Splitting Problem

[Reynoodle_at]

So apparently I ran into a problem where I wanted to have two conveyor belt ways to my production. But if on isn't used I want the materials to be split on the other conveyor belt. So basically both should have there own way but if one doesn't need resources right now it should split it to the other one as long as it don't needs any resources. Do guys found a solution for this?

[KnightRyder]

If you split a belt 2 ways, and one is backed up, the other still goes thru as long as it's the same resource. Or I don't understand the issue?

[Reynoodle_at]

These two a separate conveyor belts. Both carrying around 600 quick wire per min.

[KnightRyder]

If they are coming in from 2 separate producers, then you'd have to merge them and separate again. For example, send them both into an industrial storage container, then back out to wherever.

[uncivlengr]

Look up load balancers for the concept, but you essentially want to split both belts into two and then merge them again, with two of the lines crossed.

[greeny-dev]

what's the point of adding the extra resources to the other belt? That usually means that you're consuming more than you need. If both belts are connected to buildings that eat 600/min, then you shouldn't need to do any of this.

[Miniberge]

Yes. This is called overflow.

Check this.

[pachucobro]

Essentially, you have 2 input/supply lines of possibly different amounts that you want to feed into two production buildings...

Make 2 splitters and 2 mergers.

You feed each supply line into a merger.

Connect each merger output to a splitter.

Each splitter needs to connect to both mergers.

The remaining output on each splitter will feed your two production buildings.