How to feed the scrappers ?

[Vildemon]

I'm trying to make a scrapping base, but the blocks input is my biggest problem, i can't find a convenient solution.
I tried to use the magnets to feed the scrappers, but it's definitely not reliable.
Doing it manually would be too tedious.
Anything i'm not aware of ?

[Audion]

Originally posted by Vildemon:

I'm trying to make a scrapping base, but the blocks input is my biggest problem, i can't find a convenient solution.
I tried to use the magnets to feed the scrappers, but it's definitely not reliable.
Doing it manually would be too tedious.
Anything i'm not aware of ?

As long as there's no SCU or Block magnets overlapping the radius of a scrapper, scrappers will eat blocks off the ground. Put your magnets and SCUS so their radius diesn't intersect the scrapper.

[Masakari]

As Audion said make sure the SCU is not overlapping the scrappers radius. The magnet will work and is the preferred way (by the dsvs) to feed the scrappers in so far as keeping the blocks nearby to feed (unless you want to hand feed by placing onto the scrappers or dropping them on the ground next to them), IF you are using the correct corporation scrappers and blocks. Do you have all 3 corporation scrappers?

I don't like how they detach from the magnets (I understand why though) before going to the scrappers (or SCU) which makes a mess and will send stuff flying if its on top of whats going into the scrapper or SCU. But it is good for clean up and keeping everything nearby.

That's what I miss about the large recievers holding them until the SCU sucked them up. Also looked pretty cool when you had multiple SCUs for dropping off the war spoils from 6 large recievers...

[Vildemon]

So far, i'm dropping them on the floor. When i use the magnets, the scrappers can't take it.
Yes, i'm using the corresponding scrapper for each corporation blocks.

[Adriano Rizzo]

Originally posted by Vildemon:

So far, i'm dropping them on the floor. When i use the magnets, the scrappers can't take it.
Yes, i'm using the corresponding scrapper for each corporation blocks.

Do you get this with all Scrappers? Any chance you can upload a snapshot of your base? That way I can try it out for myself, see if I can figure out the problem. Cheers :)

[Vildemon]

GSO, GeoCorp, Venture.
Hosted the image on imgur : http://i.imgur.com/ieTh2qL.png

[Adriano Rizzo]

Okay mate, I loaded your base into R&D, spawned in blocks from the block pallete into the walled off are you've built around the scrappers, and had no issues, they all scrapped fine. How are you dropping them on the floor? Spawning them in from your inventory?

[Vildemon]

Indeed it does. The problem comes with the magnets.
Anything on a magnet will not be taken by a scrapper.

[ReApEr X1]

I have been using the magnets to feed my scrappers. Things have been working pretty good. You just can't have the magnets on the same tech as the scrappers.
Just set up an anchor with a magnet infront of your scrapper and all should be good.

Hope it helps

Have a good one [8D)

[Vildemon]

It's perfect, thank you !

[ReApEr X1]

You're welcome :) . Have a good one [8D)

[Adriano Rizzo]

Cheers for helping out Reaper :) Since the area around the Scrappers was closed off Vildemon I wasn't sure how you were using the magnets, since you couldn't drive a tech in there. Glad we have an awesome community to help out with things like this :)

[ReApEr X1]

Originally posted by adriano:

Cheers for helping out Reaper :) Since the area around the Scrappers was closed off Vildemon I wasn't sure how you were using the magnets, since you couldn't drive a tech in there. Glad we have an awesome community to help out with things like this :)

Cool! Any chance we could get that changed so that magnets can pass blocks to the scrappers while on the same tech and also same thing with the collectors and receivers for the resources.

Have a good one [8D)