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Copper cables are very important for manufacturing circuits and electrical connections.
{{:Infobox:Copper cable}}
Copper cable can also be used. Select the Copper cable from your inventory, and connect it with a left click to two [[Electric network#Distribution|Electric poles]]. This way, you can manually wire some of the more complex systems, like [[Power_production/Dealing_with_priorities|making steam enginges work only when accumulators are empty.]]
{| class="wikitable"
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| '''Recipe:''' || {{icon|copper-plate|1|copper_plate}} + {{icon|Time icon|0.5|Time}} => {{icon|copper-cable|2|copper_cable}}
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| '''Total raw:''' || {{icon|copper-plate|1|copper_plate}}
|-
|}


== Recipes using copper cables ==
'''Copper cables''' are an intermediate product made from [[copper plate]]s. They are very important for manufacturing circuits and electrical connections.
{|
| {{imagelink|electronic-circuit|Electronic circuit}} || {{imagelink|advanced-circuit|Advanced circuit}} || {{imagelink|basic-beacon|Basic beacon}} |-
| {{imagelink|red-wire|Red wire}} || {{imagelink|green-wire|Green wire}} || {{imagelink|small-electric-pole|Small electric pole}} |-
|}


[[Category: Intermediate products]] [[Category: Items]]
Copper cable can also be used to connect or disconnect power poles. Select the copper cable from your inventory, and connect it with a left click to two [[Electric system#Distribution|electric poles]]. This way, you can manually wire some of the more complex systems, like [[Power production|making steam engines work only when accumulators are empty.]]


==  Ratios ==
[[File:Disconnect_power_pole.gif|thumb|340px|none|Disconnecting the cable between two [[medium electric pole]]s.]]


Copper wire is used nearly solely for [[Electronic circuit]]s and [[Advanced circuit]]s. Note, that one [[Copper plate]] is needed to craft two wires. This expansion is a problem, cause belts are normally not able to handle that load. This is a typical beginner mistake, but it is not a total fail, cause there are successful designs, which handle this with belts.
== History ==


There are a number of good designs to handle this without belts:
{{history|0.12.2|
* [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7323&start=30#p65214 Copper wires on belts]
* Moved copper wire into the intermediate category in the recipes.}}
* [http://s29.postimg.org/bi8xxm6ed/Factorio_Chips.png Circuit production] from [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5050 Endgame designs]
 
* [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7568 Cargo wagon sourced RGB circuits production facility]
{{history|0.9.2|
* [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7065&start=10 New Player Sandbox factory]
* Introduced}}
 
== See also ==
* [[Electric system]]
* [[Green wire]]
* [[Red wire]]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 04:30, 17 August 2020

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 Copper cable

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Recipe

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Total raw

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Stack size

200

Prototype type

item

Internal name

copper-cable

Required technologies

None required

Produced by

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Consumed by

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Green wire.png
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Red wire.png
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Copper cables are an intermediate product made from copper plates. They are very important for manufacturing circuits and electrical connections.

Copper cable can also be used to connect or disconnect power poles. Select the copper cable from your inventory, and connect it with a left click to 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.

Disconnecting the cable between two medium electric poles.

History

  • 0.12.2:
    • Moved copper wire into the intermediate category in the recipes.

See also


Intermediate products

Resources

Materials

Crafting components

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