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The Computer Station costs 30 scrap to research and has 500 health once placed.
What one batch takes.
The same recipe expanded until every line is something you gather, smelt or loot.
High Quality Metal
Targeting Computer
RF Broadcaster
RF Receiver
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 5,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.refined"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 1,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "targeting.computer"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 1,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "electric.rf.broadcaster"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 1,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "electric.rf.receiver"
}
]
Workbench Level 2, 25s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 12.5s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 30 scrap at a Research Table.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Computer Station, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Locked Crate | 1.3% | 1 to 2 |
 Elite Crate | 0.78% | 1 to 3 |
| Scientist PT Boat Dry Box | 0.73% | 1 to 3 |
 Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
 Underwater Lab Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
 Wagon Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
Missile Silo Scientist (underground) | 0.3% | 1 |
Scientist | 0.074% | 1 |
Heavy Scientist | 0.061% | 1 |
 Treasure Box, mission reward | 1.6% | 1 to 2 |
 Gingerbread Mine Present, Christmas event only | 0.42% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
High Quality Metal, 
Metal FragmentsA repair bench charges 20% of the recipe to fix a broken item, less when it is only worn. A component in the recipe is charged as the first ingredient of its own recipe instead, or not at all when it has no recipe.
Each swing charges the share of the cost for 50 health, rounded up to whole resources, and restores as much health as it paid for, which can be more than 50. Nothing can be repaired for 30 seconds after it takes damage.
What the Computer Station gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 3 + 75% High Quality Metal, 75% RF Broadcaster, 75% RF Receiver, 75% Targeting Computer |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 3 High Quality Metal, 60% RF Broadcaster, 60% RF Receiver, 60% Targeting Computer |
| Green recycler | 50% | 2 + 50% High Quality Metal, 50% RF Broadcaster, 50% RF Receiver, 50% Targeting Computer |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 2 High Quality Metal, 40% RF Broadcaster, 40% RF Receiver, 40% Targeting Computer |
The Computer Station breaks down into High Quality Metal, RF Broadcaster, RF Receiver and Targeting Computer.
A recycler takes one at a time.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “3 + 75%” means 3 every time and a 75% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
This list holds a Twitch or Kick drop, marked “Drop”. It changes the look and nothing else, and no skin for this item is sold between players, so it has no price.
In Rust, Computer Station is a electrical in the Electrical category (item ID #-1588628467, console shortname computerstation). In active play, it follows standard server rules for electrical gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 20 minutes.
A Computer station for remote control access.
Crafting Computer Station in Rust takes 25 seconds at a Workbench Level 2 once the 30 scrap blueprint node is unlocked, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Damaged copies repair at a Repair Bench for a fraction of recipe cost.
Only two of the 83 electrical items have more health than the Computer Station.
The Computer Station has 500 health, as do the Electric Furnace and the Splitter.
When choosing between Computer Station and related electrical in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (30 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 330-scrap tech tree path and save 300 scrap, or unlock the tech tree branch when your group also needs the prerequisite blueprints.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Station | Electrical | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 node / 330 path | Not recyclable |
| CCTV Camera | Resources | 64 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| PTZ CCTV Camera | Electrical | 5 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 node / 360 path | Not recyclable |
| Seismic Sensor | Electrical | 10 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 node / 225 path | Not recyclable |
Compare Computer Station with closely related electrical sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Computer Station against every item in its inventory category, browse All 83 items in Electrical, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Engineering Workbench tech tree, tile by tile.
The Computer Station has 500 health once placed in Rust. It belongs to the Electrical category under numeric ID -1588628467 across 83 electrical, while F1 console command inventory.giveid -1588628467 1 spawns 1 unit for testing across 83 published Electrical entries (79 with crafting blueprints).
The Computer Station is crafted at a Workbench Level 2 from 5 High Quality Metal, 1 Targeting Computer, 1 RF Broadcaster and 1 RF Receiver, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Smelting raw ores and looting required components from monument crates lets players queue the craft at their workbench.
The Computer Station drops from 9 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Locked Crate (1.3% chance), Elite Crate (0.78% chance), and Scientist PT Boat Dry Box (0.73% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Computer Station recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 2 High Quality Metal plus a 50% chance of one more, a 50% chance of an RF Broadcaster, a 50% chance of an RF Receiver and a 50% chance of a Targeting Computer.
The Computer Station takes 25 seconds to craft, down to 12.5 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It sits in the Electrical catalog with item ID -1588628467 alongside 82 related electrical, with F1 console command inventory.giveid -1588628467 1 across 83 published Electrical entries.
A repair bench fixes the Computer Station from broken for 3 High Quality Metal and 60 Metal Fragments, and a hammer takes it from broken to full in ten swings for 12 High Quality Metal and 146 Metal Fragments in Rust.
Blueprint progression for Computer Station at Engineering Workbench in Rust charges 30 scrap on the target node and 330 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 30 scrap. It belongs to the Electrical category under numeric ID -1588628467 across 83 electrical.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Computer Station despawns after 20 minutes by default. Picking it back up into a player inventory or storing it inside a base container immediately resets that ground despawn timer, which the server scales by item rarity tier.
The Computer Station has 32-bit signed item ID -1588628467 and shortname computerstation in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Electrical category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Computer Station in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give computerstation 1 or inventory.giveid -1588628467 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.
