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Dear “The Factorio Community,”

This is my first post. Sorry if it is in the wrong place.

I have played the New Hope campaign, and two freeplay games until rocket launch. Now I am interested in using the circuit network.

Many of the things I wish to accomplish would be solved if I could assign multiple conditions to a single smart inserter.

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For example, I want to activate the smart inserter that takes “Iron Gear Wheels” from a smart chest if,

1) “Transport Belt” is less than 1000.

or if

2) “Science Pack 1” is less than 100.

or if

3) “Inserter” is less than 1000.

or if anything else that requires “Iron Gear Wheels” is less than some specified amount.

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My questions to the Factorio community are,

Can multiple conditions be assigned to a single smart insert?

and if so,

How do you assign multiple conditions to a single smart inserter?

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I understand how combinators work (at the most fundamental level) and, if necessary, I will use them to accomplish my goal. But I would really like a less complicated solution...if one exists.

Thank you!

Use decider combinators for each condition and when true have them output the same signal to the smart inserter. I made up a quick mock up example here:
http://imgur.com/a/CrL7V

This should accomplish what you are looking for.

Thanks for your help!

If you have multiple deciders with different conditions, remember to think about wether you want the smart inserter to work when A > 0 or A = 1. If you use A = 1 then it will not work if more than one condition is true.