ARC Spawns

Advanced Electrical Components

A Rare Refined Material: where to find it in ARC Raiders, and whether to keep, recycle or sell it.

Used to craft a wide range of items. Can be recycled into crafting materials. Used to craft: Tactical Mk. 3 (Defensive), Combat Mk. 3 (Flanking), Combat Mk. 3 (Aggressive), Looting Mk. 3 (Cautious), Tactical Mk. 3 (Healing)

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Keep

Keep it: you need it for Gear Bench level 3, Utility Station level 3, the Expedition Project (Expedition 1) project and 3 more. Once those are done, keep a stack for crafting (12 recipes use it).

Quick answer: It spawns in Electrical loot containers; it drops from The Queen; you can recycle Powered Descender for 1; the quest Bees! rewards it; you can craft it at the Refiner. Advanced Electrical Components sells for 1,750 coins and recycles into about 840 coins of materials and weighs 1 kg.

Sell value
1,750 coins
Recycle value
840 coins
Weight
1 kg
Stack size
5
Rarity
Rare
Added
launch (base game)

Where to find Advanced Electrical Components

Advanced Electrical Components spawns in Electrical loot. Search substations, generator rooms, control rooms and electrical cabinets.

ARC that drop Advanced Electrical Components

Destroy and loot these ARC units to get Advanced Electrical Components. They patrol Dam Battlegrounds, The Spaceport and The Blue Gate.

Recycle these to get Advanced Electrical Components

18 items recycle into Advanced Electrical Components. The best yields:

Salvage in raid

Salvaging these in the field also gives Advanced Electrical Components:

Quest rewards

Craft Advanced Electrical Components

Craft at the Refiner (level 2):

What is Advanced Electrical Components used for?

Workshop upgrades

Projects

Crafting recipes

Advanced Electrical Components is an ingredient in 12 recipes:

What does Advanced Electrical Components recycle into?

Recycling at the workshop gives (about 840 coins of materials):

Salvaging it in raid gives (about 640 coins of materials):

Other Refined Material items

Questions

Where do you find Advanced Electrical Components in ARC Raiders? It spawns in Electrical loot containers; it drops from The Queen; you can recycle Powered Descender for 1; the quest Bees! rewards it; you can craft it at the Refiner.

Should I keep, recycle or sell Advanced Electrical Components? Keep. Keep it: you need it for Gear Bench level 3, Utility Station level 3, the Expedition Project (Expedition 1) project and 3 more. Once those are done, keep a stack for crafting (12 recipes use it).

What is Advanced Electrical Components used for? Advanced Electrical Components is used in Gear Bench level 3, Utility Station level 3, Expedition Project (Expedition 1), Expedition Project (Expedition 2), Expedition (Expedition 3) and Expedition (Expedition 4) and 12 crafting recipes.

How much is Advanced Electrical Components worth? Advanced Electrical Components sells for 1,750 coins and recycles into about 840 coins of materials.

Values are from the game data, last checked 03/17/2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us.