This new switch will always be conductive, even if it is turned off, but depending on the state of the switch the spark that is passing trough will be conducted an other way. The switch can receive a spark from any type of conductor but if it is turned off, it will only let the spark pass to METL, while if it is turned on, it will only let it pass to INWR.

Turning this on could be done in two ways: either with PSCN and NSCN, like many other materials in the game, in this case there has to be a minimum of five conductors connected to the switch. Or it could be done with only four conductors if a non INWR or METL type of conductor would change the state of the switch, no matter what state it is in. Both ways have different advantages.

The uses of this are quite obvious:

-It can lead a spark the right way in a complicated circuit without having to built an other large circuit in your circuit.

-It can be used to transfer binary code easily.

-A very usefull item in other electronic situations.

@grandmaster (View Post)

It can, but that would require a lot of space and is much slower (because of a longer circuit) than if it were a new feature. After all it's not a high-tech gadget, it's actually a quite basic switch so I think it is really necessary to add it in the game.

@R3APER (View Post)

It doesn't necessarily have to use insulated wire, it could also use iron or titanium for instance. It's just that insulated wire seems the handiest since it is very usefull for compact circuits: you coud have two connections (METL and INWR) touching eachother withoutneeding a insulator layer in between.