RUSTLY
Water Wheel
Electrical

Water Wheel

generator.water

Converts kinetic energy harvested from flowing water into electricity.

Crafting one takes 500× Wood, 2× Gears, 1× Sheet Metal at a Workbench Lvl 1. A recycler breaks one down into Wood, Gears.

Crafting

Wood×500
Gears×2
Sheet Metal×1
Workbench Lvl 1Craft time: 30s

Blueprint

60
Research (scrap)
60
Tech tree node (scrap)
75
Tech tree path (scrap)
Workbench Lvl 1
Requires

Recycling

recyclingSafezone Recycler
Wood×200
Gears×1(80%)
Sheet Metal×1(40%)
warningRadtown Recycler
Wood×300
Gears×1
Gears×1(20%)
Sheet Metal×1(60%)

Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.

Repair

buildHammer
Wood×247
Metal Fragments×116
Condition lost per repair: 0%Blueprint required: No

Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.

buildRepair Bench
Wood×100
Metal Fragments×50
Condition lost per repair: 0%Blueprint required: Yes

Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.

Decay & Upkeep

8 h
Decay (outside)
80 h
Decay (inside)
Power usage chartElectricity calculator

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