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Wind Turbine

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Wind Turbine

Converts kinetic energy harvested from the wind into electricity. Amount generated will vary depending on wind speed. Higher altitudes will yield stronger winds.

Shortname: generator.wind.scrap

Item ID: -1819763926

Despawns after 40m on the ground

Craft recipe
Wood500xWoodHigh Quality Metal10xHigh Quality MetalGears3xGearsSheet Metal3xSheet MetalWind Turbine1xWind Turbine
Workbench tier
T2
Craft time
30s
Recycling yields

Radtown Recycler

Wood300xWoodHigh Quality Metal6xHigh Quality MetalGears1xGears(+1 at 80%)Sheet Metal1xSheet Metal(+1 at 80%)

Safe Zone Recycler

Wood200xWoodHigh Quality Metal4xHigh Quality MetalGears1xGears(+1 at 20%)Sheet Metal1xSheet Metal(+1 at 20%)

Approximate — recyclers return a share of an item's crafting cost (60% at monument Recyclers, 40% at Safe Zone Recyclers), not a fixed table.

Placed entity
Health
250 HP
Decay delay
8h
Decays over
8h

Health once placed in the world — not to be confused with the item's own condition/durability while held.

Raid cost
ExplosiveDamage / chargeCharges needed
Timed Explosive ChargeTimed Explosive Charge5501
Satchel ChargeSatchel Charge4751
Beancan GrenadeBeancan Grenade1153
F1 GrenadeF1 Grenade2252
Molotov CocktailMolotov Cocktail358
FlashbangFlashbang2013
Bee GrenadeBee Grenade2013

Assumes no damage resistance — unlike building tiers, this entity has no separate protection multiplier, so raw HP is divided by raw damage per charge.

Sold by NPC vendors
Bandit Camp – Building1x for 500 ScrapScrap
Loot sources
★Workbench Experiment Tier 20.9%Radtown (Elite)0.2%Generic0.1%Barrel (Better Loot)<0.1%

Chance the item is included whenever that container rolls, resolved through nested loot tables. Approximate — doesn't account for seasonal or event-restricted rotations.