Conveyor recptable+loader problem (loading wrong items occasionally.

[Nurgus]

Ok so here is one of my first conveyor uses ever : https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1832466248

As you can see i set it to phosphorite only because i want them to load only phosphorite, as obvious.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1832466279

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1832466322

The reality is different. theres plastic on the rails, blossom seeds, sometimes dirt. The content comes from the drecko farm beneath it. The priority of the receptable is set to 1, the loader is set to five. Why does the sweeper, or so rail, load stuff onto the rails that i do not want to have in my weezewort cooler, stucking it with plastic and other junk sooner or later rather than supplying it with the needed phosphorite ?

[zOldBulldog]

This is the first time I ever hear of a conveyor, much less understand what it does, but it sounds like part of a behavior needed to enable an automatic pickup, sorting and storage system like you do in minecraft or factorio.

So I am now very curious as to whether conveyors behave this way due to a bug or intentionally. And if so whether the other necessary behaviors exist (in this or other items) to support such automation that does not require the use of duplicants.

[Nurgus]

you are welcome. i wonder there is an invicible connection between the rails or the con+rec on the first picture. the full storage containers may be a problem aswell. looking forward to some more hints though

[Dschinghis Pan]

Well the problem is quite simple: The conveyer line is just like any other "pipe" in the game: It does not filter anything on it's own.
You basically put pwater and normal water into a water pipe. Ofcourse it will mix. The game doesn't handle solids different than liquid or gas.

The priorities you set only apply to the storage and the creation of errands. It does NOT in any way influence the conveyor-line. You will also notice that the receptor doesn't have a filter at all. Anything that is on the line, will be send there.


In other words: if you want only phosphorite to go up into your cooler, you need to somehow filter that nothing buy phosphorite ends up on the conveyor. Just like you need to filter gases into pure hydrogen before sending it into a H-generator. Or else the generator will break down, just like your receptor fills up with junk you don't want there.

[Nurgus]

wait you are saying i just built a bridge by putting receptor A next do Conveyer B ?
i will rebuilt the conveyor again a tile next to its actual position

uargs. i can see cleary now the rain is gone... the rail was connected. sorry for bothering you. showing off my own stupidity in this one.