Copper Wire

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

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.

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 Copper Block Copper Wire [[]] [[]] Electric Press Quantity 1 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 + + + + = 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 Steel Block Electric Motor Bucket Of Water Copper Wire [[]] Electric Sluice Quantity 1 1 1 10 {{{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 + + + + = 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 + + + + = Lvl. 4 Workbench Electric Furnace Copper Boiler Copper Wire Oil [[]] Refinery Quantity 1 1 10 10 {{{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 + + + + = Lvl. 2 Metalwork Bench or Electric Metalwork Bench 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 + + + + = Lvl. 2 Metalwork Bench 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.

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