'''8 to 6''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
File:8to7_balancer.png|'''8 to 7''': Throughput can go down to 70%.
File:8to8_balancer.png|'''8 to 8''': Throughput can go down to 50%.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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* [https://mods.factorio.com/mods/DaveMcW/blueprint-string Blueprint String Mod]
* [https://mods.factorio.com/mods/DaveMcW/blueprint-string Blueprint String Mod]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/4gj8x4/my_take_on_4_belt_lane_balancers/ Collection of lane balancers]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/4gj8x4/my_take_on_4_belt_lane_balancers/ Collection of lane balancers]
* [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/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://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/5njgy4/yet_another_belt_balancer_compendium/ Best collection of belt balancers, most of them are used here.]

Revision as of 20:27, 28 January 2017


Balancers are used to evenly distribute items over multiple belts or multiple belt lanes.

Belt balancers are usually used to balance mutiple belts before or after train stations to ensure even loading of buffer chests and train wagons. They are also usually used to even out production by placing them in front of large machine arrays with mutiple input belts. Belt balancers do not balance the indivual belt lanes!

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.

Belt Balancers

These belt balancers are all tested to be input balanced and output balanced. Throughput under full load is 100% and min throughput with blocked in- and outputs is also tested, it is notoed 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


2 belts to x belts


3 belts to x belts


4 belts to x belts


5 belts to x belts


6 belts to x belts


7 belts to x belts


8 belts to x belts


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