Straight Electrical Cable

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Straight Electrical Cable
Straight Electrical Cable.png

A straight cable, used for transmitting electricity across land.

Health
100
Decay time
8d
Weight
1.0
Stack size
100
Found in Supply Crate
Yellow
Spawn Command
cheat giveitemnum 190 1 0 0
or
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Pipes/PrimalItemStructure_PowerCableStraight.PrimalItemStructure_PowerCableStraight'" 1 0 0
Required level
Engram points
16 EP
Crafting XP
4.8 XP
Crafting time
3s
Prerequisites
Required stations

In  ARK: Survival Evolved the Straight Electrical Cable is used to supply devices with Electricity.

This cable can be used in a power grid to connect a  Generator to an  Electrical Outlet, which can power nearby electrical devices.

Construction

The Straight Electrical Cable can snap to any non-flexible Electrical Cable (Inclined Intersection, Straight, Vertical). Non-snapped Electrical Cables can be connected with a Flexible Electrical Cable.

For more informations about electrical cables mechanics, read here: Electricity.

Notes

  • The Straight Electrical Cable is treated as a wooden structure and can not be damaged by hands, stone weapons, or non-explosive ranged attacks.
  • The following aggressive creatures can not damage the Straight Electrical Cable:

Painting and Color Regions

X mark.svg

The Straight Electrical Cable is not currently paint-able, however this object may be re-mapped to include paint regions in a future update.

For more information on Paint Regions and how to use them, please view the Blue Coloring.png Dye,  Paintbrush, or  Spray Painter pages.

Changelog

Patch  ASE Changes
181.0 Cables are no longer considered "enemy" foundations that prevent building nearby.