Please fix Stack Inserters

[Casualfield]

They constantly get stuck holding items and require massive amounts of time/manual action to fix compared to just slapping down bulks. They will fill up one item and either get stuck because it has to grab X amount before moving but the machine cannot accept anymore or the machine now wants the other item when inputting two items. If taking more than one item from a machine it will also stop as a machine will say the output is full because it's waiting for X amount before dropping the items but it needs to be taking the other item.

[Khaylain]

Sounds like you just need to know what each inserter is for. Stack inserters aren't for loading machines.

Basically, there's nothing to fix, since what you're explaining is how they're meant to work.

[Maltsi]

Thats how stack inserters work, they only swing when hand is full. If you absolutely need to use them when there is 2 or more outputs, then use one for each material with filters

[Fel]

That's them working as intended though, they are not meant to be used as a pure upgrade to fast inserters but as a way to increase belt throughput.
You are also not limited to one inserter putting items in a machine or taking items out of it, filters are also there for such cases (among other uses of course).

There is also nothing wrong with using bulk inserters when stack inserters would cause issues.

[Shurenai]

You're mis-using the stack inserter. It's purpose isn't to stuff bulk items into a machine, it's to create stacked items on a belt so that the belt can carry more items.

If you played before 2.0, The stack inserter you remember was renamed Bulk inserter because they added a new inserter, and the new inserter type was made to be the Stack inserter. Originally the names were supposed to be the other way around with the new inserter being the Bulk inserter, but user feedback was that it would be confusing to do that since the 'Bulk' inserter made stacks, but the 'stack' insterer stuffed bulk amounts of items into things; So they swapped the names.

The stack inserter is for making stacks of items on a belt
The Bulk inserter is for inserting bulk amounts of items.

[Nico]

Aren't they very direct in their description that they will only swing if their hands are full? Why woudl you use them in scenarios where this is a problem if it even warns you about it?

[DaBa]

Originally posted by Nico:

Aren't they very direct in their description that they will only swing if their hands are full? Why woudl you use them in scenarios where this is a problem if it even warns you about it?

Makes me wonder how the OP even made it to stack inserters without being able to figure out basic game mechanics the game tells you about.