Oh wow, that's an incredibly thorough breakdown of the math as to why this happens. Thank you for explaining that in such detail, that makes way more sense to me now. I'm still a bit surprised I hadn't noticed this in previous playthroughs, but it's likely it was happening all along and I just never ...

Hello hello. I have a train stop design that uses splitters and balancers to ensure that an equal number of items are loaded / unloaded into every chest. The balancer isn't just a belt balancer, it is also a lane balancer to ensure uneven draw from the sides of the belts cannot throw it off. This ...