Electrical
Wind Turbine
generator.wind.scrap
Generates electricity from wind; output scales with placement height.
Crafting
 Wood | ×500 |
 High Quality Metal | ×10 |
 Gears | ×3 |
 Sheet Metal | ×3 |
Workbench Lvl 2Craft time: 30s
Blueprint
60
Research (scrap)
60
Tech tree node (scrap)
405
Tech tree path (scrap)
Workbench Lvl 2
Requires
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
| Wood | ×200 |
| High Quality Metal | ×4 |
| Gears | ×1 |
| Sheet Metal | ×1 |
| Gears | ×1(20%) |
| Sheet Metal | ×1(20%) |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Wood | ×300 |
| High Quality Metal | ×6 |
| Gears | ×1 |
| Sheet Metal | ×1 |
| Gears | ×1(80%) |
| Sheet Metal | ×1(80%) |
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 | ×248 |
| High Quality Metal | ×7 |
 Metal Fragments | ×136 |
Condition lost per repair: 0%Blueprint required: No
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Treasure Mission BoxLocked CrateLocked Crate - GhostshipLocked Crate - OilrigElite CrateUnderwater Lab - Elite CrateScientist PT Boat DryboxWagon - Military CrateGingerbread Mine PresentMilitary CrateUnderwater Lab - Normal Crate 1Missile Silo Inside Scientist
Decay & Upkeep
8 h
Decay (outside)
80 h
Decay (inside)
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