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Copper cable

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Copper cable.png
Copper cable

Copper cable entity.png

Recipe

Time.png
0.5
+
Copper plate.png
1
Copper cable.png
2

Total raw

Time.png
0.5
+
Copper plate.png
1

Stack size

200

Prototype type

item

Internal name

copper-cable

Required technologies

Electronics (research).png

Produced by

Assembling machine 1.png
Assembling machine 2.png
Assembling machine 3.png
Player.png
Foundry.png
Electromagnetic plant.png

Consumed by

Advanced circuit.png
Arithmetic combinator.png
Beacon.png
Big electric pole.png
Constant combinator.png
Decider combinator.png
Electronic circuit.png
Medium electric pole.png
Power switch.png
Programmable speaker.png
Small electric pole.png
Lamp.png
Substation.png

Copper cables are an intermediate product made from copper plates, or can be cast from a foundry. They are very important for manufacturing circuits and electrical connections.

Copper cable can also be used to connect or disconnect power poles. Select copper cable from your inventory, or click its icon on the Shortcut bar, and left click two electric poles. This way, you can manually wire some of the more complex systems, like making steam engines work only when accumulators are empty. Note that the cable is not consumed during this operation, and you do not actually need to have the item in inventory.

Disconnecting the cable between two medium electric poles.

History

  • 2.0.:
    • Added to the shortcut bar
    • Cable is no longer consumed when connecting or disconnecting power lines
  • 0.12.2:
    • Moved copper cable into the intermediate category in the recipes.

See also