# Cable > Canonical source: [Cable](https://satisfactorybase.com/wiki/items/cable) > Language: en Used for crafting. Primarily used to build Power Lines. ## Properties - Entity type: Item - Form: solid - Stack size: 200 - Sink points: 24 - Radioactive: No - Can be discarded: Yes ## Produced by ### [Alternate: Insulated Cable](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-cable-1-c) 12 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Wire](/wiki/items/wire): 9 per cycle; 45/min, [Rubber](/wiki/items/rubber): 6 per cycle; 30/min → [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 20 per cycle; 100/min. ### [Alternate: Quickwire Cable](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-cable-2-c) 24 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Quickwire](/wiki/items/quickwire): 3 per cycle; 7.5/min, [Rubber](/wiki/items/rubber): 2 per cycle; 5/min → [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 11 per cycle; 27.5/min. ### [Alternate: Coated Cable](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-coatedcable-c) 8 s. [Refinery](/wiki/buildings/refinery) [Wire](/wiki/items/wire): 5 per cycle; 37.5/min, [Heavy Oil Residue](/wiki/items/heavy-oil-residue): 2 m³ per cycle; 15 m³/min → [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 9 per cycle; 67.5/min. ### [Cable](/wiki/recipes/recipe-cable-c) 2 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor) [Wire](/wiki/items/wire): 2 per cycle; 60/min → [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 1 per cycle; 30/min. ## Used as recipe ingredient ### [Chainsaw](/wiki/recipes/recipe-chainsaw-c) 60 s. [Reinforced Iron Plate](/wiki/items/reinforced-iron-plate): 5 per cycle, [Iron Rod](/wiki/items/iron-rod): 25 per cycle, [Screws](/wiki/items/screws): 160 per cycle, [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 15 per cycle → [Chainsaw](/wiki/items/chainsaw): 1 per cycle. ### [Computer](/wiki/recipes/recipe-computer-c) 24 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Circuit Board](/wiki/items/circuit-board): 4 per cycle; 10/min, [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 8 per cycle; 20/min, [Plastic](/wiki/items/plastic): 16 per cycle; 40/min → [Computer](/wiki/items/computer): 1 per cycle; 2.5/min. ### [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/recipes/recipe-crystaloscillator-c) 120 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 36 per cycle; 18/min, [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 28 per cycle; 14/min, [Reinforced Iron Plate](/wiki/items/reinforced-iron-plate): 5 per cycle; 2.5/min → [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 2 per cycle; 1/min. ### [High-Speed Connector](/wiki/recipes/recipe-highspeedconnector-c) 16 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Quickwire](/wiki/items/quickwire): 56 per cycle; 210/min, [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 10 per cycle; 37.5/min, [Circuit Board](/wiki/items/circuit-board): 1 per cycle; 3.75/min → [High-Speed Connector](/wiki/items/high-speed-connector): 1 per cycle; 3.75/min. ### [Nobelisk Detonator](/wiki/recipes/recipe-nobeliskdetonator-c) 80 s. [Object Scanner](/wiki/items/object-scanner): 1 per cycle, [Steel Beam](/wiki/items/steel-beam): 10 per cycle, [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 50 per cycle → [Nobelisk Detonator](/wiki/items/nobelisk-detonator): 1 per cycle. ### [Parachute](/wiki/recipes/recipe-parachute-c) 40 s. [Fabric](/wiki/items/fabric): 20 per cycle, [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 10 per cycle → [Parachute](/wiki/items/parachute): 1 per cycle. ### [Automated Wiring](/wiki/recipes/recipe-spaceelevatorpart-3-c) 24 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Stator](/wiki/items/stator): 1 per cycle; 2.5/min, [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 20 per cycle; 50/min → [Automated Wiring](/wiki/items/automated-wiring): 1 per cycle; 2.5/min. ### [Xeno-Zapper](/wiki/recipes/recipe-xenozapper-c) 40 s. [Iron Rod](/wiki/items/iron-rod): 10 per cycle, [Reinforced Iron Plate](/wiki/items/reinforced-iron-plate): 2 per cycle, [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 15 per cycle, [Wire](/wiki/items/wire): 50 per cycle → [Xeno-Zapper](/wiki/items/xeno-zapper): 1 per cycle. ### [Zipline](/wiki/recipes/recipe-zipline-c) 40 s. [Xeno-Zapper](/wiki/items/xeno-zapper): 1 per cycle, [Quickwire](/wiki/items/quickwire): 30 per cycle, [Iron Rod](/wiki/items/iron-rod): 3 per cycle, [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 10 per cycle → [Zipline](/wiki/items/zipline): 1 per cycle. ## Used in construction - [Alien Power Augmenter](/wiki/buildings/alien-power-augmenter): 100 - [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler): 10 - [Blueprint Designer Mk.1](/wiki/buildings/blueprint-designer-mk-1): 25 - [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor): 8 - [Conveyor Splitter](/wiki/buildings/conveyor-splitter): 2 - [Coal-Powered Generator](/wiki/buildings/coal-powered-generator): 30 - [Nuclear Power Plant](/wiki/buildings/nuclear-power-plant): 200 - [Old Jump Pad](/wiki/buildings/old-jump-pad): 10 - [Jump Pad](/wiki/buildings/jump-pad): 10 - [Old Tilted Jump Pad](/wiki/buildings/old-tilted-jump-pad): 10 - [U-Jelly Landing Pad](/wiki/buildings/u-jelly-landing-pad): 20 - [Light Control Panel](/wiki/buildings/light-control-panel): 10 - [MAM](/wiki/buildings/mam): 15 - [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer): 50 - [Oil Extractor](/wiki/buildings/oil-extractor): 60 - [Power Line](/wiki/buildings/power-line): 1 - [Radar Tower](/wiki/buildings/radar-tower): 100 - [AWESOME Sink](/wiki/buildings/awesome-sink): 30 - [AWESOME Shop](/wiki/buildings/awesome-shop): 10 - [Truck Station](/wiki/buildings/truck-station): 50 ## Used in schematic costs - [Inflated Pocket Dimension](/wiki/schematics/inflated-pocket-dimension-research-aorgans-3): 1 000 - [Zipline](/wiki/schematics/zipline): 50 - [Parachute](/wiki/schematics/parachute): 50 - [Yellow Power Slugs](/wiki/schematics/yellow-power-slugs): 100 - [The Nobelisk Detonator](/wiki/schematics/the-nobelisk-detonator): 200 - [Part Assembly](/wiki/schematics/part-assembly): 200 - [Obstacle Clearing](/wiki/schematics/obstacle-clearing): 100 - [Jump Pads](/wiki/schematics/jump-pads): 150 - [Coal Power](/wiki/schematics/coal-power): 500 - [Vehicular Transport](/wiki/schematics/vehicular-transport): 200 - [FICSIT Blueprints](/wiki/schematics/ficsit-blueprints): 500 - [Industrial Manufacturing](/wiki/schematics/industrial-manufacturing): 1 000 - [Jetpack](/wiki/schematics/jetpack): 1 000 - [Nuclear Power](/wiki/schematics/nuclear-power): 1 000 - [HUB Upgrade 4](/wiki/schematics/hub-upgrade-4): 20 - [HUB Upgrade 5](/wiki/schematics/hub-upgrade-5): 50 ## Related items - [Wire](/wiki/items/wire) - [Rubber](/wiki/items/rubber) - [Quickwire](/wiki/items/quickwire) - [Heavy Oil Residue](/wiki/items/heavy-oil-residue) - [Reinforced Iron Plate](/wiki/items/reinforced-iron-plate) - [Iron Rod](/wiki/items/iron-rod) - [Screws](/wiki/items/screws) - [Chainsaw](/wiki/items/chainsaw) - [Circuit Board](/wiki/items/circuit-board) - [Plastic](/wiki/items/plastic) - [Computer](/wiki/items/computer) - [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal) - [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator) - [High-Speed Connector](/wiki/items/high-speed-connector) - [Object Scanner](/wiki/items/object-scanner) - [Steel Beam](/wiki/items/steel-beam) - [Nobelisk Detonator](/wiki/items/nobelisk-detonator) - [Fabric](/wiki/items/fabric) - [Parachute](/wiki/items/parachute) - [Stator](/wiki/items/stator) - [Automated Wiring](/wiki/items/automated-wiring) - [Xeno-Zapper](/wiki/items/xeno-zapper) - [Zipline](/wiki/items/zipline) ## Unlocked by - [Alternate: Insulated Cable](/wiki/schematics/alternate-insulated-cable): Hard Drive alternate - [Alternate: Quickwire Cable](/wiki/schematics/alternate-quickwire-cable): Hard Drive alternate - [Alternate: Coated Cable](/wiki/schematics/alternate-coated-cable): Hard Drive alternate - [HUB Upgrade 2](/wiki/schematics/hub-upgrade-2): Milestone ## Guides - [Alternate recipes and Hard Drives](/guides/alternate-recipes) ## Technical Details - Class name: Desc_Cable_C - Native class: FGItemDescriptor - Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/Cable/Desc_Cable - Resource form (export): RF_SOLID