Conveyor Converter

Conveyor Converter


Function:	Use conveyor tubes and junctions to connect inventories of blocks s...
DLC?	Vanilla

Fits small grid
Mass:	154 kg
Hitpoints:	500
PCU:	10
Size:	3x3x1
Time to Build:	12 sec

Data Controls:	[purge] (?))

The Conveyor Converter is part of the small-grid conveyor system. It helps transition between small and large conveyor sizes on small grids.

Usage

You use the Conveyor Converter alongside several similar blocks to link inventories on small-grid ships into an inventory network. Once established, the conveyor system lets you transfer items easily between blocks and will automatically move items as needed.

The Conveyor Converter is one of the few blocks that has ports for both the large and small small-grid conveyor system, and can therefor be used to "convert" between large and small conveyors. This means that small items (such as ores) can travel across the whole small-grid system. (It still does not enable you to move large items through small ports though.)

A typical usage example of the Conveyor Converter would be to place it to match the small ports on the back of a standard Cockpit which converts the back of the cockpit to a large port, on which you can now build a cargo container.

For more information on conveyors and ports, see Conveyor system.

Construction

The Conveyor Converter exist only for small grids (since the size conversion problem does not exist on large grid) where it is 1x3x3 small-grid blocks in size.

It has 8 ports: One 3x3 large port on the back side and a row of three small ports on the front side. Then along the four side edges, there is one small port on each side.

Tip: When rotating the block, the line on the back side mirrors the three small front ports.

Recipe

Conveyor Converter
Component	Large Ship/Station Required	Large Ship/Station Optional	Small Ship Required	Small Ship Optional
Small Steel Tube	—	—	6	—
Motor	—	—	2	—
Interior Plate	—	—	4	2
Construction Comp.	—	—	6	2