Need a bigger RP2 Filter

[Crouchingmoose]

I'm feeding ores in my sorting system from input into a line of pulverizers and then a line of Smelters. Im doing this for the extra ore dusts the pulverizers get. The problem is that the smelters require 2 piles of dust to smelt so currently odd numbers of spare dusts are getting pulled out of my buffer for the smelters and placed in the smelters (which are sitting there waiting to do something). I know of 2 solutions for this problem, 1 of which I hate.

The first, least preferable solution is to remove my hoppers which will just clog my system waiting for the the next dust to show up and unclog the smelter, but that slows down my processing system and keeps the items in a limbo section of processing that I would prefer to avoid.

The second solution is to use a filter, and have it only pull out dusts that only have 2 or more. The problem with this setup is the filter can only track up to 9 items to filter and I have more than 9 kinds of dust for it to pull.

Any ideas for fixes (preferablly not multiple filters?)

 

[bigtwisty]

You Can program a sortron to do anything if you have the Forth chops, but that would be even more complicated than two filters. However, it would be infinitely more cool.
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[vScourge]

Maybe have a look at Regulators (forgive the TekkitWiki link, FTB Wiki is empty on this), specifically it's Output features.

Also, if you want something more powerful (and don't want to learn Forth) you can use an Interactive Sorter from CC MiscPeripherals. I've done little with these but plan to go nuts on them in the near future.

 

[Yeraze]

HAve you tried using the RP2 Sorter? I believe it has a mode for drawing specific quantities of items, and has lots more space. Just dump everything from the pulverizer into a chest, and let the RP2 sorter pull out when it hits a pair (would require a starting pair of everything to prime the system, but I think it has space for that).

 

[Bluehorazon]

Well yes filters are only the most basic option for this. A sorting-machine is propably better. The sorting-machine can also provide accurate cycles, since it can also be used to fill the machine with rich slag, by simply coloring it differently. And if you use a manager to keep the output chest filled with sand and some ores you could easily switch the machine to produce differently (although it is propably better to just build another smelter for this).

 

[Abdiel]

Sorting machine in the nine-squares mode with auto-cycle on. Put in two dusts of each kind in every slot. You don't need to worry about colors. You don't need a redstone signal, but you'll need blutrictiy. One solar panel or Thermopile should be enough to power the sorting machine.

 

[Crouchingmoose]

After looking at it, the interactive sorter from miscPeriphals is probably going to be the way to go, only because it can scan an inventory and look for stacks with 2 or more and pull them out. This way if theres a new dust that I come across that I need to add, I only need to change 1 block to send it to the input chest rather than a second to pull out of the input chest.

 

[Abdiel]

Be aware that the interactive sorter is still kinda buggy and might eat or duplicate items occasionally. Make sure you test it thoroughly before you put anything you care about near it.

 

[BanzaiBlitz]

And if one sorter isn't room enough for you, put two or more in the same line and have the lot of them pull from multiple enderchests on the same color code. Just ensure they can't pull something they're not set for. Managers could likely do something similar. All without coding a sortron.

 

[Kocyk]

Can't you just use RP Sorting Machine the same way you would use a Filter? Just put inside 2 of each dust and tell it to satisfy any item from any column ("checkerboard" mode).

 

[MrEaux]

Why not just have the bonus ores output to a line that leads to a normal powered furnace?

 

[Larroke]

I use a relay - filter - relay setup, a relay stores all most need processing dusts out of the pulverizer, which due to bonus dusts can be odd numbers. A filter then allows stacks of 2 to pass into the relay that feeds into the smelter (you could use hoppers here I believe).

It works like a charm, but I only pulverize/smelt gold to use the rich slag, I just smelt all the other ores (to get more rich slag).