Sooo, continuing from the posts from yesterday:
https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/5906vp/my_burner_furnace_smelting/
https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/591drs/smelting_with_mixed_ore_and_coal_on_a_single_belt/
After I tried to improve my circuitry a bit further, I pretty much got it to work, but at the same time I realized I can achieve even better results by removing the circuit completely, and using the 1 extra overflow line as an extra input.
I could get 4 belts of ore throughput with shorter footprint, or 5 if I make it longer.
Here is the last circuit variant I tried: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20419525/_FACTORIO/Smelting-FuelCircuit-v2.png
Blueprint string:
https://paste.openttdcoop.org/ptcvuxn3a
And here is the final result without circuit network: (to make it 4 belts, I would just remove the rightmost segment)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20419525/_FACTORIO/Smelting-5belts.png
Blueprint string:
https://paste.openttdcoop.org/pjayeic0y
Now I am sad because the original idea is unused, but at the same time the result is better. :D
It's cheaper, simpler to build, doesn't even need substations, and supports 1 more belt for the 12 tile height.
At least other people made some very nice building on top of the original concept. :) Which is great!
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