Perfect 1:6 splitter

[User_Name]

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you OCD-grade train loading station!
Drop a stack of 90, each box will get exactly 15.

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do local blueprintData={icons={[1]="basic-transport-belt",[2]="iron-chest",[3]="basic-splitter"},name="_New 01",entities={[1]={orientation=0,name="wooden-chest",position={x=0.5,y=-3.5},type="container",entitynumber=1,direction=0},[2]={connections={red={},green={}},orientation=0,name="medium-electric-pole",position={x=-0.5,y=-1.5},type="electric-pole",entitynumber=2,direction=0},[3]={orientation=0,name="fast-inserter",position={x=0.5,y=-2.5},type="inserter",entitynumber=3,direction=0},[4]={orientation=0,name="basic-transport-belt",position={x=0.5,y=-1.5},type="transport-belt",entitynumber=4,direction=4},[5]={orientation=0,name="basic-transport-belt",position={x=1.5,y=-1.5},type="transport-belt",entitynumber=5,direction=4},[6]={orientation=0,name="basic-transport-belt",position={x=2.5,y=-1.5},type="transport-belt",entitynumber=6,direction=6},[7]={orientation=0,name="basic-transport-belt",position={x=3.5,y=-1.5},type="transport-belt",entitynumber=7,direction=6},[8]={orientation=0,name="basic-splitter",position={x=0,y=0.5},type="splitter",entitynumber=8,direction=4},[9]={orientation=0,name="basic-splitter",position={x=1,y=-0.5},type="splitter",entitynumber=9,direction=4},[10]={orientation=0,name="basic-splitter",position={x=2,y=0.5},type="splitter",entitynumber=10,direction=4},[11]={orientation=0,name="basic-transport-belt",position={x=3.5,y=-0.5},type="transport-belt",entitynumber=11,direction=0},[12]={orientation=0,name="basic-transport-belt",position={x=3.5,y=0.5},type="transport-belt",entitynumber=12,direction=0},[13]={orientation=0,name="basic-splitter",position={x=-1,y=1.5},type="splitter",entitynumber=13,direction=4},[14]={orientation=0,name="basic-splitter",position={x=-2,y=2.5},type="splitter",entitynumber=14,direction=4},[15]={orientation=0,name="basic-splitter",position={x=0,y=2.5},type="splitter",entitynumber=15,direction=4},[16]={orientation=0,name="basic-transport-belt",position={x=1.5,y=1.5},type="transport-belt",entitynumber=16,direction=4},[17]={orientation=0,name="basic-transport-belt",position={x=2.5,y=1.5},type="transport-belt",entitynumber=17,direction=2},[18]={orientation=0,name="basic-splitter",position={x=2,y=2.5},type="splitter",entitynumber=18,direction=4},[19]={orientation=0,name="basic-transport-belt",position={x=3.5,y=1.5},type="transport-belt",entitynumber=19,direction=0},[20]={orientation=0,name="fast-inserter",position={x=-1.5,y=4.5},type="inserter",entitynumber=20,direction=0},[21]={orientation=0,name="fast-inserter",position={x=-2.5,y=4.5},type="inserter",entitynumber=21,direction=0},[22]={orientation=0,name="fast-inserter",position={x=0.5,y=4.5},type="inserter",entitynumber=22,direction=0},[23]={orientation=0,name="fast-inserter",position={x=-0.5,y=4.5},type="inserter",entitynumber=23,direction=0},[24]={orientation=0,name="fast-inserter",position={x=2.5,y=4.5},type="inserter",entitynumber=24,direction=0},[25]={orientation=0,name="fast-inserter",position={x=1.5,y=4.5},type="inserter",entitynumber=25,direction=0},[26]={orientation=0,name="iron-chest",position={x=-1.5,y=5.5},type="container",entitynumber=26,direction=0},[27]={orientation=0,name="iron-chest",position={x=-2.5,y=5.5},type="container",entitynumber=27,direction=0},[28]={orientation=0,name="iron-chest",position={x=0.5,y=5.5},type="container",entitynumber=28,direction=0},[29]={orientation=0,name="iron-chest",position={x=-0.5,y=5.5},type="container",entitynumber=29,direction=0},[30]={orientation=0,name="iron-chest",position={x=2.5,y=5.5},type="container",entitynumber=30,direction=0},[31]={orientation=0,name="iron-chest",position={x=1.5,y=5.5},type="container",entitynumber=31,direction=0}}};return blueprintData;end

[User_Name]

End result.
All 12 boxes on both sides of the track have equal amount of copper.



Top/bottom sides will come out of sync eventually when the ore patch start to deplete unevenly. Can be fixed using extra splitter to balance them.

[Saadli]

In your first picture, the splitter which still still has the one copper left in it - why is it there? You're only using one output so why not just replace it with belts?

[LordFedora]

Speed mostly, it's faster to have the spliter move something laterally then for the two turns with belts

[User_Name]

Yep, just a nicer way to shift line 1 tile to the side without affecting the throughput

[DaveMcW]

You can make it more compact.

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[User_Name]

You can make it more compact.

Wow! Awesome design, thanks!

btw your inserters might steal things that are not quite intended for them. I ran into this issue in my early prototype, fixed it with additional spacing (perfect place for power pole btw)

[Layarion]

I just wanted to show a cleaner image of this, because all previous examples were missing lanes.

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[ssilk]

Is the final 6 belts really needed? Can’t you pick up directly from the splitter?

[coppercoil]

Is the final 6 belts really needed? Can’t you pick up directly from the splitter?

Picking up items directly from the splitter looks ugly . As well as picking up from the underground belt. I never do this, YMMV.

BTW the single belt tile also works as a little buffer which may be needed for some high performance designs.

[disentius]

No. the extra ends even slow down pickup speed.

[coppercoil]

Yes. Try uncompressed belts with random items distribution.

[quyxkh]

haha, my usual ishas been the third from the top, no point splitting a belt six ways when you can unload it with four, it had never occurred to me to try unloading direct from the splitters (or perhaps that didn't used to work this well and I just forget having tested it? yeah, that's it)

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But Markov chains are fun math, that 1:6 splitter is a thing of beauty on its own.

[disentius]

Yes. Try uncompressed belts with random items distribution.

You mentioned "high performance" I assumed full belts...

[coppercoil]

You mentioned "high performance" I assumed full belts...

Do you have any factory feeded by full belt and running at 100% speed?
Every full belt becomes uncompressed very soon while traveling through the factory

[disentius]

Only reason i see for using a 1-6 is train loading...

[FuryoftheStars]

Is the final 6 belts really needed? Can’t you pick up directly from the splitter?

Is it possible for an inserter to grab an item from the input side of a splitter if you don’t have that extra tile of spacing? That’s what this other person was mentioning:

btw your inserters might steal things that are not quite intended for them. I ran into this issue in my early prototype, fixed it with additional spacing (perfect place for power pole btw)

Or was that an old bug/issue that’s since been solved?

[disentius]

not happened in my test yet, so i assume its not possible

[mrvn]

My version of the 1to6 splitter for balancing buffer chests for train loading:

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As belts get split you need less throughput. No need to have blue splitter/belts all the way.

[Scarab]

I got interested in creating a 2-6 balancer for myself and actually came across a more compact version of the 1-6 thats upgradeable to 2-6 just by abusing splitter throughput and priority outputs. Though I'm sure this only works at maximum throughput (1-2 Blue Belts input)



EDIT: These are also only abusing belt throughput.