Basic Circuit

A complex electrical component used in advanced electronics.

Notes

Basic Circuit is a complex electrical component essential for crafting advanced electronics and machinery. It is produced through basic or etched recipes and serves as a key ingredient in many high-tier crafting stations, including the Electric Machinist Table and Oil Refinery. Stockpiling Basic Circuits helps ensure a steady supply for mid-to-late game industrial automation.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Recipe (2 ways to make this)Electronics Assembly · Electronics Lv 1Electronics Assembly · Electronics Lv 3

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Electronics level 0Skill level changes labor only.

Talents

Ceramic Safety (Electronics Lv 3)

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Copper Wiring	6	item
Gold Flakes	10	item
Wood Board	4	category

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe

Material	Qty / craft
Copper Scrap	≈ 0.29
Wood Scrap	≈ 0.13
Gold Scrap	≈ 0.08

Approximate — a category ingredient's salvage value depends on the item actually used.

Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled — see the Garbage & Recycling guide.

Crafting

Crafting stats

Labor	45 calories
Craft time	0.8 min
Throughput	≈ 75 Basic Circuit / hour (base)

Recycling & waste

• 0.2× Copper Scrap
• 0.2× Gold Scrap

The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.

How garbage, sorting & recycling work

Total raw to craft this

Recompute for my setup

• 31.25× Gold Ore
• 8.75× Copper Ore
• 4× Wood Board (any)
• 0.44× Clay

Approximate — category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

Categories

• Ingredient
• Parts
• Product

Obtained from

• Basic Circuit
• Etched Basic Circuit

Used in

• Electric Machinist Table
• Oil Refinery
• Pump Jack
• Waste Filter

• Advanced Tailoring Table
• Automatic Loom
• Injection Mold Machine
• Mining Charge
• Servo
• Spin Melter
• Stove

• Electric Motor
• Electronics Upgrade
• Handheld Camera
• Sensor Based Belt Sorter
• Solar Generator

• Transmission Pole

• Modern Paint Sprayer

• Refrigerator
• Washing Machine

See also

Advanced CircuitAdvanced Combustion EngineBoilerCoarse StoneCombustion EngineCooking Utensils