Difference between revisions of "Curved Conveyor Tube"

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Large Ship / Station

Curved Conveyor Tube

 

Components

Required

 

 

Steel Plate

4

 

 

Motor

6

 

Small Steel Tube

12

 

Construction Component

40

 

Steel Plate

10

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

7

 

Airtight:

No

 

Power Consumer Group:

Conveyor

 

Dimensions (W x H x D):

1 x 1 x 1

Small Ship

Curved Conveyor Tube

 

Components

Required

 

 

Steel Plate

5

 

 

Motor

6

 

Small Steel Tube

10

 

Construction Component

30

 

Steel Plate

2

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

7

 

Airtight:

No

 

Power Consumer Group:

Conveyor

 

Dimensions (W x H x D):

3 x 3 x 3

Overview

The curved conveyor tube is a pipe that can transfer items from two angled points. It is cheaper to build compared to the Conveyor Junction, but is limited to only 2 ports. For straight conveyors, the player must use Conveyor Junctions or Conveyor Tubes. For a full explanation on conveyors, see Conveyor Mechanics.

An interesting feature of the curved conveyor tube is that it also has indicator lights on it that inform the player of its status:

Indicator Light Definitions
Color	Status	Comments
	Good Connection	This color informs that there is a successful connection between inventories.
	No Connection / No power	This tube is not connected to at least two inventories or is unpowered.
....	Damaged / No Connection	This specific Conveyor Tube is damaged and needs to be repaired to function.

Note

• When not powered, the lights on the conveyor tube will turn red. However, this does not mean items cannot be transferred.

Important Note

• It should be noted that the curved conveyor tube is only compatible with large conveyor ports.

Usage

Curved conveyor tubes can help the player if they need to go in different directions to reach the device they want to connect to on the other side. An example of its use is below:

Media

A refinery (left) is connected to an assembler (middle), and from the assembler to a small cargo container (right) using just curved conveyor blocks	A refinery (left) is connected to an assembler (middle), and from the assembler to a large cargo container (right) with the assistance of the curved convey blocks
The refinery (left) is connected to the large cargo container (bottom) using curved conveyor tubes on the Easy start green station	Curved conveyor tubes being used on a small constructor ship
View of the curved conveyor tube

Tips

• Compared to the Conveyor Junction it possesses less versatility (having only 2 conveyor sides) and is heavier, but in exchange it is less expensive in terms of Iron Ingots and stronger in terms of integrity since it's made up of sturdy Steel Plate unlike the Conveyor Junction which is primarily constructed out of weaker Interior Plates.

Known Issues

Related Items

• Conveyor Junction
• Conveyor Tube
• Small Conveyor
• Small Conveyor Tube
• Small Curved Conveyor Tube

Programming

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