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Placing a loader next to a beacon with modules will unload the modules. But placing modules (manually or via inserter) into an existing beacon with unloader, the unloaders won't unload the newly placed modules. Also once a beacon stops accepting modules (due to being full) it won't restart accepting modules when emptied either manually or via inserter.

Replacing loaders with inserters between the beacons results in what I would expect the loaders to do - the inserters continue to pass the modules back and forth without ever stopping.

Video attached of bug in action using loaders from Krastorio 2:

Hello, thanks for the report.
I am inclined to mark this as "minor issue."
What is purpose of this setup (or any setup that inserts/removes modules using loaders?)

Purpose? There is no purpose, I just like to break things.

I'm sure someone could come up with a circuit design to have modules path around their base following a wave of assemblers or something.

I just found it weird that inserters work correctly but loaders don't.

Good that you did not found yet that loaders are unable to correctly interact with rolling stocks.

Oh I knew that one, and understand why. I would definitely find it weird though if loaders did interact with rolling stock but only until their output filled and never turned on again.

This will be fixed in 1.1.70 due to changes made to fix 103719