Chain Link Green Circuit production

[Diesel]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=895165385

I made this set up because I found that using the basic set of having your long handed inserter taking copper wire directly from the assembly machine too inefficient. The long handed inserter is too slow and it is bad for sudden spikes in green circuit demand because there is no buffer stock on conveyor belts.

This set up allows fast inserters to collect the copper wire and the long hand inserters to collect the iron which you only need 1 per circuit so it is much more efficient. The spliters allow the the chains to be linked so the copper wires could be moved to where ever they are needed.

I added some simple circuitry so when the belt is full of green circuits the rotation of the copper wire around it stops which allows the copper wires at the bottom to move to were they are needed at the top.

Do you think this would be suitable for a mega base?

[MisterSpock]

The ideal ratio for cable is 3 cable to 2 green circuits.

For a megabase it is better to directly insert the cable into the assembler. (less lag and logistic problems and you get the stack inserter bonus) I really like that you make your own thoughs, so keep improving your designs.

Unfortually, there are not so much green circuits designs in the forum.

[Diesel]

Originally posted by MisterSpock:

The ideal ratio for cable is 3 cable to 2 green circuits.

For a megabase it is better to directly insert the cable into the assembler. (less lag and logistic problems and you get the stack inserter bonus) I really like that you make your own thoughs, so keep improving your designs.

Unfortually, there are not so much green circuits designs in the forum.

Thanks, the problem I found with that design is that I had to use long inserters; which are too slow, even with the stack bonus. The rate at which the circuits were being produced with level 3 assemblers with 4 level 4 speed modules was too high and the assembler was always waiting for the long inserter to give it wire.

I'm trying to make a very large base using unique designs as building an efficient design with out copying someone else is a great feeling.

[KatherineOfSky]

Mr. Spock is correct -- inserting diectly into machines is FAR more efficient. There are quite a few designs available in the guides and in the Factorio forums.

For early/mid game, see the green circuit design in my guide here: (Section: System Setup Guides):
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=661582295

For a megabase, I like this one: http://imgur.com/3ZZvpzT

[<unknown>]

No need to use long-handed inserter to achieve that just be imaginative :P.

KatherineofSky I delete my example as he said "I'm trying to make a very large base using unique designs as building an efficient design with out copying someone else is a great feeling."

[Nailfoot]

It can be very satisfying to come up with your own designs. I did, too. These screenshots are based on the ideal design that has been used since time began, but I have tweaked them ever so slightly.

This one will produce about 3000/minute


http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=833296092

And THIS one is good for around 9600/minute!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=845353558

[MisterSpock]

Originally posted by <unknown>:

No need to use long-handed inserter to achieve that just be imaginative :P.

KatherineofSky I delete my example as he said "I'm trying to make a very large base using unique designs as building an efficient design with out copying someone else is a great feeling."

Also its cool to see new designs from other players.

[whiter2501]

Also, when you design a layout put some thought into making it module so that you can just copy it with blueprints and make another. That is what I did with all three types of circuit types. Made it really easy once I found out the best way to put them all together and then made a standard input junction for plates.

[KatherineOfSky]

@Unknown -- I left my examples because sometimes seeing other people's designs leads to inspired thoughts! One does not have to copy everything verbatim! :-)

[Ruges]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=895368942
I was using this design. I liked it because it was easily expandable. Was doing 33,000 green circuts per minute.

I stoped puting copper wires on belts. it will be by far your largest amount of single items. almost twice as much are iron plates and over twice as much as copper plates. In this factory I was producing and consumiing 100,000 copper wires per minute. Which if I had them on a belt would be 42 blue belts worth of copper wire.