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</table>Ickputzdirwechhttps://wiki.factorio.com/index.php?title=Balancer_mechanics&diff=183149&oldid=prevBilka: /* Throughput */ <code> tag instead of abusing key template2020-11-23T11:18:07Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Throughput: </span> <code> tag instead of abusing key template</span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However most balancers' bottlenecks can't be solved as easily. A guaranteed method to achieve throughput unlimited balancers is to place two balancers back to back that fulfil the first condition for throughput unlimited balancers (100% throughput under full load). The resulting balancer is usually larger than a balancer that was initially designed to be throughput unlimited. This is the case because they use more splitters than the minimum required amount of splitters for a throughput unlimited balancer. For n &rarr; n balancers where n is a power of two numbers, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{Key|</del>n×log<sub>2</sub>(n)−n÷2<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}} </del>can be used to calculate how many splitters are needed. This formula is based on the number of nodes in a [[WIKIPEDIA:Clos_network#Bene%C5%A1_network_(m_=_n_=_2)|Beneš network]], which is essentially the same as a throughput unlimited balancer — it allows any input to reach any output.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However most balancers' bottlenecks can't be solved as easily. A guaranteed method to achieve throughput unlimited balancers is to place two balancers back to back that fulfil the first condition for throughput unlimited balancers (100% throughput under full load). The resulting balancer is usually larger than a balancer that was initially designed to be throughput unlimited. This is the case because they use more splitters than the minimum required amount of splitters for a throughput unlimited balancer. For n &rarr; n balancers where n is a power of two numbers, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><code></ins>n×log<sub>2</sub>(n)−n÷2<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></code> </ins>can be used to calculate how many splitters are needed. This formula is based on the number of nodes in a [[WIKIPEDIA:Clos_network#Bene%C5%A1_network_(m_=_n_=_2)|Beneš network]], which is essentially the same as a throughput unlimited balancer — it allows any input to reach any output.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Zippyhttps://wiki.factorio.com/index.php?title=Balancer_mechanics&diff=179980&oldid=prevBilka: Blueprint archive was deleted, link is useless now2020-05-28T20:13:07Z<p>Blueprint archive was deleted, link is useless now</p>
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</table>Bilkahttps://wiki.factorio.com/index.php?title=Balancer_mechanics&diff=178773&oldid=prevBilka: removed subjective examples2020-04-06T06:43:31Z<p>removed subjective examples</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However most balancers' bottlenecks can't be solved as easily. A guaranteed method to achieve throughput unlimited balancers is to place two balancers back to back that fulfil the first condition for throughput unlimited balancers (100% throughput under full load). The resulting balancer is usually larger than a balancer that was initially designed to be throughput unlimited. This is the case because they use more splitters than the minimum required amount of splitters for a throughput unlimited balancer. For n &rarr; n balancers where n is a power of two <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">number</del>, {{Key|n×log<sub>2</sub>(n)−n÷2}} can be used to calculate how many splitters are needed. This formula is based on the number of nodes in a [[WIKIPEDIA:Clos_network#Bene%C5%A1_network_(m_=_n_=_2)|Beneš network]], which is essentially the same as a throughput unlimited balancer — it allows any input to reach any output. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However most balancers' bottlenecks can't be solved as easily. A guaranteed method to achieve throughput unlimited balancers is to place two balancers back to back that fulfil the first condition for throughput unlimited balancers (100% throughput under full load). The resulting balancer is usually larger than a balancer that was initially designed to be throughput unlimited. This is the case because they use more splitters than the minimum required amount of splitters for a throughput unlimited balancer. For n &rarr; n balancers where n is a power of two <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">numbers</ins>, {{Key|n×log<sub>2</sub>(n)−n÷2}} can be used to calculate how many splitters are needed. This formula is based on the number of nodes in a [[WIKIPEDIA:Clos_network#Bene%C5%A1_network_(m_=_n_=_2)|Beneš network]], which is essentially the same as a throughput unlimited balancer — it allows any input to reach any output. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Lane balancers may be output balanced or input balanced. Input balanced lane balancers draw evenly from each side of the input belt, while output balanced lane balancers output evenly onto each lane of the output belt<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Output balanced lane balancers are useful when a production line draws unevenly from each side of the belt, and work by distributing the input among the outputs to prevent bottlenecks from occurring. Input balanced lane balancers are useful when loading or unloading trains, and keep train buffers from filling unevenly</del>. {{clear}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Lane balancers may be output balanced or input balanced. Input balanced lane balancers draw evenly from each side of the input belt, while output balanced lane balancers output evenly onto each lane of the output belt. {{clear}}</div></td></tr>
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</table>Bilkahttps://wiki.factorio.com/index.php?title=Balancer_mechanics&diff=178772&oldid=prevAmericanPatriot: /* Belt balancers */2020-04-05T18:19:55Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Belt balancers</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However most balancers' bottlenecks can't be solved as easily. A guaranteed method to achieve throughput unlimited balancers is to place two balancers back to back that fulfil the first condition for throughput unlimited balancers (100% throughput under full load). The resulting balancer is usually larger than a balancer that was initially designed to be throughput unlimited. This is the case because they use more splitters than the minimum required amount of splitters for a throughput unlimited balancer. For n &rarr; n balancers where n is a power of two number, {{Key|n×log<sub>2</sub>(n)−n÷2}} can be used to calculate how many splitters are needed. This formula is based on the number of nodes in a [[WIKIPEDIA:Clos_network#Bene%C5%A1_network_(m_=_n_=_2)|Beneš network]], which is essentially the same as a throughput unlimited balancer — it allows any input to reach any output. {{clear}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However most balancers' bottlenecks can't be solved as easily. A guaranteed method to achieve throughput unlimited balancers is to place two balancers back to back that fulfil the first condition for throughput unlimited balancers (100% throughput under full load). The resulting balancer is usually larger than a balancer that was initially designed to be throughput unlimited. This is the case because they use more splitters than the minimum required amount of splitters for a throughput unlimited balancer. For n &rarr; n balancers where n is a power of two number, {{Key|n×log<sub>2</sub>(n)−n÷2}} can be used to calculate how many splitters are needed. This formula is based on the number of nodes in a [[WIKIPEDIA:Clos_network#Bene%C5%A1_network_(m_=_n_=_2)|Beneš network]], which is essentially the same as a throughput unlimited balancer — it allows any input to reach any output<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Many balancers fail to balance properly once an output backs up or if an output is not used. In essence this means that an n-n balancer is not a functional n-(n-1) balancer. Sometimes this can be fixed by looping the unused output back around the balancer and distributing it among the inputs. Other times, this is not an option. Universal balancers solve this issue by having the back-looping built in. These balancers can balance evenly between any inputs and any outputs. Universal balancers can be throughput limited. If a universal balancer is throughput limited, the bottleneck may be in the loops or the balancer itself. A throughput limited universal balancer may only have the capacity for a few unused outputs. When more than the number of allowed outputs backs up, the universal balancer behaves like a normal balancer, and may not balance properly</ins>. {{clear}}</div></td></tr>
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</table>AmericanPatriothttps://wiki.factorio.com/index.php?title=Balancer_mechanics&diff=178771&oldid=prevAmericanPatriot: /* Lane balancers */2020-04-05T17:52:20Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Lane balancers</span></span></p>
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</table>AmericanPatriothttps://wiki.factorio.com/index.php?title=Balancer_mechanics&diff=178770&oldid=prevAmericanPatriot: /* Belt balancers */2020-04-05T17:50:34Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Belt balancers</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Belt balancers <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">use </del>the mechanic that splitters output items in a 1:1 ratio onto both their output belts. That means that a splitter can be used to put an equal amount of items on two belts. Since the process can be repeated infinitely, balancers with 2<sup>n</sup> output belts are easy to create. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Belt balancers <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">utilize </ins>the mechanic that splitters output items in a 1:1 ratio onto both their output belts. That means that a splitter can be used to put an equal amount of items on two belts. Since the process can be repeated infinitely, balancers with 2<sup>n</sup> output belts are easy to create. </div></td></tr>
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