What is Gold Wire used for?

It is an input in 48 recipes, such as Electronics, Portable Beacon and Advanced Battery Rack.

Where is Gold Wire crafted?

At the Manufacturer, the Fabricator or the Machining Bench.

How long does Gold Wire take to craft?

0.83 s per craft at the Manufacturer, 1 s at the Fabricator, 1 s at the Machining Bench. One craft makes 5. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.

Gold Wire

ResourcesTier 3

Craft 5 Gold Wire from 1 Refined Gold per craft at a Manufacturer (0.83 s), or at 2 other stations.

In-game description: “This wire can be used in Electrical Circuits”

How to make

1 recipe

Recipe 1 of 1 · station

Manufacturer

Input

1 Refined Gold,72 per minute1.2 per second1 per craft

Output

5 Gold Wire,360 per minute6 per second5 per craft

Time: 0.83 s per craft, base
Power draw: computed in-game
Unlocked by: T3 IndustrialGold Wire blueprint

Quantities are per craft. Times are each station's base rate (crafting work ÷ processing rate); station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.

Weight: 0.025kg
Stack size: 200
Fuel value: 5kJ
Recipes: 1
Used in: 48

About Gold Wire

Gold Wire is a Tier 3 item in the Resources category. One craft turns 1 Refined Gold into 5 Gold Wire at the Manufacturer (0.83 s), Fabricator (1 s) or Machining Bench (1 s). Used in 48 recipes, most often at the Machining Bench. Unlocked by the Gold Wire blueprint in the Tier 3 tech tree, after Copper Wire.

Used in

All 48

Recipes that use Gold Wire
Makes	Station	Needs / craft	Tier
Electronics	Machining Bench +2	5	Tier 3
Portable Beacon	Machining Bench +2	30	Tier 3
Advanced Battery Rack	Fabricator +1	18	Tier 4
Aerosol Emitter	Fabricator +1	12	—
Art Deco Chandelier	Decoration Bench	20	Tier 2
Art Deco Floor Lamp	Decoration Bench	4	Tier 2
Art Deco Rug	Decoration Bench	8	Tier 2
Art Deco Safe	Decoration Bench	4	Tier 2
Art Deco Vault	Decoration Bench	4	Tier 2
Art Deco Wall Light	Decoration Bench	4	Tier 2
Battered Centrifuge	Chemistry Bench	12	Tier 2
Biofuel Extractor	Machining Bench +2	25	Tier 3

Showing 12 of 48, most-used products first.

Crafted at

3 stations

Craft time of Gold Wire per station
Station	Time / craft	Gold Wire /min	Power
Manufacturer	0.83 s	360/min	computed in-game
Fabricator	1 s	300/min	No power connection
Machining Bench	1 s	300/min	No power connection

Unlocked by

Tier 3 blueprintGold Wire
Requires Copper Wire.

Change history

Tracked since Week 252. Changes from later data updates appear here.

Gold Wire FAQ

How do you make Gold Wire in ICARUS?: One craft turns 1 Refined Gold into 5 Gold Wire at the Manufacturer (0.83 s), Fabricator (1 s) or Machining Bench (1 s).
What is Gold Wire used for?: It is an input in 48 recipes, such as Electronics, Portable Beacon and Advanced Battery Rack.
Where is Gold Wire crafted?: At the Manufacturer, the Fabricator or the Machining Bench.
How do you unlock Gold Wire?: Unlocked by the Gold Wire blueprint in the Tier 3 tech tree, after Copper Wire.
How long does Gold Wire take to craft?: 0.83 s per craft at the Manufacturer, 1 s at the Fabricator, 1 s at the Machining Bench. One craft makes 5. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.