Inserters

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Inserters

Post by Shaper »

Why do gaps appear when Inserters are positioned at a distance, and how can they be eliminated?
Inserters stack size = 8
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DaveMcW
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Re: Inserters

Post by DaveMcW »

The first inserter is slightly too fast. It creates a gap 7.66 items wide.

To make the gap exactly 8 items wide, we need to delay the inserter by one tick, on 2/3 of the swings.

Here is a clock that does that.




Why does it work when the two inserters are next to each other? Because the second inserter pushes the items on the belt backwards, which slows the first inserter down.
Shaper
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Re: Inserters

Post by Shaper »

Thanks, it really works.
I found another solution without a clock.
First inserter stack size = 12, second one is set to 7, and I have a fully compressed line.
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