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The Search Light costs 30 scrap to research and has 150 health once placed.
What one batch takes.
Wood
Metal Fragments
Wood
Metal Fragments
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 500,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "wood"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 200,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
}
]
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 Search Light, 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.
Wood,
Metal FragmentsEach 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 Search Light gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 150 Metal Fragments, 375 Wood |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 120 Metal Fragments, 300 Wood |
| Green recycler | 50% | 100 Metal Fragments, 250 Wood |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 80 Metal Fragments, 200 Wood |
The Search Light breaks down into Metal Fragments and Wood.
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.
In Rust, Search Light is a electrical in the Electrical category (item ID #2087678962, console shortname searchlight). 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 Large, wide beam, aimable light source.
Crafting Search Light 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). Placed structures heal with a Hammer using raw materials from your inventory.
The Search Light has 150 health, as do the CCTV Camera and the PTZ CCTV Camera.
When choosing between Search Light and related electrical in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (30 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 180-scrap tech tree path and save 150 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search Light | Electrical | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 node / 180 path | Not recyclable |
| Ceiling Light | Electrical | 10 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 15 node / 135 path | Not recyclable |
| Simple Light | Electrical | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Fluorescent Light | Electrical | 10 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
Compare Search Light with closely related electrical sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Search Light 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 Search Light has 150 health once placed in Rust. It belongs to the Electrical category under numeric ID 2087678962 across 83 electrical, while F1 console command inventory.giveid 2087678962 1 spawns 1 unit for testing across 83 published Electrical entries (79 with crafting blueprints).
The Search Light is crafted at a Workbench Level 2 from 500 Wood and 200 Metal Fragments, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Players smelt raw ores in a furnace and gather required components from monument crates before queuing the craft at their workbench.
The Search Light 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 Search Light recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 100 Metal Fragments and 250 Wood. Monument green recyclers shred items one unit at a time on fast radtown cycles, whereas safe-zone yellow units trade lower material recovery for peacekeeper protection.
The Search Light 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 2087678962 alongside 82 related electrical, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 2087678962 1 across 83 published Electrical entries.
The Search Light repairs in Rust once placed with a Hammer for up to 249 Wood and 101 Metal Fragments at full wear (3 swings). Hammer repairs draw materials straight from your inventory with zero maximum-health penalty, provided the placed object has not taken damage within the last 30 seconds.
Blueprint progression for Search Light at Engineering Workbench in Rust charges 30 scrap on the target node and 180 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 2087678962 across 83 electrical.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Search Light 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 Search Light has 32-bit signed item ID 2087678962 and shortname searchlight 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 Search Light in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give searchlight 1 or inventory.giveid 2087678962 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.