Pipe Balancer - Revision history

Timj11dude: Replace manual variant formatting with template

2026-04-13T08:36:43Z

Replace manual variant formatting with template

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	\| Variants = [[Flat Balancer]]<br/>[[Molten Balancer]]<br/>[[U-shape Balancer]]		\| Variants = [[Flat Balancer]]<br/>[[Molten Balancer]]<br/>[[U-shape Balancer]]
	}}		}}
	The '''Pipe Balancer''' is a [[:Category:Transports\|transport]] with 8 ~~[[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II~~\|~~II]] • [[~~Pipe ~~III\|III]] • [[Pipe IV\|IV]]]~~ ports. Its serves two different but important roles: To allow you to pick priority Input(s) and Output(s) of the '''balancer''' and to allow for the (strict) evening out of the resources between multiple inputs, multiple outputs, or both.		The '''Pipe Balancer''' is a [[:Category:Transports\|transport]] with 8 {{variants\|Pipe}} ports. Its serves two different but important roles: To allow you to pick priority Input(s) and Output(s) of the '''balancer''' and to allow for the (strict) evening out of the resources between multiple inputs, multiple outputs, or both.

	Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the ~~[[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II~~\|~~II]] • [[~~Pipe ~~III\|III]] • [[Pipe IV\|IV]]]~~ connected to it.		Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the {{variants\|Pipe}} connected to it.

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. The [[Pipe Connector]] has the same effect, thus being the preferred option for this use case (since the patch v0.4.13).		The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. The [[Pipe Connector]] has the same effect, thus being the preferred option for this use case (since the patch v0.4.13).

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to ~~[[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III~~\|~~III]] • [[~~Pipe IV\|~~IV]]]~~, it can not be connected directly to buildings.		The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to {{variants\|Pipe\|plural=yes}}, it can not be connected directly to buildings.

	Note that '''Pipes''' category does not have a Sorter, nor can all of the products, transferred by the pipes, be stored in a ~~[[Fluid Storage]] [<nowiki/>[[Fluid Storage II\|II]] • [[Fluid Storage III~~\|~~III]] • [[~~Fluid Storage ~~IV\|IV]]]~~ (namely [[Exhaust]], variants of [[Steam]] and [[Fast Breeder Reactor\|Fast Breeder Reactor fuel]]).		Note that '''Pipes''' category does not have a Sorter, nor can all of the products, transferred by the pipes, be stored in a {{variants\|Fluid Storage}} (namely [[Exhaust]], variants of [[Steam]] and [[Fast Breeder Reactor\|Fast Breeder Reactor fuel]]).

	==Balancer UI==		==Balancer UI==
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	==See also==		==See also==
	* ~~[[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II~~\|~~II]] • [[~~Pipe ~~III\|III]] • [[Pipe IV\|IV]]]~~		* {{variants\|Pipe}}
	* [[Pipe Connector]]		* [[Pipe Connector]]
	* [[Flat Balancer]]		* [[Flat Balancer]]

Guddi: updated category from Liquid to Fluid

2026-04-10T14:47:39Z

updated category from Liquid to Fluid

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	}}		}}
	\| Electricity = 20 KW		\| Electricity = 20 KW
	\| Cargo = [[:Category:~~Liquid~~ products\|~~Liquid~~ products]]		\| Cargo = [[:Category:Fluid products\|Fluid products]]
	\| Footprint = 2x2		\| Footprint = 2x2
	\| Designation = Transports		\| Designation = Transports

Guddi: added Pipe IV links; some minor edits

2026-04-10T14:45:27Z

added Pipe IV links; some minor edits

NaK: Update recipes for version 0.5.2

2023-05-17T15:14:42Z

Update recipes for version 0.5.2

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	\| Input1Qty = 8		\| Input1Qty = 8
	}}		}}
	\| Electricity = 5 KW		\| Electricity = 20 KW
	\| Cargo = [[:Category:Liquid products\|Liquid products]]		\| Cargo = [[:Category:Liquid products\|Liquid products]]
	\| Footprint = 2x2		\| Footprint = 2x2
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	It is possible to prioritize none, one, two, ... , or even all of the ports simultaneously, depending on the desired use case.		It is possible to prioritize none, one, two, ... , or even all of the ports simultaneously, depending on the desired use case.

	On the right side of the UI is "Priority", which sets the power/manpower/maintenance priority for this building. It is advised to keep this fairly high for any of the balancers, as they will severely damage any resource chains when out of order and they do not actually consume any of manpower nor maintenance, only ~~5kW~~ of power.		On the right side of the UI is "Priority", which sets the power/manpower/maintenance priority for this building. It is advised to keep this fairly high for any of the balancers, as they will severely damage any resource chains when out of order and they do not actually consume any of manpower nor maintenance, only 5 KW of power.

	==Strictly Even inputs or outputs==		==Strictly Even inputs or outputs==

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2023-05-03T06:30:06Z

Footer Infobox

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	\| Variants = [[Flat Balancer]]<br/>[[Molten Balancer]]<br/>[[U-shape Balancer]]		\| Variants = [[Flat Balancer]]<br/>[[Molten Balancer]]<br/>[[U-shape Balancer]]
	}}		}}

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' is a [[:Category:Transports\|transport]] with 8 [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] ports. Its serves two different but important roles: To allow you to pick priority Input(s) and Output(s) of the '''balancer''' and to allow for the (strict) evening out of the resources between multiple inputs, multiple outputs, or both.		The '''Pipe Balancer''' is a [[:Category:Transports\|transport]] with 8 [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] ports. Its serves two different but important roles: To allow you to pick priority Input(s) and Output(s) of the '''balancer''' and to allow for the (strict) evening out of the resources between multiple inputs, multiple outputs, or both.

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	Note that '''Pipes''' category does not have a Sorter, nor can all of the products, transferred by the pipes, be stored in a [[Fluid Storage]] [<nowiki/>[[Fluid Storage II\|II]] • [[Fluid Storage III\|III]] • [[Fluid Storage IV\|IV]]] (namely variants of <nowiki/>[[Steam Hi\|Steam]] [<nowiki/>[[Steam Lo\|Lo]] • [[Steam Depleted\|Depleted]]]).		Note that '''Pipes''' category does not have a Sorter, nor can all of the products, transferred by the pipes, be stored in a [[Fluid Storage]] [<nowiki/>[[Fluid Storage II\|II]] • [[Fluid Storage III\|III]] • [[Fluid Storage IV\|IV]]] (namely variants of <nowiki/>[[Steam Hi\|Steam]] [<nowiki/>[[Steam Lo\|Lo]] • [[Steam Depleted\|Depleted]]]).


	==Balancer UI==		==Balancer UI==
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	Two toggles are available under "Even I/O ratios":		Two toggles are available under "Even I/O ratios":

	* Enforce strictly even inputs		* Enforce strictly even inputs
	* Enforce strictly even outputs		* Enforce strictly even outputs
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	On the right side of the UI is "Priority", which sets the power/manpower/maintenance priority for this building. It is advised to keep this fairly high for any of the balancers, as they will severely damage any resource chains when out of order and they do not actually consume any of manpower nor maintenance, only 5kW of power.		On the right side of the UI is "Priority", which sets the power/manpower/maintenance priority for this building. It is advised to keep this fairly high for any of the balancers, as they will severely damage any resource chains when out of order and they do not actually consume any of manpower nor maintenance, only 5kW of power.


	==Strictly Even inputs or outputs==		==Strictly Even inputs or outputs==
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	Enforcing strictly even inputs/outputs resets any priorities set for the ports.		Enforcing strictly even inputs/outputs resets any priorities set for the ports.


	==Priority input or output==		==Priority input or output==
	Any prioritized port is prioritized over a nonprioritized port. All nonprioritized ports are equal, all prioritized ports are equal.		Any prioritized port is prioritized over a nonprioritized port. All nonprioritized ports are equal, all prioritized ports are equal.


	==Example use cases==		==Example use cases==
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	* Balancing inputs: to ensure that two or three dock [[Fluid Module]]s are pulled from equally		* Balancing inputs: to ensure that two or three dock [[Fluid Module]]s are pulled from equally
	* Balancing outputs: to ensure that [[High-pressure Turbine]]s receive equal amounts of steam from a [[Nuclear Reactor]]		* Balancing outputs: to ensure that [[High-pressure Turbine]]s receive equal amounts of steam from a [[Nuclear Reactor]]


	==See also==		==See also==

	* [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]]		* [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]]
	* [[Pipe Connector]]		* [[Pipe Connector]]
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	* [[Molten Balancer]]		* [[Molten Balancer]]
	* [[U-shape Balancer]]		* [[U-shape Balancer]]
			{{Footer Infobox}}
	{{~~Navbox/Machines~~}}

AK615 at 13:23, 28 December 2022

2022-12-28T13:23:43Z

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	Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] connected to it.		Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] connected to it.

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. The [[~~Molten~~ Connector]] has the same effect, thus being the preferred option for this use case (since the patch v0.4.13).		The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. The [[Pipe Connector]] has the same effect, thus being the preferred option for this use case (since the patch v0.4.13).

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.		The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.

AK615 at 13:22, 28 December 2022

2022-12-28T13:22:08Z

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	Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] connected to it.		Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] connected to it.

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. ~~This may be useful, as the~~ [[~~Pipe~~ Connector]] ~~does not balance pipes and prefers one of~~ the ~~input/output pipes randomly~~(?).		The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. The [[Molten Connector]] has the same effect, thus being the preferred option for this use case (since the patch v0.4.13).

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.		The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.

AK615 at 11:37, 8 August 2022

2022-08-08T11:37:43Z

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	* Balancing inputs: to ensure that two or three dock [[Fluid Module]]s are pulled from equally		* Balancing inputs: to ensure that two or three dock [[Fluid Module]]s are pulled from equally
	* Balancing outputs: to ensure that [[High-pressure Turbine]]s receive equal amounts of steam from a [[Nuclear Reactor]]		* Balancing outputs: to ensure that [[High-pressure Turbine]]s receive equal amounts of steam from a [[Nuclear Reactor]]


			==See also==

			* [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]]
			* [[Pipe Connector]]
			* [[Flat Balancer]]
			* [[Molten Balancer]]
			* [[U-shape Balancer]]

	{{Navbox/Machines}}		{{Navbox/Machines}}

AK615 at 11:35, 8 August 2022

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	The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.		The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.

			Note that '''Pipes''' category does not have a Sorter, nor can all of the products, transferred by the pipes, be stored in a [[Fluid Storage]] [<nowiki/>[[Fluid Storage II\|II]] • [[Fluid Storage III\|III]] • [[Fluid Storage IV\|IV]]] (namely variants of <nowiki/>[[Steam Hi\|Steam]] [<nowiki/>[[Steam Lo\|Lo]] • [[Steam Depleted\|Depleted]]]).


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	On the right side of the UI is "Priority", which sets the power/manpower/maintenance priority for this building. It is advised to keep this fairly high for any of the balancers, as they will severely damage any resource chains when out of order and they do not actually consume any of manpower nor maintenance, only 5kW of power.		On the right side of the UI is "Priority", which sets the power/manpower/maintenance priority for this building. It is advised to keep this fairly high for any of the balancers, as they will severely damage any resource chains when out of order and they do not actually consume any of manpower nor maintenance, only 5kW of power.


	==Strictly Even inputs or outputs==		==Strictly Even inputs or outputs==
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	Enforcing strictly even inputs/outputs resets any priorities set for the ports.		Enforcing strictly even inputs/outputs resets any priorities set for the ports.


	==Priority input or output==		==Priority input or output==
	Any prioritized port is prioritized over a nonprioritized port. All nonprioritized ports are equal, all prioritized ports are equal.		Any prioritized port is prioritized over a nonprioritized port. All nonprioritized ports are equal, all prioritized ports are equal.


	==Example use cases==		==Example use cases==
	* Priority input: to ensure that a [[Fluid Storage]] is emptied before accepting stock from a main pipeline		* Priority input: to ensure that a [[Fluid Storage]] is emptied before accepting stock from a main pipeline

AK615 at 10:43, 8 August 2022

2022-08-08T10:43:01Z

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	Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] connected to it.		Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] connected to it.

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. This may be useful, as the [[Pipe Connector]] does not balance pipes and prefers ~~a single~~ input/output ~~pipe~~.		The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. This may be useful, as the [[Pipe Connector]] does not balance pipes and prefers one of the input/output pipes randomly(?).

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.		The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.

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	Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] connected to it.		Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] connected to it.

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. The [[~~Molten~~ Connector]] has the same effect, thus being the preferred option for this use case (since the patch v0.4.13).		The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. The [[Pipe Connector]] has the same effect, thus being the preferred option for this use case (since the patch v0.4.13).

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.		The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.

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	Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] connected to it.		Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] connected to it.

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. ~~This may be useful, as the~~ [[~~Pipe~~ Connector]] ~~does not balance pipes and prefers one of~~ the ~~input/output pipes randomly~~(?).		The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. The [[Molten Connector]] has the same effect, thus being the preferred option for this use case (since the patch v0.4.13).

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.		The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.

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	Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] connected to it.		Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] connected to it.

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. This may be useful, as the [[Pipe Connector]] does not balance pipes and prefers ~~a single~~ input/output ~~pipe~~.		The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. This may be useful, as the [[Pipe Connector]] does not balance pipes and prefers one of the input/output pipes randomly(?).

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.		The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.

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	\| Variants = [[Flat Balancer]]<br/>[[Molten Balancer]]<br/>[[U-shape Balancer]]		\| Variants = [[Flat Balancer]]<br/>[[Molten Balancer]]<br/>[[U-shape Balancer]]
	}}		}}
	The '''Pipe Balancer''' is a [[:Category:Transports\|transport]] with 8 [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] ports. Its serves two different but important roles: To allow you to pick priority Input(s) and Output(s) of the '''balancer''' and to allow for the (strict) evening out of the resources between multiple inputs, multiple outputs, or both.		The '''Pipe Balancer''' is a [[:Category:Transports\|transport]] with 8 [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]] • [[Pipe IV\|IV]]] ports. Its serves two different but important roles: To allow you to pick priority Input(s) and Output(s) of the '''balancer''' and to allow for the (strict) evening out of the resources between multiple inputs, multiple outputs, or both.

	Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]] connected to it.		Each of the 8 ports can be either input or output (or neither). The direction of the port is determined by the direction of the [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]] • [[Pipe IV\|IV]]] connected to it.

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. The [[Pipe Connector]] has the same effect, thus being the preferred option for this use case (since the patch v0.4.13).		The '''Pipe Balancer''' works as a balancer, without any options toggeled - it will balance any inputs and outputs (with the same level of priority), effectivly acting as an (double) [[wikipedia:OR_gate\|OR Gate]]. The [[Pipe Connector]] has the same effect, thus being the preferred option for this use case (since the patch v0.4.13).

	The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.		The '''Pipe Balancer''' can only be connected to [[Pipe]]s [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]] • [[Pipe IV\|IV]]], it can not be connected directly to buildings.

	Note that '''Pipes''' category does not have a Sorter, nor can all of the products, transferred by the pipes, be stored in a [[Fluid Storage]] [<nowiki/>[[Fluid Storage II\|II]] • [[Fluid Storage III\|III]] • [[Fluid Storage IV\|IV]]] (namely ~~variants of <nowiki/>~~[[~~Steam Hi\|Steam~~]] ~~[<nowiki/>~~[[Steam ~~Lo\|Lo~~]] • [[~~Steam Depleted~~\|~~Depleted]~~]]).		Note that '''Pipes''' category does not have a Sorter, nor can all of the products, transferred by the pipes, be stored in a [[Fluid Storage]] [<nowiki/>[[Fluid Storage II\|II]] • [[Fluid Storage III\|III]] • [[Fluid Storage IV\|IV]]] (namely [[Exhaust]], variants of [[Steam]] and [[Fast Breeder Reactor\|Fast Breeder Reactor fuel]]).

	==Balancer UI==		==Balancer UI==
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	* Priority input: to ensure that a [[Fluid Storage]] is emptied before accepting stock from a main pipeline		* Priority input: to ensure that a [[Fluid Storage]] is emptied before accepting stock from a main pipeline
	* Priority output: to ensure that a storage or machine receives as much input as it can handle and any excess is [[Flare\|flared]] or [[Liquid Dump\|dumped]]		* Priority output: to ensure that a storage or machine receives as much input as it can handle and any excess is [[Flare\|flared]] or [[Liquid Dump\|dumped]]
	* Balancing inputs: to ensure that two or three dock [[Fluid Module]]s are pulled from equally		* Balancing inputs: to ensure that two or three dock [[Fluid Module (S)\|Fluid Module]]s are pulled from equally
	* Balancing outputs: to ensure that [[High-pressure Turbine]]s receive equal amounts of steam from a [[Nuclear Reactor]]		* Balancing outputs: to ensure that [[High-pressure Turbine]]s receive equal amounts of steam from a [[Nuclear Reactor]]

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]]]		* [[Pipe]] [<nowiki/>[[Pipe II\|II]] • [[Pipe III\|III]] • [[Pipe IV\|IV]]]
	* [[Pipe Connector]]		* [[Pipe Connector]]
	* [[Flat Balancer]]		* [[Flat Balancer]]