Blue Belt to Furnace Ratio (2024)

FAQs

How many electric furnaces to saturate a blue belt? ›

On Factorio Cheat Sheet I read that it takes 72 electric furnaces to fill a blue belt.

Understanding Ratios

Thus, you need 48 furnaces to sustain a full yellow belt.

For Stone Furnaces you need 234 (117 per side) to fill a Yellow Belt with Steel, 468 (234 per side) for a Red Belt, and 700 (350 per side) for Blue Belt, and yes I did say 700... And lastly, using Steel and Electric Furnaces, we need half the amount (remember they smelt 2x as fast as Stone Furnaces).

A Stone Furnace can make 0.3125 plates per second. Fifteen divided by 0.3125 is 48; thus, we need 48 furnaces to make a full belt. Luckily the ratio of ore to plates is 1:1 for iron and copper, so we can plan around one belt in to one belt out.

1 yellow belt == 15 items/second == 30 electric mining drills (15 per belt lane) 1 red belt == 30 items/second == 60 electric mining drills (30 per belt lane) 1 blue belt == 45 items/second == 90 electric mining drills (45 per belt lane)

The number of furnaces required will vary depending on the desired output rate and the type of conveyor belt being employed. On a red belt, for instance, 48 furnaces can generate a whole belt of steel, whereas a blue belt needs 70 furnaces.

This sets a mathematical limit on how many active mines a belt can handle : 30 mines on a yellow belt, 15/side; 60 mines on a red belt, 30/side, and 90 mines on a blue belt, 45/side.

Press down in the middle of the furnace belt to see how much it deflects. If should deflect ½”-¾”. If it deflects more than ¾ of an inch when you press down on it, then it is too loose and needs to be tightened.

Every man needs at least one formal belt, preferably 2-3 more formal belts if possible. More formal men's belts are usually made from leather or faux leather. They also tend to be skinnier and have a less prominent belt buckle. It's good to have at least one black leather belt and one in brown as well.

The speed ratio is R = N_L/N_S, where N_L = number of teeth in large gear, and N_S = number of teeth in small gear. If the large gear has 40 teeth and the small one 20, the speed ratio is 2:1, and the machine shaft turns once for two turns of the motor shaft. The speed is cut in half, and torque is doubled.

What is the ratio of belt pulley system? ›

Pulley Ratio = Diameter of Driven Pulley / Diameter of Driving Pulley. Interpret the Ratio: If the pulley ratio is greater than 1, it signifies a speed reduction, which means the driven pulley will rotate slower than the driving pulley.

The Civil Furnace is more efficient than the Stone Furnace and cuts processing time by 1/5th. You must first unlock the blueprint by giving 5 Data Disc to Petra at the Research Center and wait 2 days. The Saving the Tree Farm mission can also unlock the Civil Furnace.

It takes 48 stone furnaces to consume the iron/copper ore on a yellow belt. 15 items/sec * 3.2 sec = 48.

Ratio is 2 furnaces to 1 drill. So 8 furnaces would stop the ore from backing up with 4 drills.

Some numbers to keep in mind, a yellow belt is capable of transporting 15 items per second (7.5 per side), red belts are twice that (30 per second) and blue belts are three times that (45 per second).

This sets a mathematical limit on how many active mines a belt can handle : 30 mines on a yellow belt, 15/side; 60 mines on a red belt, 30/side, and 90 mines on a blue belt, 45/side.

If it takes 27 drills to saturate a belt, few people will bother concocting a way to have that odd-drill-out alternate belt lanes.

A Smelter consumes 30 Iron Ore/min and produces 30 Iron Ingots/min. Therefore the Miner can support four Smelters.

ECMs (electronic commutated motors) are a main feature of a two-stage furnace. Since these furnaces cycle on and off less frequently, the system has less stress. This means your furnace will have fewer breakdowns and an extended operating life.