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Box of Batteries at a glance
Electronics Tools
It weighs 1.
Weight1
Box of Batteries
Box of Batteries is an electronics item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.BatteryBox | Electronics |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Box of Batteries is on 29 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crate Batteries | Battery Factory (shelves); Battery storage (box, shelves) | 100% | 4 |
| Electronic Store Misc | Electronics Store (cupboard, shelves, box); Electronics store (second list) (cupboard, shelves, box); Pawnshop (shelves) | 38% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Electronics | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 16% | 4 |
| Gigamart House Electronics | Department storage (shelves); General Store (shelves); GigaMart (shelves); and 2 more places | 11% | 4 |
| Radio Factory Components | Radio Factory (box, shelves, tool cabinet); Radio shipping (box, crate, shelves); Radio storage (box, shelves) | 6.7% | 4 |
| Gas Store Emergency | Car supply (shelves); Sports car supply (shelves); Fossoil gas station (shelves); and 2 more places | 3.7% | 4 |
| Tool Store Misc | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, cupboard, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 3.4% | 4 |
| Safehouse Lighting | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate) | 3.3% | 4 |
It is on 21 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Small Protective Case - Military, Small Protective Case, Duffel Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
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Crafting and loot tables
Made with:
Used in 1 recipe (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Crate Batteries (weight 50)
- Gigamart House Electronics (weight 20)
- Store Shelf Electronics (weight 20)
- Electronic Store Misc (weight 20)
- Electronic Store Misc (weight 20)
- Crate Batteries (weight 20)
- Crate Batteries (weight 20)
- Radio Factory Components (weight 10)
- Gigamart House Electronics (weight 10)
- Store Shelf Electronics (weight 10)
- Tool Store Misc (weight 10)
- Electronic Store Misc (weight 10)
- Electronic Store Misc (weight 10)
- Crate Batteries (weight 10)
- Crate Batteries (weight 10)
Counts as: any hasmetal, any ignorezombiedensity.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Box of Batteries weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Box of Batteries?
Base.BatteryBox.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.