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Tin Can Alarm

TrapsCondition 100
Tin Can Alarm

A primitive perimeter alarm made from hanging tin cans. Clatters loudly when disturbed, alerting you to any trespassers. Simple but effective.

Shortname: tincan.alarm

Item ID: 962186730

Despawns after 20m on the ground

Craft recipe
Wood100xWoodRope1xRopeMetal Fragments30xMetal FragmentsTin Can Alarm1xTin Can Alarm
Workbench tier
T1
Craft time
20s
Recycling yields

Radtown Recycler

Wood60xWoodRopeRope(+1 at 60%)Metal Fragments18xMetal Fragments

Safe Zone Recycler

Wood40xWoodRopeRope(+1 at 40%)Metal Fragments12xMetal Fragments

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

Repair cost
Current condition
%
Wood20xWoodRope1xRopeMetal Fragments6xMetal Fragments

A repair bench restores 20% condition per click, at 20% of the recipe cost per point missing.

Placed entity
Health
50 HP
Decay delay
0.5h
Decays over
2h

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 Grenade1151
F1 GrenadeF1 Grenade2251
Molotov CocktailMolotov Cocktail352
FlashbangFlashbang203
Bee GrenadeBee Grenade203

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

Loot sources
★Workbench Experiment Tier 11.1%Radtown (Alt)0.3%Generic0.3%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.