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Loading a 8 to 8 balancer with dimensions 16x13 and 32 splitters
Output balance: 0/8
Input balance: 0/8
Throughput under full load: 100%
Min Throughput with all combinations: 92.1%
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Loading a 8 to 8 balancer with dimensions 43x24 and 40 splitters
Output balance: 8/8
Input balance: 8/8
Throughput under full load: 100%
Min Throughput with all combinations: 100%
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Loading a 8 to 8 balancer with dimensions 15x12 and 12 splitters
Output balance: 8/8
Input balance: 8/8
Throughput under full load: 100%
Min Throughput with all combinations: 50%My tool checks if it is a balancer. It does this by using only one input at a time and then checks wether all outputs have the same throughput.golfmiketango wrote:I don't believe the .net framework tool folks are discussing, above, actually attempts to decide whether the blueprint you feed it is a balancer or not... although I could be wrong. Instead, my recollection is that it assumes your blueprint is a balancer, and tests its throughput properties. I'm sure, if I'm misremembering or confused, someone will set the record straight.
Hey that's a great design!d4rkpl4y3r wrote: Also for the people who haven't seen it, here is my tiny throughput unlimited 8 belt balancer:
You're right.mrvn wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong but the initial balancer from the start of the thread works fine if a) all outputs are used equally or b) all inputs are used equally, right?
So if you feed 2 belts input into the balancer then the output is 8 belts 1/4 full perfectly balanced. Then if you feed that into a second balancer and take 2 belts output you should get back 2 full belts. Correct?
PS: Sorry, can't run the game to try here.
Should work for 4 belts too. The first splitter should output 8 half filled belts, perfectly balanced. Then the second would balance that back to the 4 output belts.TheRaph wrote:You're right.mrvn wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong but the initial balancer from the start of the thread works fine if a) all outputs are used equally or b) all inputs are used equally, right?
So if you feed 2 belts input into the balancer then the output is 8 belts 1/4 full perfectly balanced. Then if you feed that into a second balancer and take 2 belts output you should get back 2 full belts. Correct?
PS: Sorry, can't run the game to try here.
But 2 Belts In and 2 belts out is not that problem. The Problem is 4 belts in and 4 belsts out. It depends on whitch input and output belts you choose if there is 100% througput or less.
If you think to put two balancers of the same type in sequence to solve that problem, than I can told you, it may work but mostly it doesn't. I've used the tool made by "d4rkpl4y3r" to verify such constructs and get mostly 75% througput in worst case.
The thread-creator has posted a solution which should work fine - I've not tested it yet - because I like to find a solution on my own (it was successfull, so now I can compare my solution with others - and learn how to improve).
Ehrm ... no. It was my fault.mrvn wrote: That's probably where your 75% throughput comes from.
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Loading a 16 to 16 balancer with dimensions 35x18 and 56 splitters
Output balance: 16/16
Input balance: 16/16
Throughput under full load: 100%
Min Throughput with all combinations: 100%FOR SCIENCE! i built it, ran the same materials, started them all at the same time, let it stabilize.mrvn wrote:Did you let it run a while? Shouldn't there be the same amount of copper on every output belt?
Yes it has running for a while but this is the Magic how factorio worksmrvn wrote:Did you let it run a while? Shouldn't there be the same amount of copper on every output belt?
