Rust Electricity: Power, Switches & Sensors
Every electrical item in Rust, sorted by what it does. Pick a tab above, or place them on your base in the Electrical 3D Builder.
Common circuits
Popular circuits, step by step, with the live 3D player like the wide gaps: only circuits from real guides and videos, with their sources. Being researched now.
Power
11 itemsMake, store and split power: solar panels, wind turbines and generators make it, batteries store it, and branches, splitters and root combiners send it where it needs to go.
Large Solar Panel
Wind Turbine
Water Wheel
Small Generator
Small Rechargeable Battery
Medium Rechargeable Battery
Large Rechargeable Battery
Electrical Branch
Splitter
Root Combiner
Cable Tunnel
Logic & switches
15 itemsSwitches and buttons turn things on; logic parts decide when: AND, OR and XOR gates, blockers, timers, counters, memory cells, and RF broadcasters and receivers.
Switch
Button
Smart Switch
Door Controller
Timer
Blocker
AND Switch
OR Switch
XOR Switch
RAND Switch
Memory Cell
Counter
Digital Clock
RF Broadcaster
RF Receiver
Sensors & alarms
12 itemsSensors notice players and changes; alarms tell you: HBHF and laser detectors, pressure pads, seismic sensors, storage monitors, cameras, and smart alarms that ping the Rust+ app.
HBHF Sensor
Laser Detector
Pressure Pad
Seismic Sensor
Storage Monitor
Reactive Target
CCTV Camera
PTZ CCTV Camera
Computer Station
Audio Alarm
Smart Alarm
Siren Light
Defense & lights
25 itemsTurrets, the SAM site and the tesla coil need power to fight; lights and neon signs need it to glow.
Auto Turret
SAM Site
Tesla Coil
Simple Light
Ceiling Light
Fluorescent Light
Ceiling Fluorescent Light
Spot Light
Tripod Spot Light
Search Light
Flasher Light
Electric Table Light
Chandelier
Bulb String Lights
Fairy Lights
Deluxe Christmas Lights
Industrial Wall Light
Red Industrial Wall Light
Green Industrial Wall Light
Blue Industrial Wall Light
Small Neon Sign
Medium Neon Sign
Medium Animated Neon Sign
Large Neon Sign
Large Animated Neon Sign
Other powered
4 itemsPowered items that fit no other tab: fridges keep food from spoiling, the car lift changes modular car parts, and elevators carry you between floors.
Fridge
Mini Fridge
Modular Car Lift
Elevator
Plan it on your base
Place batteries, switches, sensors, turrets and lights on your base in the 3D Builder, with the game's own models.
Item names and pictures: Facepunch's own (from the game's data and their item icons). The grouping by job is ours. Checked 1 October 2026.