Simple science pack sushi belt
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:56 am
So far I typically used a row of science labs with two belts on each side and 4 inserters (2xyellow, 2xred) for each lab to feed them. However now I thought that there must be a better option and created a sushi belt. While I found a number of similar creations, the ones I found were a little different then mine, so here I'd like to share my version:
Here is a sample setup. The chests on the far right simulate science pack generation and are not included in the blueprint:
The upsides in my opinion are:
- It is really simple. No combinators needed. Only the red inserters have a simple on/off trigger (when buffer chest has <10 items). I think it is much easier to understand than many other solutions.
- It is very robust (it won't lock up, it repairs itself, e.g. if one type of science pack is temporarily unavailable).
- It can be easily extended with more labs (just make a bigger loop)
The downside is, that it is using buffering chests and thus quite a number of inserters. Less significant, but a nevertheless a small drawback: It is not perfectly balanced. A generated sequence is 8 science packs long, contains one pack of each type, plus an extra white one.
Here is a sample setup. The chests on the far right simulate science pack generation and are not included in the blueprint:
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- It is really simple. No combinators needed. Only the red inserters have a simple on/off trigger (when buffer chest has <10 items). I think it is much easier to understand than many other solutions.
- It is very robust (it won't lock up, it repairs itself, e.g. if one type of science pack is temporarily unavailable).
- It can be easily extended with more labs (just make a bigger loop)
The downside is, that it is using buffering chests and thus quite a number of inserters. Less significant, but a nevertheless a small drawback: It is not perfectly balanced. A generated sequence is 8 science packs long, contains one pack of each type, plus an extra white one.