# Electromagnetic Control Rod > Canonical source: [Electromagnetic Control Rod](https://satisfactorybase.its-live.dev/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod) > Language: en Regulates power output via electromagnetism. ## Properties - Entity type: Item - Form: solid - Stack size: 100 - Sink points: 2 560 - Radioactive: No - Can be discarded: Yes ## Produced by ### [Alternate: Electromagnetic Connection Rod](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-electromagneticcontrolrod-1-c) 15 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Stator](/wiki/items/stator): 2 per cycle; 8/min, [High-Speed Connector](/wiki/items/high-speed-connector): 1 per cycle; 4/min → [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod): 2 per cycle; 8/min. ### [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/recipes/recipe-electromagneticcontrolrod-c) 30 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Stator](/wiki/items/stator): 3 per cycle; 6/min, [AI Limiter](/wiki/items/ai-limiter): 2 per cycle; 4/min → [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod): 2 per cycle; 4/min. ## Used as recipe ingredient ### [Alternate: Electric Motor](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-electricmotor-c) 16 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod): 1 per cycle; 3.75/min, [Rotor](/wiki/items/rotor): 2 per cycle; 7.5/min → [Motor](/wiki/items/motor): 2 per cycle; 7.5/min. ### [Alternate: Uranium Fuel Unit](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-nuclearfuelrod-1-c) 300 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Encased Uranium Cell](/wiki/items/encased-uranium-cell): 100 per cycle; 20/min, [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod): 10 per cycle; 2/min, [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 3 per cycle; 0.6/min, [Rotor](/wiki/items/rotor): 10 per cycle; 2/min → [Uranium Fuel Rod](/wiki/items/uranium-fuel-rod): 3 per cycle; 0.6/min. ### [Alternate: Super-State Computer](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-superstatecomputer-c) 25 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Computer](/wiki/items/computer): 3 per cycle; 7.2/min, [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod): 1 per cycle; 2.4/min, [Battery](/wiki/items/battery): 10 per cycle; 24/min, [Wire](/wiki/items/wire): 25 per cycle; 60/min → [Supercomputer](/wiki/items/supercomputer): 1 per cycle; 2.4/min. ### [Alternate: Turbo Electric Motor](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-turbomotor-1-c) 64 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Motor](/wiki/items/motor): 7 per cycle; 6.5625/min, [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/items/radio-control-unit): 9 per cycle; 8.4375/min, [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod): 5 per cycle; 4.6875/min, [Rotor](/wiki/items/rotor): 7 per cycle; 6.5625/min → [Turbo Motor](/wiki/items/turbo-motor): 3 per cycle; 2.8125/min. ### [Ficsonium Fuel Rod](/wiki/recipes/recipe-ficsoniumfuelrod-c) 24 s. [Quantum Encoder](/wiki/buildings/quantum-encoder) [Ficsonium](/wiki/items/ficsonium): 2 per cycle; 5/min, [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod): 2 per cycle; 5/min, [Ficsite Trigon](/wiki/items/ficsite-trigon): 40 per cycle; 100/min, [Excited Photonic Matter](/wiki/items/excited-photonic-matter): 20 m³ per cycle; 50 m³/min → [Ficsonium Fuel Rod](/wiki/items/ficsonium-fuel-rod): 1 per cycle; 2.5/min, [Dark Matter Residue](/wiki/items/dark-matter-residue): 20 m³ per cycle; 50 m³/min. ### [Uranium Fuel Rod](/wiki/recipes/recipe-nuclearfuelrod-c) 150 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Encased Uranium Cell](/wiki/items/encased-uranium-cell): 50 per cycle; 20/min, [Encased Industrial Beam](/wiki/items/encased-industrial-beam): 3 per cycle; 1.2/min, [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod): 5 per cycle; 2/min → [Uranium Fuel Rod](/wiki/items/uranium-fuel-rod): 1 per cycle; 0.4/min. ### [Plutonium Fuel Rod](/wiki/recipes/recipe-plutoniumfuelrod-c) 240 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Encased Plutonium Cell](/wiki/items/encased-plutonium-cell): 30 per cycle; 7.5/min, [Steel Beam](/wiki/items/steel-beam): 18 per cycle; 4.5/min, [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod): 6 per cycle; 1.5/min, [Heat Sink](/wiki/items/heat-sink): 10 per cycle; 2.5/min → [Plutonium Fuel Rod](/wiki/items/plutonium-fuel-rod): 1 per cycle; 0.25/min. ### [Magnetic Field Generator](/wiki/recipes/recipe-spaceelevatorpart-6-c) 120 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Versatile Framework](/wiki/items/versatile-framework): 5 per cycle; 2.5/min, [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod): 2 per cycle; 1/min → [Magnetic Field Generator](/wiki/items/magnetic-field-generator): 2 per cycle; 1/min. ## Related items - [Stator](/wiki/items/stator) - [High-Speed Connector](/wiki/items/high-speed-connector) - [AI Limiter](/wiki/items/ai-limiter) - [Rotor](/wiki/items/rotor) - [Motor](/wiki/items/motor) - [Encased Uranium Cell](/wiki/items/encased-uranium-cell) - [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator) - [Uranium Fuel Rod](/wiki/items/uranium-fuel-rod) - [Computer](/wiki/items/computer) - [Battery](/wiki/items/battery) - [Wire](/wiki/items/wire) - [Supercomputer](/wiki/items/supercomputer) - [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/items/radio-control-unit) - [Turbo Motor](/wiki/items/turbo-motor) - [Ficsonium](/wiki/items/ficsonium) - [Ficsite Trigon](/wiki/items/ficsite-trigon) - [Excited Photonic Matter](/wiki/items/excited-photonic-matter) - [Ficsonium Fuel Rod](/wiki/items/ficsonium-fuel-rod) - [Dark Matter Residue](/wiki/items/dark-matter-residue) - [Encased Industrial Beam](/wiki/items/encased-industrial-beam) - [Encased Plutonium Cell](/wiki/items/encased-plutonium-cell) - [Steel Beam](/wiki/items/steel-beam) - [Heat Sink](/wiki/items/heat-sink) - [Plutonium Fuel Rod](/wiki/items/plutonium-fuel-rod) - [Versatile Framework](/wiki/items/versatile-framework) - [Magnetic Field Generator](/wiki/items/magnetic-field-generator) ## Unlocked by - [Nuclear Power](/wiki/schematics/nuclear-power): Milestone · Tier 8 - [Alternate: Electromagnetic Connection Rod](/wiki/schematics/alternate-electromagnetic-connection-rod): Hard Drive alternate ## Guides - [Alternate recipes and Hard Drives](/guides/alternate-recipes) ## Technical Details - Class name: Desc_ElectromagneticControlRod_C - Native class: FGItemDescriptor - Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/ElectromagneticControlRod/Desc_ElectromagneticControlRod - Resource form (export): RF_SOLID