Inserter Throughput


Displays the throughput of the selected inserter (under ideal conditions). Now with a measuring tool for live testing.

Utilities
a month ago
0.18 - 2.0
30.4K
Logistics

g Errata corrige - Belt to Chest

1 year, 7 months ago
(updated 1 year, 7 months ago)

I've found an error when displayig inserter throughput values when transferring items from belt to chest. Different behaviours apply, depending on the direction of the belt w.r.t. the inserter-chest pair. The official Factorio Wiki backs up the behaviours found while testing, see paragraphs Belt to chest (perpendicular) and Belt to chest (facing inserter) sections: https://wiki.factorio.com/Inserters#Belt_to_chest_(perpendicular).

Example: Stack inserter + perpendicular yellow belt
Displayed value: 6.79
Expected value: 7.50

In-game testing: https://imgur.com/a/1cvvltU

In all the examples displayed in the screenshot, inserters show a throughput of 6.79, which is correct for the 3 examples on the left with facing belts (overflow chests get some green circuits), while in the other 4 examples, the throughput of an inserter moving items from a perpendicular belt to a chest is actually 7.50 (no verflow items).
Same behavior applies when doubling inserters (even if it shows 6.79, 2x stack inserters will completely void a yellow belt and leave no overflow, thus having a throughput if 7.50 items/s as also shown in the wiki)

1 year, 7 months ago

As I said in the description, taking from belt is approximate. Unless you want to give me the pickup algorithm, there's nothing I can do about it.

New response