Medium Electric Pole

How to read this puzzle

Small Electric Pole is close enough to preserve five complete clue columns, leaving the recipe as the deciding evidence. The exact cable amount is more useful than a general hunch that the answer is another power item.

Start this worked example with Small Electric Pole. The six signals below show what that guess tells you about the answer.

From the clues to the answer

1. Keep the matching properties

   The answer stays in Logistics, can be made in an Assembler or EM plant, takes 0.5 seconds, unlocks on Nauvis, and stacks to 50. These exact matches support exploring nearby electrical items, but no single one identifies the answer.

2. Remove wood and keep two cables

   Small Electric Pole’s Wood input is absent, while Copper Cable ×2 is exact. The answer has more than the guess’s two direct input types. Look for a recipe that keeps exactly two Copper Cables while replacing the wooden construction with other materials.

3. Verify the full replacement recipe

   Medium Electric Pole requires four Iron Sticks, two Steel Plates, and two Copper Cables. It adds the third input type, contains no Wood, and retains every non-recipe match. Checking the cable quantity matters: sharing the ingredient name alone would only narrow the search, not confirm its amount.

Take this into your next puzzle

When most columns are exact, focus on the remaining recipe evidence. Preserve exact ingredient amounts, remove absent inputs, and check how many distinct input types the target needs.