Copper Wire

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Copper wire is used to make various electric-based items and conduct electricity to where it's needed.

Copper Wire
Copper Wire

Category	Resource
Use	Crafting, Electricity
Tool
Stackable	Yes (99)

"Transmits electrical current."

Appearance

A narrow strip of reddish, metallic material. When placed, it will cover two or more halves of a block space's vertical and/or horizontal centers.

Where Found

Copper wire is created on one of the two types of metalwork benches. Five pieces of wire are obtained from one copper ingot.

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 2 Metalwork Bench or Electric Metalwork Bench	Copper Ingot		[[]]		[[]]		[[]]		[[]]		Copper Wire
Quantity	1		{{{Qty2}}}		{{{Qty3}}}		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		5

Rush Cost
8
Double-Time
4

Crafting

Copper wires are used to craft various electric items.

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Copper Block		Electric Motor		Copper Wire		[[]]		Flywheel
Quantity	1		1		1		10		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
16
Double-Time
8

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Iron Pot		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		Electric Stove
Quantity	1		1		10		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
16
Double-Time
8

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Red Bricks		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		Electric Kiln
Quantity	1		1		10		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
16
Double-Time
8

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Iron Ingot		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		Electric Furnace
Quantity	1		1		10		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
16
Double-Time
8

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Steel Ingot		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		Electric Metalwork Bench
Quantity	1		1		10		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
16
Double-Time
8

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 2 Metalwork Bench	Steel Ingot		Magnet		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		Electric Motor
Quantity	5		1		10		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
8
Double-Time
4

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Silicon Wafer		Steel Block		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		Solar Panel
Quantity	3		1		10		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
18
Double-Time
9

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
File:Electric Metalwork Bench Lvl 2 Icon.png		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 1 Metalwork Bench or Electric Metalwork Bench Lvl 2	Steel Block		Electric Motor		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		Electric Elevator Motor
Quantity	1		1		10		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
8
Double-Time
4

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
File:Metalwork Bench Lvl 2 1 Icon.png		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 1 Metalwork Bench Lvl 2 or Electric Metalwork Bench	Steel Block		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		[[]]		Elevator Shaft
Quantity	1		5		{{{Qty3}}}		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		5

Rush Cost
8
Double-Time
4

Prior to version 1.5.1, a non-electric metalwork bench could be used to make ten elevator shafts for one block of steel and ten copper wires, which was more steel-efficient than an electric metalwork bench.

Uses

The only way to get electricity across gaps between crafting surfaces is to place copper wire or a conducting block in an unbroken series of vertically and/or horizontally adjacent spaces between them. Wire can be placed in any space with a back wall or adjacent solid block, crafting surface, or wire. Starting in version 1.5 it may also be placed on a solid block, allowing electricity to be conducted through it, as long as the block isn't an ore block.

Copper wire is also used to craft various items:

It is also possible to use copper wire as a decoration.