Conveyor Meter

Tracks the mass of solids on the rail.

Research

Solid Control

Dimensions

1×2 tiles

Rotation

Turnable

Category

-10 W

-5 (Radius: 1 tile)

Input: Conveyor Intake
Output: Conveyor Output

Requires

Duplicant operation

Auto In

Green: Reset counter and start material transfer
Red: Nothing

Auto Out

Green: When the total amount of solids meets the set value.
Red: When the amount of solids is below the set value.

Materials

Refined Metal

25 kg

Plastics

50 kg

Conveyor Meter is a building used to track and control the mass of solid passed on Conveyor Rails. It will shut off the rail once the total mass meets the set value.

Limit

A conveyor meter has a limit setting:

the minimum limit is 0 units;
the maximum limit is 500 units;
the minimum, nonzero limit is 0.001 units;

For most materials, 1 unit is equal to 1 kg. For items measured in units (such as eggs, seeds, Data Banks, or Reed Fiber), 1 unit is equal to 1 item. Additionally, conveyor meters cannot pass less than one unit of those items. If an item measured in units enters a Conveyor Meter with less than one unit remaining, exactly one unit of that item will be sent through, after which the Conveyor Meter reaches its limit.

Tips

By using an automation wire to connect the ports of the Conveyor Meter to each other you can create a 'valve' to limit the throughput of a line. For example set it to 5kg and it will pass through that amount and then reset itself to allow another 5kg chunk through.
Since Heat Capacity is per gram of material, it is easier to change the temperature of smaller packets
The conveyor meter will melt if too hot but does not overheat, so can often be made of Lead and other common metals in most situations.

History

EX1-462698: Introduced to Spaced Out!
EX1-467401: Moved in Techtree, and added sound for Solid, Liquid and Gas Meter Valves.
MD-469668: Introduced to Base Game.