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)
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.
The Queen Extreme threat
Recycle these to get Advanced Electrical Components
18 items recycle into Advanced Electrical Components. The best yields:
Powered Descender gives 1
Vaporizer Regulator gives 1
Combat Mk. 3 (Aggressive) gives 1
Combat Mk. 3 (Flanking) gives 1
Looting Mk. 3 (Cautious) gives 1
Looting Mk. 3 (Safekeeper) gives 1
Looting Mk. 3 (Survivor) gives 1
Photoelectric Cloak gives 1
Power Rod gives 1
Tactical Mk. 3 (Defensive) gives 1
Tactical Mk. 3 (Healing) gives 1
Tactical Mk. 3 (Revival) gives 1
Salvage in raid
Salvaging these in the field also gives Advanced Electrical Components:
Snap Hook gives 2
Quest rewards
- Bees! (Celeste) rewards 1
- Digging Up Dirt (Celeste) rewards 2
- Paving the Way (Apollo) rewards 1
Craft Advanced Electrical Components
Craft at the Refiner (level 2):
What is Advanced Electrical Components used for?
Workshop upgrades
- Gear Bench level 3 needs 5
- Utility Station level 3 needs 5
Projects
- Expedition Project (Expedition 1), phase 4 (Outfitting) needs 5
- Expedition Project (Expedition 2), phase 4 (Outfitting) needs 5
- Expedition (Expedition 3), phase 4 (Outfitting) needs 5
- Expedition (Expedition 4), phase 4 (Outfitting) needs 5
Crafting recipes
Advanced Electrical Components is an ingredient in 12 recipes:
Combat Mk. 3 (Aggressive) uses 2
Combat Mk. 3 (Flanking) uses 2
Looting Mk. 3 (Cautious) uses 2
Looting Mk. 3 (Safekeeper) uses 2
Looting Mk. 3 (Survivor) uses 2
Photoelectric Cloak uses 2
Power Rod uses 2
Tactical Mk. 3 (Defensive) uses 2
Tactical Mk. 3 (Healing) uses 2
Tactical Mk. 3 (Revival) uses 2
Tactical Mk. 3 (Smoke) uses 2
Raider Hatch Key uses 1
What does Advanced Electrical Components recycle into?
Recycling at the workshop gives (about 840 coins of materials):
1× Electrical Components 640 coins
1× Wires 200 coins
Salvaging it in raid gives (about 640 coins of materials):
1× Electrical Components 640 coins
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.
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