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by NeoVortex
Sun Jan 31, 2021 3:53 am
Forum: Combinator Creations
Topic: Perfect Chest/train loader
Replies: 18
Views: 13027

Re: Perfect Chest/train loader



I see you have some seemingly pointless squiggles inside your balances, as well as some unconnected underground belts betwixt the wagons. Is there a reason for this? Are you just trying to fill space?


The belts between inserters and 1 to 1 balancer are needed for buffering items. The ...
by NeoVortex
Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:53 pm
Forum: Combinator Creations
Topic: Perfect Chest/train loader
Replies: 18
Views: 13027

Re: Perfect Chest/train loader



Example:
Loader Station.png


Very beautiful creation, very inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

It is true that the distance between each chest is hardly important. Too many combinator however.

Did you create an unload on the same principle?


Thanks. The unloader was designed before the ...
by NeoVortex
Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:13 pm
Forum: Combinator Creations
Topic: Perfect Chest/train loader
Replies: 18
Views: 13027

Re: Perfect Chest/train loader

My balanced train loader uses a different approach. Each wagon has an output lane balancer, 4 curved belts (for more belt > inserter > chest speed), with belt speed reduced to 50% using a clock signal (otherwise 2 of the chests will get more items). The chests will not be exactly balanced as OP's ...
by NeoVortex
Wed Nov 14, 2018 2:18 pm
Forum: Railway Setups
Topic: Balanced belt/lane/chest Unloading Station System
Replies: 4
Views: 10174

Re: Balanced belt/lane/chest Unloading Station System

Thanks for replying, eradicator. I tested your solution and it is indeed very clever. Do you have a belt-based unloading blueprint?
by NeoVortex
Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:05 am
Forum: Railway Setups
Topic: Balanced belt/lane/chest Unloading Station System
Replies: 4
Views: 10174

Balanced belt/lane/chest Unloading Station System

https://i.imgur.com/m2FGT21.jpg

How it works: inserters take items from the wagons only if there's enough space to completely unload all the wagons. Inserter's stack size are set to 10, so all of them pick the same ammount of items when the wagon is almost empty. Moreover, they work synchronized ...

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