[1.1.106] Inserter not dropping items on both sides of splitter with output priority set and different splitter behind
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:36 pm
- Place a fast splitter and a stack inserter inserting into one side of the splitter. Items from the inserter end up on both splitter output belts, as expected.
- Set priority output on the splitter. (I prioritized the "far" side from the inserter in the screenshot, but it doesn't seem to matter.) Items still end up on both output belts, as expected (since the inserter can introduce items faster than the priority side can drain them, as long as stack size > 1).
- Add a basic or express splitter behind the fast splitter, with its two outputs feeding into the two inputs of the fast splitter. Unexpectedly, the items from the inserter now exit the fast splitter only on the priority output side; the inserter blocks until they drain.
After some more experimentation, I found that it's sufficient to place just a single belt of a different type feeding into the inserter side of the splitter, regardless of which side has priority.