If you can be bothered, you could use thr circuit network to set the requests on the buffer chest based on what's in the logistics storage, so as soon as something goes in a storage chest, a bot will take it to a buffer.


The content of buffer chests is part the logistic storage. So that option ...

No, I don't want the chest to request more, as that would mean building more stuff. I don't want that extra content to come from other storage chests or passive provider chests. I only want it to come from robots that are looking for a place to put stuff.

200 belt is enough most of the time, except ...

Tl;DR: Buffer chest should act as logistic storage target for their requests when they are between their minimum and maximum.

Right now, the problem
Right now, here is what happens when deconstructing besides a buffer chest that contains 50 belts out of its (Min 50)(Max 100) request.
Factorio ...

First, on the realism: you can't put a lower end processor in a higher-grade computer. If my i9 goes out, I can't just get a cheaper i7 to replace it with willy-nilly. That's how quality works--you're not trying to use a shiny electronics circuit in place of a dull one, you're trying to use ...