Space ship backing up

[SharkPlush]

I have a ship that works pretty good but it has an array of inserters each with a whitelisted item and the condition set to dump that item if it overflows

I see the decider combinator I can wire to storage and easily get a signal out if any of the items are overflowing, but I can't figure out how to use that signal to toggle an inserter on the space platform because I was toggling power switches on the ground between power poles, while everything in space is powered all the time.

can you help me?

[Aestrea]

I think you are making it more complicated than it needs to be, so rethinking the solution might be a better solution than solving your current problem.

[Hurkyl]

I'm a little confused by the question, since it sounds like running a circuit wire from the decider's output* to the inserter and using the "enable/disable" toggle in the inserter menu is what you want... but it also sounds like you already know how to do that since you talk about setting a condition on the inserter.

*: Combinators have an input side and an output side. Make sure you attach wires to the right place!

[Pandorian]

Decider -> For each item, if above your chosen number output 1 on it.
Inserter -> Set filters tied to Decider output

[dragonsphotoworks]

I use splitters. priority into ship logistics.. and if over flows it sent to edge where half dozen per belt ditch the over flow. No signals at all.

[SharkPlush]

Originally posted by Aestrea:

I think you are making it more complicated than it needs to be, so rethinking the solution might be a better solution than solving your current problem.

um, no im not, its like, a really obvi problem for this part of the game, and theres a duh solution but clearly im missing one little thing

Originally posted by Hurkyl:

I'm a little confused by the question, since it sounds like running a circuit wire from the decider's output* to the inserter and using the "enable/disable" toggle in the inserter menu is what you want... but it also sounds like you already know how to do that since you talk about setting a condition on the inserter.

*: Combinators have an input side and an output side. Make sure you attach wires to the right place!

thanks I got it, the sounds signal combinators make are fun. I was missing that I needed to pick the output signal somehow thinking it should toggle what the device is wired to (at least while the conditions are met)

[The_Pastmaster]

Wait, you can throw stuff off the platform? :o

[Chindraba]

Originally posted by The_Pastmaster:

Wait, you can throw stuff off the platform? :o

Yeet the Yuck!

[argrond]

I've made belt circuits, connected inserters to them and is checking the whole belt containment with belt option. If it's more than 3/4 of belt capacity, it drops designated items off to open space.

[knighttemplar1960]

You can wire directly from the hub to an inserter or belt section to send and receive signals.

[Regent]

if you wire the inventory to the insterters and just have the insertersactivate over a certain quantity of a certain item... that maybe easiest.

[Ccrack]

i havnt tried it yet, but i was thinking about wiring my collectors to the hub, and toggling their collections filters on and off based on how many items the hub has