- "Transmits electrical current."
Copper wire is used to make various electric-based items and conduct electricity to where it's needed.
Appearance
Copper wire is 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.
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Rush Cost
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8 TC
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Double-Time
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4 TC
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Crafting
Copper wires are used to craft various electric items.
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Rush Cost
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16 TC
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Double-Time
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8 TC
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Rush Cost
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16 TC
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Double-Time
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8 TC
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Rush Cost
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16 TC
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Double-Time
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8 TC
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Rush Cost
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16 TC
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Double-Time
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8 TC
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Rush Cost
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18 TC
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Double-Time
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9 TC
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Rush Cost
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16 TC
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Double-Time
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8 TC
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Rush Cost
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8 TC
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Double-Time
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4 TC
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Rush Cost
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18 TC
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Double-Time
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9 TC
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Rush Cost
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18 TC
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Double-Time
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9 TC
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Rush Cost
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18 TC
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Double-Time
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9 TC
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Rush Cost
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8 TC
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Double-Time
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4 TC
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Rush Cost
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8 TC
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Double-Time
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4 TC
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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.
It is also possible to use copper wire as a decoration.