Small electric pole — Factorio Production Calculator
Small electric pole is crafted in the assembling machine in 0.5 seconds, producing 2 per craft from 1 × Wood, 2 × Copper cable. At 60 per minute you need 0.5 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 2 raw resources: wood, copper ore.
Production chain for 60 Small electric pole / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small electric pole | 60 | 0.5 | Assembling machine |
| Copper cable | 60 | 0.5 | Assembling machine |
| Copper plate | 30 | 1.6 | Furnace |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Wood | 30 |
| Copper ore | 30 |
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.
Small electric pole recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 0.5 s | 2 | Wood × 1, Copper cable × 2 |
What the whole chain needs
60 small electric poles per minute pulls in 2 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 3 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 30 per minute, which is 0.03 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 small electric pole
No base-game recipe consumes small electric pole — 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 small electric pole is made from
- Copper cable — 2 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 small electric poles per minute?
0.5 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 120 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 small electric pole take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 30 wood per minute, 30 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.