Box of Light Bulbs
| Box of Light Bulbs | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Electronics |
| Weight | 1 |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.LightBulbBox
|
The Box of Light Bulbs is a store pack holding six Light Bulbs. It keeps a stock of spare bulbs together as one item.
Bulbs matter once a base has power from a generator. A full box gives spares for lamps and ceiling lights, so it is a good find for anyone settling into a powered base.
The box is mostly found on store shelves, above all in houseware stores and department storage. Six loose Light Bulbs can also be packed back into a box. The Electrician is the best occupation for electronics. It starts with the most Electrical skill. The Engineer also starts with some Electrical skill.
Using
The box opens into six Light Bulbs. Double clicking it, or using the Unpack Box of 6 recipe, empties it into the inventory. The same recipe opens a Box of Candles or a Box of Cold Packs.
The Pack Items in Box recipe does the reverse. Six loose Light Bulbs go back into one box. No tool, station or skill is needed either way.
Keeping bulbs boxed helps with storage. One box is easier to file away in a crate than six loose bulbs. Opening it only when a light fails keeps the spare stock in one place.
How to Craft Box of Light Bulbs
Each recipe that makes Box of Light Bulbs is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Pack Items in Box
The Pack Items in Box recipe makes Box of Light Bulbs. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Bulb | 
|
6x | No | /additem Base.LightBulb
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take Box of Light Bulbs as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unpack Box of 6 | Light Bulb |
|
- | None | /additem Base.LightBulb
|
Locations
Houseware stores are by far the best place to look. Their shelves hold a box more often than not. Department store storage rooms come next, with metal shelves holding one more than one time in three. Electronics stores, general stores and Gigamart shelves are also worth a check. Closets, sheds, garages and army storage turn one up only rarely. Survivor safehouses keep one in a box or crate now and then.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Houseware store | Shelves | 63.5% |
| Electronics store | Shelves | 12.7% |
| General store | Shelves | 12.7% |
| Electronics store | Counter | 6.3% |
| Gigamart | Shelves | 6.3% |
| Pawn shop office | Metal shelves | 1.2% |
| Pawn shop office | Other | 1.2% |
| Gas 2 Go | Other | 0.3% |
| Gas storage | Other | 0.3% |
| Gas store | Other | 0.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Department storage | Metal shelves | 38.1% |
| University storage | Other | 1.9% |
| Army storage | Metal shelves | 1.2% |
| Army storage | Military crate | 1.2% |
| Army storage | Other | 1.2% |
| Office | Military crate | 1.2% |
| Storage unit | Other | 0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Crate | 1.3% |
| Closet | Other | 1.3% |
| Shed | Other | 1.3% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 1% |
| Garage ranger | Other | 0.8% |
| Garage storage | Counter | 0.8% |
| Garage storage | Metal shelves | 0.8% |
| Closet | Metal shelves | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 0.3% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 0.3% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 0.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 0.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 0.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.1% |
Notes
- One box opens into six Light Bulbs.
- Six loose bulbs pack back into a box with no tool needed.
- Spare bulbs keep powered lamps working in a generator base.
- Houseware store shelves are the surest place to find a box.
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