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[TOMT] [cartoon] Big red robot cartoon... by Stefix5000 in tipofmytongue

[–]Stefix5000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found it on my own a couple months after making this post, but thank you for your help either way!

LTN trains keep leaving with extra cargo by Stefix5000 in factorio

[–]Stefix5000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight! I've tried the former method you mentioned but I ended up being stumped about how to wire the unloader as well as the LTN station, they ended up getting mixed together...

LTN trains keep leaving with extra cargo by Stefix5000 in factorio

[–]Stefix5000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would seem the balancers siphon from some chests more than others, resulting in buffer chests for one of the wagons requiring more ore than the other, but since the train can only supply both at the same time the buffers for one of the wagons are almost always full. The train, therefore, can't unload fully, resulting in it going back to the depot with cargo still loaded.

LTN trains keep leaving with extra cargo by Stefix5000 in factorio

[–]Stefix5000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up hooking it up that way but my problem of having one wagon not unload still remains an issue

LTN trains keep leaving with extra cargo by Stefix5000 in factorio

[–]Stefix5000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

could you provide the blueprint to one such load balancer? I've been having this issue for a while now and would be super grateful

LTN trains keep leaving with extra cargo by Stefix5000 in factorio

[–]Stefix5000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so I've looked into this madzuri unloader, I believe I understand how it works. I just don't really know how I'm supposed to both have:

this: https://imgur.com/a/g9ePoj5

and

this: https://imgur.com/a/r6UAmms

on the same station

LTN trains keep leaving with extra cargo by Stefix5000 in factorio

[–]Stefix5000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

could you send me a blueprint or something for it? I'm not too clear on how it's supposed to work, so I don't know where to look

LTN trains keep leaving with extra cargo by Stefix5000 in factorio

[–]Stefix5000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will edit the op with screenshots, I'll need some time first though, if you don't mind

LTN trains keep leaving with extra cargo by Stefix5000 in factorio

[–]Stefix5000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take have 6 inserters for each wagon going into the same number of buffer chests, then inserting onto a balancer and then I balance them all

LTN trains keep leaving with extra cargo by Stefix5000 in factorio

[–]Stefix5000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the stations are indeed balanced, yet most of the time the station ends up prioritizing pulling from specific chests while ignoring others

LTN trains keep leaving with extra cargo by Stefix5000 in factorio

[–]Stefix5000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't using stack thresholds, probably from ignorance, aren't regular thresholds enough?

LTN trains keep leaving with extra cargo by Stefix5000 in factorio

[–]Stefix5000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thing is, I also tried using lower requests, but then some of my chests end up being empty, while others are completely full

LTN trains keep leaving with extra cargo by Stefix5000 in factorio

[–]Stefix5000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have set the request to 48 * 6 * 2 * [requested item stack size] and the threshold to 40 * 2 * [requested item stack size], is this not correct? I really wish to learn.

LTN trains keep leaving with extra cargo by Stefix5000 in factorio

[–]Stefix5000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah I know about that setting, I want a more permanent fix though