Insulated Copper Cable
alaindustrial:insulated_copper_cable
Summary
✅ Safe to touch: the rubber sheath completely prevents contact shock at every energy flow, regardless of neighbouring cable tiers or configured damage.
The Insulated Copper Cable is the rubber-upgraded version of the Copper Cable. It retains copper's 12 EU/FE/tick throughput and 32 EU/FE packet cap, but halves attenuation from 0.02 to 0.01 per block. It is the main long-run LV wire unlocked by the oil, sulfur and Vulcanizer chain. The rubber sheath also communicates electrical safety and fully prevents energized-cable contact damage. supplies the insulation's energy advantage, while supplies electrical safety. The old wool-and-water-resistance design is retired: wool is not a substitute for rubber, and water resistance is outside this delivery.
Energy
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Role | transfer |
| Tier | LV |
| Max voltage | 32 EU/FE/packet |
| Throughput | 12 EU/FE/tick = the segment working buffer |
| Loss | 0.01 attenuation per block; positive flow delivers max(1, ceil(N × 0.99^distance)) EU/FE/tick |
| Insulation | rubber; complete shock protection |
The formula follows the model: a positive packet always delivers at least 1 EU/FE, so a long line cannot prevent exact storage top-off. At the full 12 EU/FE/tick segment flow, insulated copper delivers 11/10/8/5/1 EU/FE over 10/20/50/100/1000 blocks; bare copper delivers 10/9/5/2/1 EU/FE. In a mixed network, the cable with the higher packet cap determines the network loss. At equal caps, a bare grade takes priority over its insulated counterpart, so one insulated segment cannot improve a whole bare line. The reduced 0.01 rate therefore applies only to an entirely insulated copper network.
Block Properties
A thin wire with a rubber sheath that connects to neighbouring blocks. Any tool breaks it, and shears are especially handy.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Shape | thin rod (6px core + sleeves), |
| Hardness | 0.2 |
| Tool | any / shears |
Recipes
3×3 crafting CCC / RRR / CCC, where C is a copper cable and R is rubber, yielding 6 insulated copper cables — 0.5 rubber per cable. There is no wool alternative: insulation is a consumer of vulcanized rubber. Processing recipes: none.
Implementation
The block uses a dedicated insulated cable type with copper's buffer and packet cap. Its loss is × insulationLossMultiplier = 0.02 × 0.5` = 0.01. It is registered for both Fabric and NeoForge and participates in the shared cable network.
Related
Copper Cable — the cheaper bare version for short runs. Insulated Tin Cable — a narrower, more efficient option for small flows. Rubber — the sheath material.
Crafting
Shaped Crafting
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×6Insulated Copper Cable