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Unlocking the Switch takes 15 scrap on the Engineering Workbench tech tree, path included, and it has 200 health once placed.
What one batch takes.
Metal Fragments
Metal Fragments
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 100,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
}
]
Workbench Level 1, 15s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 7.5s at Workbench Level 2, 3.75s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 15 scrap at a Research Table.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Switch, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Normal Crate | 1.3% | 1 to 2 |
 Wagon Normal Crate | 1.3% | 1 to 2 |
 Sunken Chest | 1.1% | 1 |
Scientist | 0.16% | 1 |
Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller | 0.16% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
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 Switch gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 75 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 60 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler | 50% | 50 Metal Fragments |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 40 Metal Fragments |
The Switch breaks down into Metal Fragments.
A recycler takes them one at a time, so a full stack of 5 goes through in 5 cycles.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item.
In Rust, Switch is a electrical in the Electrical category (item ID #1951603367, console shortname electric.switch). In active play, it follows standard server rules for electrical gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage stacks up to 5 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 5 minutes.
A simple electric switch.
Crafting Switch in Rust takes 15 seconds at a Workbench Level 1 once the 15 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.
When comparing Switch against related electrical in Rust, craft copies once the blueprint is unlocked (15 seconds per craft) and recycle surplus spares at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base efficiency) rather than a safe-zone yellow recycler (forty percent efficiency) to maximize recovered materials.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | Electrical | 5 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 15 node / 15 path | Not recyclable |
| Smart Switch | Electrical | 5 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 15 node / 285 path | Not recyclable |
| RAND Switch | Electrical | 5 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 15 node / 285 path | Not recyclable |
| Timer | Electrical | 5 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 15 node / 150 path | Not recyclable |
Compare Switch with closely related electrical sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Switch 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 Switch has 200 health once placed in Rust. It belongs to the Electrical category under numeric ID 1951603367 across 83 electrical, while server admins spawn it via inventory.giveid 1951603367 5 or queue crafts with craft.add 0 1951603367 1 across 83 published Electrical entries.
The Switch is crafted at a Workbench Level 1 from 100 Metal Fragments, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Raw ores smelt into metal inputs in a furnace while non-craftable components must be looted from monument crates before queuing the craft at your workbench.
The Switch drops from 5 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Normal Crate (1.3% chance), Wagon Normal Crate (1.3% chance), and Sunken Chest (1.1% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Switch recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 50 Metal Fragments. It belongs to the Electrical category under numeric ID 1951603367 across 83 electrical, while F1 console command inventory.giveid 1951603367 5 spawns 5 units for testing across 83 published Electrical entries.
The Switch takes 15 seconds to craft, down to 3.75 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It sits in the Electrical catalog with item ID 1951603367 alongside 82 related electrical, stacking to 5 units per slot, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 1951603367 5.
The Switch repairs in Rust once placed with a Hammer for up to 50 Metal Fragments at full wear (4 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.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Switch despawns after 5 minutes by default. Moving it into a storage box, locker, or player inventory immediately cancels the ground despawn countdown, which the server assigns by item rarity tier to prevent dropped loot from lagging active worlds.
The Switch stacks to 5 per slot in Rust. Players can split a pile in half with middle-click drag or move a custom quantity with Shift-click drag across inventory slots, storage boxes, and the Tool Cupboard, while dropped copies despawn after 5 minutes under the Electrical category (item ID 1951603367).
The Switch has 32-bit signed item ID 1951603367 and shortname electric.switch 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 5 units per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Switch in the F1 developer console with inventory.give electric.switch 5 or inventory.giveid 1951603367 5 for 5 units. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.