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{{:Infobox:Copper cable}}
|input        =time, 0.5 + copper plate
|output      =copper cable, 2
|producers    =manual + assembling machine 1 + assembling machine 2 + assembling machine 3
|consumers    =red wire + green wire + electronic circuit + advanced circuit + small electric pole + arithmetic combinator + decider combinator + constant combinator + basic beacon
}}


Copper cables are very important for manufacturing circuits and electrical connections.
'''Copper cables''' are an intermediate product made from [[copper plate]]s. They are very important for manufacturing circuits and electrical connections.
Copper cable can also be used to connect power poles. 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|making steam engines work only when accumulators are empty.]]


== Optimization ==
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.]]


* You can have a maximum of three [[assembling machine 1]] to feed onto the same side of a [[Transport belt]], any more and they won't unload after the third one.
[[File:Disconnect_power_pole.gif|thumb|340px|none|Disconnecting the cable between two [[medium electric pole]]s.]]
* You can fully load a [[Transport belt]] with six [[assembling machine 1]], three feeding to each side.
* Feeding directly onto the main running belt, the third [[assembling machine 1]] will not achieve full production as it waits for a gap on the belt. Having a spur solves this problem.


== History ==


{{history|0.12.2|
* Moved copper wire into the intermediate category in the recipes.}}


==  Ratios ==
{{history|0.9.2|
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 because belts are normally not able to handle that load.
* Introduced}}


There are a number of good designs to handle this without belts:
== See also ==
* [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7323&start=30#p65214 Copper wires on belts]
* [[Electric system]]
* [http://s29.postimg.org/bi8xxm6ed/Factorio_Chips.png Circuit production] from [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5050 Endgame designs]
* [[Green wire]]
* [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7568 Cargo wagon sourced RGB circuits production facility]
* [[Red wire]]
* [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7065&start=10 New Player Sandbox factory]


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Latest revision as of 04:30, 17 August 2020

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

None required

Produced by

Assembling machine 1.png
Assembling machine 2.png
Assembling machine 3.png
Player.png

Consumed by

Advanced circuit.png
Arithmetic combinator.png
Beacon.png
Constant combinator.png
Decider combinator.png
Electronic circuit.png
Green wire.png
Power switch.png
Programmable speaker.png
Red wire.png
Small electric pole.png
Lamp.png

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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