Cable

Cable
Used for crafting. Primarily used to build power lines.
Unlocked by	Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 2
Class name	Desc_Cable_C
Item
Stack size	200
Sink points	24

Cables are made from Wires. They are used for building Power Lines, several parts, and many other buildings.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Cable	2 × Wire60 / min	Constructor 2 sec Craft Bench  × 1	1 × Cable30 / min	Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 2
Coated Cable Alternate	5 × Wire37.5 / min 2 × Heavy Oil Residue15 / min	Refinery 8 sec	9 × Cable67.5 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Insulated Cable Alternate	9 × Wire45 / min 6 × Rubber30 / min	Assembler 12 sec	20 × Cable100 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Quickwire Cable Alternate	3 × Quickwire7.5 / min 2 × Rubber5 / min	Assembler 24 sec	11 × Cable27.5 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing OR MAM Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots

Alternate recipes analysis

The following shows different ways to produce 1 Cable / second, or 60 / min:

Recipe	Iron Ore /min (WP)	Caterium Ore /min (WP)	Copper Ore /min (WP)	Crude Oil m3/min (WP)	Total WP	Total Energy /item (MJ)	Space (m2)	Building counts
Default	35.90 (5.10)	-	-	-	5.10	69.96	792	8.36
Coated	9.97 (1.42)	-	-	10 (8.55)	9.97	74.81 (+7%)	420 (-47%)	2.99
Insulated	8.08 (1.15)	-	-	6 (5.13)	6.28	66.55 (-5%)	445 (-44%)	3.02
Quickwire	-	2.73 (2.47)	2.73 (0.95)	3.64 (3.11)	6.53	72.42 (+4%)	542 (-32%)	3.26

• Weighted Point is the weighted consumption rate which is calculated by: (resource consumption rate / maximum extraction rate) * 10,000. The lower the better.
• Energy per item can be used to measure how much power is consumed for the entire production chain. The lower the better.
• Space refers to building space, excluding belts and pipes. The lower the better.
• Among multiple ways to produce each of the ingredient, the recipe with the lowest WP is chosen. See also:
  • Wire#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Rubber#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Quickwire#Alternate recipes analysis

• If you need to increase your Cable production and have some Crude Oil available, Coated Cable can be used to build quite a compact production line. A single Coated Cable Refinery can do the work of about 3.6 Cable Constructors. Be sure that you know how to deal with Refineries and oil byproducts if you want to use this recipe.
  - "I won't sugar-coat it, it's a c(ap)able recipe."

• If you have Crude Oil available, but no Heavy Oil Residue to spare because its needed elsewhere, then Insulated Cable can be used to build a decently compact and energy-efficient production line. A single Insulated Cable Assembler produces as much almost 4.5 Cable Constructors. Be sure you can afford to use Rubber here. (Residual Rubber might be a good choice).
  - "Not to be confused with Insolent Cable, that stuff is naughty."

• No Wire available? No problem, Quickwire Cable can be used to produce Cable instead. It still needs to be supplied with Rubber from your oil production, though not as much as the other recipes.
  - "Quickwire Cable can't create Cable quickly. Alliterations are awesome!"

Usage

Research

 Cable is used in the Caterium Research chain, Sulfur Research chain, Power Slugs Research chain and Mycelia Research chain in the MAM for additional unlocks.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Automated Wiring	1 × Stator2.5 / min 20 × Cable50 / min	Assembler 24 sec	1 × Automated Wiring2.5 / min	Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
Beacon	3 × Iron Plate22.5 / min 1 × Iron Rod7.5 / min 15 × Wire112.5 / min 2 × Cable15 / min	Manufacturer 8 sec Equipment Workshop  × 4	1 × Beacon7.5 / min	Tier 1 - Field Research
Chainsaw	5 × Reinforced Iron Plate 25 × Iron Rod 160 × Screw 15 × Cable	Equipment Workshop  × 30	1 × Chainsaw	Tier 2 - Obstacle Clearing
Computer	10 × Circuit Board25 / min 9 × Cable22.5 / min 18 × Plastic45 / min 52 × Screw130 / min	Manufacturer 24 sec Craft Bench  × 18	1 × Computer2.5 / min	Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
Crystal Oscillator	36 × Quartz Crystal18 / min 28 × Cable14 / min 5 × Reinforced Iron Plate2.5 / min	Manufacturer 120 sec Craft Bench  × 18	2 × Crystal Oscillator1 / min	MAM Quartz Research - Crystal Oscillator OR Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
High-Speed Connector	56 × Quickwire210 / min 10 × Cable37.5 / min 1 × Circuit Board3.75 / min	Manufacturer 16 sec Craft Bench  × 8	1 × High-Speed Connector3.75 / min	MAM Caterium Research - High-Speed Connector OR Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
Nobelisk Detonator	1 × Object Scanner 10 × Steel Beam 50 × Cable	Equipment Workshop  × 40	1 × Nobelisk Detonator	MAM Sulfur Research - The Nobelisk Detonator
Parachute	20 × Fabric 10 × Cable	Equipment Workshop  × 20	1 × Parachute	MAM Mycelia Research - Parachute
Xeno-Basher	5 × Modular Frame 2 × Xeno-Zapper 25 × Cable 500 × Wire	Equipment Workshop  × 40	1 × Xeno-Basher	Tier 3 - Improved Melee Combat
Xeno-Zapper	10 × Iron Rod 2 × Reinforced Iron Plate 15 × Cable 50 × Wire	Equipment Workshop  × 20	1 × Xeno-Zapper	Onboarding
Zipline	1 × Xeno-Zapper 30 × Quickwire 3 × Iron Rod 10 × Cable	Equipment Workshop  × 20	1 × Zipline	MAM Caterium Research - Zipline
AWESOME Shop	200 × Screw 10 × Iron Plate 10 × Cable	Build Gun	1 × AWESOME Shop	Tier 2 - Resource Sink Bonus Program
AWESOME Sink	15 × Reinforced Iron Plate 30 × Cable 45 × Concrete	Build Gun	1 × AWESOME Sink	Tier 2 - Resource Sink Bonus Program
Assembler	8 × Reinforced Iron Plate 4 × Rotor 10 × Cable	Build Gun	1 × Assembler	Tier 2 - Part Assembly
Blueprint Designer	15 × Modular Frame 25 × Cable 100 × Concrete 100 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Blueprint Designer	Tier 4 - FICSIT Blueprints
Coal Generator	20 × Reinforced Iron Plate 10 × Rotor 30 × Cable	Build Gun	1 × Coal Generator	Tier 3 - Coal Power
Constructor	2 × Reinforced Iron Plate 8 × Cable	Build Gun	1 × Constructor	Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3
Conveyor Splitter	2 × Iron Plate 2 × Cable	Build Gun	1 × Conveyor Splitter	Tier 1 - Logistics
Fluid Freight Platform	6 × Heavy Modular Frame 2 × Computer 50 × Concrete 25 × Cable 5 × Motor	Build Gun	1 × Fluid Freight Platform	Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
Freight Platform	6 × Heavy Modular Frame 2 × Computer 50 × Concrete 25 × Cable 5 × Motor	Build Gun	1 × Freight Platform	Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
Jump Pad	2 × Rotor 15 × Iron Plate 10 × Cable	Build Gun	1 × Jump Pad	Tier 2 - Jump Pads
Lights Control Panel	10 × Cable 5 × Reinforced Iron Plate 3 × AI Limiter	Build Gun	1 × Lights Control Panel	AWESOME Shop - Lights Control Panel
MAM	5 × Reinforced Iron Plate 15 × Cable 45 × Wire	Build Gun	1 × MAM	Tier 1 - Field Research
Manufacturer	5 × Motor 10 × Heavy Modular Frame 50 × Cable 50 × Plastic	Build Gun	1 × Manufacturer	Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
Nuclear Power Plant	250 × Concrete 25 × Heavy Modular Frame 5 × Supercomputer 100 × Cable 100 × Alclad Aluminum Sheet	Build Gun	1 × Nuclear Power Plant	Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
Oil Extractor	15 × Motor 20 × Encased Industrial Beam 60 × Cable	Build Gun	1 × Oil Extractor	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Power Line	1 × Cable	Build Gun	1 × Power Line	Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 2
Radar Tower	30 × Heavy Modular Frame 30 × Crystal Oscillator 10 × Circuit Board 100 × Cable	Build Gun	1 × Radar Tower	MAM Quartz Research - Radar Technology
Train Station	4 × Heavy Modular Frame 8 × Computer 50 × Concrete 25 × Cable	Build Gun	1 × Train Station	Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
Truck Station	15 × Modular Frame 20 × Rotor 50 × Cable	Build Gun	1 × Truck Station	Tier 3 - Vehicular Transport
U-Jelly Landing Pad	2 × Rotor 20 × Cable 200 × Biomass	Build Gun	1 × U-Jelly Landing Pad	Tier 2 - Jump Pads

AWESOME Sink

 Cable can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 24 points.

Gallery

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  Schematic showing two Wire Constructors that can be paired with one Cable Constructor.

History

• Patch 0.4.1.0: Now stack to 200
• Patch 0.3.2.2: Increased the output of Quickwire Cable
• Patch 0.3.2.0: Tweaked cable mesh.
• Patch 0.3: Doubled crafting speed.
• Patch 0.1.5: Added a new Cable mesh and texture