Power switch — Factorio Production Calculator
Power switch is crafted in the assembling machine in 2 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 5 × Iron plate, 5 × Copper cable, 2 × Electronic circuit. At 60 per minute you need 4 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 2 raw resources: iron ore, copper ore.
Production chain for 60 Power switch / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper cable | 660 | 5.5 | Assembling machine |
| Iron plate | 420 | 22.4 | Furnace |
| Copper plate | 330 | 17.6 | Furnace |
| Electronic circuit | 120 | 2 | Assembling machine |
| Power switch | 60 | 4 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 420 |
| Copper ore | 330 |
Machine counts are not rounded up. Add a little headroom in game — belt throughput and inserter speed usually mean you want 5-10% more than the exact number.
Power switch recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 2 s | 1 | Iron plate × 5, Copper cable × 5, Electronic circuit × 2 |
What the whole chain needs
60 power switchs per minute pulls in 4 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 52 machines across 2 machine types, fed by 2 raw resources. The table above already sums demand across every branch — if copper cable is used by two recipes, you see the total, not one of them.
Belt check: the busiest input here moves 420 per minute, which is 0.47 of a yellow belt's 900 per minute. Above 1.0 and you need a second belt (or a faster tier) before the machines themselves become the limit.
What uses power switch
No base-game recipe consumes power switch — it is an end product. Once you build it, the chain stops here, which makes it a good target if you only want to size the sub-factory that feeds your mall.
What power switch is made from
- Iron plate — 5 per craft
- Copper cable — 5 per craft
- Electronic circuit — 2 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 power switchs per minute?
4 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 15 per minute, so 60 ÷ that number is the count. The calculator above rounds nothing — add 5-10% headroom for belt and inserter losses in a real factory.
How much raw ore does power switch take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 420 iron ore per minute, 330 copper ore per minute. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Machine counts assume bare machines at standard speed. Recipe data comes from the game's own prototypes (PlayerCalc, Factorio 2.0 base game). Not affiliated with Wube Software.