I can't figure out how combinator work

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waduk
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I can't figure out how combinator work

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Arithmetic Combinator :
Iron and copper sum is 30, the lamp is set to < 5. Then why the lamp is turn on ?

Decider Combinator :
Iron is less than copper, so it's supposed to give 1 green circuit signal output.
Lamp is set to turn on if the green circuit signal is 1, then why it's still turn off ?

That's how i interpret how combinator work. :roll:
For hours i can't get it to work basic function.

Just before i post the question to forum, i thought,..maybe...the input/output side maybe are dedicated one, unlike smart inserter.

TLDR: Combinator orientation matter. I hope this can be shown graphically more easily. Really confusing for noob.
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Re: I can't figure out how combinator work

Post by Lupoviridae »

Yea, the little nubs are the input. I'm hoping that they add some better way of showing this. I personally like this idea:
https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... =6&t=13763

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