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How to auto fill a drill or furnace running on coal with coal drills output?

I'm not sure what exactly you mean.

If you want to automate the fuel filling of drills or furnaces, all you need is an inserter and a source with coal (or other fuel), which could be a chest or a belt.

Yinan wrote:I'm not sure what exactly you mean.

If you want to automate the fuel filling of drills or furnaces, all you need is an inserter and a source with coal (or other fuel), which could be a chest or a belt.

So probably I put he inserter on the wrong side... Is there only one side to put the inserter on?
And one more: Ot there a way to split a belt in two?

Any side is good, maybe your inserter is not facing the right direction? Can you post a screenshot? You can rotate the inserter if you hover the cursor over it, and press 'r'. To make sure it is facing the correct direction, press 'alt'.

Splitting a belt: https://wiki.factorio.com/index.php?title=Splitters

Many thanks for helping a bloody beginner.
The game is very addictive even I'm not a 'gamer'
My only problem is the MacBook I use is not capable to mimic with the trackpad the left/right mouse clicks.
Any hint?

Strongly suggest buying a mouse. Games like factorio work so much better that way.

To do the right-click thing, here is a few suggestions: http://www.cnet.com/how-to/five-ways-to ... -trackpad/