How do I automate research stations?

[Monarchco]

I have a conveyer with an inserter. But the inserter isn't grabbing the green or red research tubes?

Did I miss something? Do I need a special inserter or something? Same deal with the assembling machines, the correct part is on the conveyer, and everything is laid out correctly, but the inserter isn't grabbing from the conveyer. it's just sitting there.

I'm using the exact layout I use with furnaces, and those are working fine, so I doubt its my layout. And they are powered.

[MisterSpock]

can you screenshot?

[Monarchco]

I watched a youtube video where they had no belt, so I put them next to each other with an inserter in between.

It sat there for about a minute with about 30 gears in 1 assembly machine, and no gears in the research tube maker. After about a minute it finally put one in(put 3 in immediately after each other), and then it sat there for another minute after the gears had run out on the research tube assembler, even though there was still plenty of gears at the source before putting another 3 gears in.

What the flip is going on? I'll screenshot and add it in a minute.

[Monarchco]

here's the electricity showing they're all connected:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=901556879

here's the research assembly machine with no gears in it:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=901556844

here's the gear assembly machine with 18 gears sitting in it:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=901556865

[Monarchco]

and I just checked. power performance bar is still under half on both engines, with the "available performance" bar completely green on both.

What the hell is going on?

[MisterSpock]

The assembler will stop working after his output has 4 ore more Science bottles. Use a chest.

[Nailfoot]

Originally posted by Monarchco:

and I just checked. power performance bar is still under half on both engines, with the "available performance" bar completely green on both.

What the hell is going on?

As MisterSpock stated, inserters will not fill an assebler to the max, it will only put in double the minimum amount needed for whatever you have told it to craft.

The game does it this way so that items can continue on down the belt to additional assemblers. Otherwise, the first assembler on the belt would take everything until it was full.

Is your research actually running? It should be. Your research labs should have 2 reds and 2 greens, after which the inserter will insert no more.

[Nailfoot]

Additional reply.

Sorry, I missed something in your screenshots. The assembler needs someplace to put the science pack it has crafted. A belt, chest, or directly into a research lab.

[DCYW]

Originally posted by Monarchco:

I have a conveyer with an inserter. But the inserter isn't grabbing the green or red research tubes?

Did I miss something? Do I need a special inserter or something? Same deal with the assembling machines, the correct part is on the conveyer, and everything is laid out correctly, but the inserter isn't grabbing from the conveyer. it's just sitting there.

I'm using the exact layout I use with furnaces, and those are working fine, so I doubt its my layout. And they are powered.

Is there're enough raw resources going through your production line of both red and green tubes called science packs and are u using filter inserters or maybe try to research inserter upgrade for extra grabbing abilities?

[DCYW]

Originally posted by Nailfoot:

Additional reply.

Sorry, I missed something in your screenshots. The assembler needs someplace to put the science pack it has crafted. A belt, chest, or directly into a research lab.

Works without logistic chests can be use on normal chests too, where my production line of my sci packs are seperate, my assembly plant produces scipack 1 which goes directly to my lab and Bio Tech mod to make my scipack 2, so therefore no need for assembly plant 2. I show to u all on my screenshot

[Fel]

Originally posted by davidtsuiyw:

Works without logistic chests can be use on normal chests too, where my production line of my sci packs are seperate, my assembly plant produces scipack 1 which goes directly to my lab and Bio Tech mod to make my scipack 2, so therefore no need for assembly plant 2. I show to u all on my screenshot

I think he was talking about a regular chest, because that's the easiest way to semi-automate it early on.

[josephstock95]

Did you choose something to research? Press T and pick a technology to research.