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  title: Cable Subparts
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# Cable Subparts

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  <ImportStructure src="../assets/assemblies/subparts_demonstration.snbt" />
  <IsometricCamera yaw="195" pitch="30" />
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In AE2, certain [devices](devices.md) and components can be placed on cables in the same block. This is useful for compact setups.
Shift-right-clicking with a <ItemLink id="certus_quartz_wrench" /> or <ItemLink id="network_tool" /> can break a single
subpart (or the cable) off without breaking everything in that block.
