Power Cable is a rare electrical material that you’ll mostly find in commercial and residential zones, useful for upgrading your workshop and converting into Wires.
Power Cable is one of the more valuable mid-tier electrical resources in ARC Raiders. You’ll run into it while exploring urban structures, and you’ll need several if you plan to push your workshop to higher tiers or convert them into Wires for crafting.
ARC Raiders Power Cable details
| Info | Details |
|---|---|
| Item Name | Power Cable |
| Item Type | Electrical / Topside Material |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Stack Size | 3 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Primary Use | Workshop upgrade, recycling into Wires |
| Best Zones | Electrical, Commercial, Residential |
| Recycle Output | 4× Wires |
| Salvage Output | 3× Wires |
| Sell Value | 1,000 Credits |
Power Cable Location in ARC Raiders
Power Cable has a stronger spawn rate in loot areas flagged as electrical, commercial, or residential. When searching these zones, you’ll often find them inside shelves, toolboxes, utility drawers, and random clutter piles.
Common locations where you should search
- Commercial buildings
Offices, workshops, depots, backrooms, and storage corridors often contain electrical items. - Residential clusters
Apartments, broken-down living spaces, and house interiors can drop household-grade cabling. - Electrical-marked areas
Any zone tagged with electrical loot tends to include Power Cables among other components.
Uses of Power Cable in ARC Raiders
Power Cable plays a key role in upgrading your equipment capabilities.
Workshop upgrade requirement
You’ll need Power Cables for pushing Gear Bench 1 to Gear Bench 2.
| Upgrade | Cost |
|---|---|
| Gear Bench 1 → Gear Bench 2 | 3× Power Cable + 5× Electrical Components + 5× Hornet Driver |
Crafting and recycling
Power Cable doesn’t directly craft items but is extremely valuable for turning into Wires, which are needed for many crafting recipes.
How to recycle and salvage Power Cable
Since Wires are a high-demand material, recycling Power Cable becomes especially efficient.
| Action | Output |
|---|---|
| Recycle 1× Power Cable | 4× Wires |
| Salvage 1× Power Cable | 3× Wires |
Recycling gives a better return than salvaging, so always recycle unless your setup forces you to salvage.
Tips to farm Power Cable efficiently
- Head toward commercial or electrical-tagged zones on your chosen map.
- Focus on indoor loot sources—offices, store rooms, apartment interiors, and workshop spaces.
- Open all manual containers such as toolboxes, drawers, electrical cabinets, and equipment shelves.
- Mark routes that regularly spawn electrical containers so you can repeat these farming runs.
- Recycle extra Power Cables at your workshop for Wires when you need crafting materials.
