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Electrical Wire (Cable Eléctrico)

Electrical Wire is a Electronics item that weighs 0.1 kg. Most likely found in: army storage, office, pawn shop. Used in 7 recipes. It can be crafted.

Data taken from the game files: Project Zomboid 42.21.0 · updated on

IDBase.ElectricWire
English nameElectrical Wire
Spanish nameCable Eléctrico
Portuguese nameFio Elétrico
CategoryElectronics
Weight0.1 kg

Tips

  • Best place to look: army storage (metal shelves).
  • Researching it (right-click → Research) teaches you: Make Improvised Lighter.

Where to find it

PlaceContainerChanceLoot table
army storagemetal shelvescommonArmyStorageElectronics
army storagemilitary cratecommonArmyStorageElectronics
army storageothercommonArmyStorageElectronics
officemilitary cratecommonArmyStorageElectronics
pawn shopcountercommonArmyStorageElectronics
pawn shopmetal shelvescommonArmyStorageElectronics
pawn shopshelvescommonArmyStorageElectronics
pawn shop officemetal shelvescommonArmyStorageElectronics
pawn shop officeothercommonArmyStorageElectronics
pawn shop storageothercommonArmyStorageElectronics
wire factorymetal shelvescommonWireFactoryElectric
wire factoryothercommonWireFactoryElectric
army storagecountercommonControlRoomCounter
atticcardboard boxcommonCrateElectronics
atticcratecommonCrateElectronics

And 71 more places with lower odds.

You can also find it by foraging (right-click the ground → Forage), in the category Junk.

What it is for: recipes that use it

RecipeAsResult
Make Improvised Lighter
taught by Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Prison Defense
ingredient1× Lighter - Improvised Battery
Bind Spear Head With Wire
Maintenance 1
must be learned
ingredient1× Spear with Kitchen Knife
Make Improvised Flashlight
Electrical 1
taught by Magazine: Sparky's Lighting Guide
ingredient1× Flashlight - Improvised
Make Improvised Lantern
Electrical 1
taught by Magazine: Sparky's Lighting Guide
ingredient1× Improvised Electric Lantern
Make Makeshift Ham Radio
Electrical 3
taught by Magazine: Guerilla Radio - May 1993
ingredient1× Makeshift Ham Radio
Make Makeshift Radio
Electrical 1
taught by Magazine: Guerilla Radio - June 1993
ingredient1× Makeshift Radio
Make Makeshift Walkie Talkie
Electrical 2
taught by Magazine: Sparky's Radio Guide
ingredient1× Makeshift Walkie Talkie

How to craft it

RecipeYou need
Dismantle Power Bar1× Simple Metal Knife or other (tool)
1× Power Bar
Dismantle Improvised Lighter1× Lighter - Improvised Battery

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