Stardew Valley remains one of the most popular indie titles of all time, continuing to pull in new fans and returning veterans six years after its original release. The farming-RPG has grown steadily during that time, with a stream of new updates that have grown the world beyond Pelican Town. These additions have also expanded Stardew Valley's extensive crafting system, offering new tools, devices, and gear for players to create.
Crafting is essential in Stardew Valley, and many of the top-tier devices can save players hours of work on their farm. However, many of the most important items that players can craft use 
Battery Packs as an ingredient, which can be difficult to acquire.
How To Get Battery Packs In Stardew Valley
Battery Packs are one of the most difficult ingredients for newer players to acquire consistently in Stardew Valley, as the process of getting them is semi-random. However, once Lightning Rods are obtained, they can provide a pretty regular source of Battery Packs.
Lightning Rods
The first method of getting Battery Packs that players will probably unlock is the Lightning Rod, the recipe for which requires the player to reach Foraging Level 6. From that point on, the player can create as many as they want, using 1 Iron Bar, 1 Refined Quartz, and 5 Bat Wings for each one.
Lightning Rods can be placed on the player's farm, and have a chance to be struck by lightning during stormy weather. The day after being struck by lightning, a Lightning Rod will produce a single Battery Pack.
Solar Panels
Although Lightning Rods are quite cheap to build, the random nature of their Battery Pack production makes them unreliable. Players who are looking for a more reliable (though slower and more expensive) method should try to unlock the Solar Panel recipe by completing the Island Ingredients Special Order after reaching Ginger Island.
A Solar Panel requires 10 Refined Quartz, 5 Iron Bars, and 5 Gold Bars and will produce a Battery Pack after seven days of sunlight.
Other Methods
There are also a few unreliable ways to gain Battery Packs that don't require crafting.
- There's a chance that the Traveling Cart will offer them for sale for 1500-2500g, and they can also be sent as gifts from Kent and Pam.
- Iridium Bats in Stardew Valley's Skull Cavern have a 5% chance to drop Battery Packs on death.
- Crates in the Skull Cavern can drop Battery Packs when broken open.
- If the player has opted for Remixed Community Center bundles, and have the Children's Bundle on the Bulletin Board, they will receive three Battery Packs for completing it.
- A Stingray Fish Pond with at least 9 fish in it can produce Battery Packs.
What To Do With Battery Packs In Stardew Valley
There are many cool items that players can make with Battery Packs, ranging from Lamp-posts to Sprinklers:
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Iridium Sprinkler - Automatically waters the 24 nearest tiles.
- Farming Level 9
- 1 Battery Pack
- 1 Gold Bar
- 1 Iridium Bar
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Crystalarium - Slowly duplicates Gems from Stardew Valley's Mines
- Mining Level 9
- 1 Battery Pack
- 99 Stones
- 5 Gold Bars
- 2 Iridium Bars
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Slime Egg-Press - Turns Slime into Slime Eggs
- Combat Level 6
- 1 Battery Pack
- 25 Coal
- 1 Fire Quartz
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Wood Lamp-post - Provides light
- Purchase recipe from Robin's shop for 500g
- 1 Battery Pack
- 50 Wood
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Iron Lamp-post - Provides light
- Purchase recipe from Robin's shop for 1,000g
- 1 Battery Pack
- 1 Iron Bar
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Mini-Jukebox - Plays in-game music
- Recipe comes from Gus's five-heart event
- 1 Battery Pack
- 2 Iron Bars
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Farm Computer - Displays information about the farm
- Recipe is reward for one of Demetrius's Special Orders: "Aquatic Overpopulation" or "Biome Balance"
- 1 Battery Pack
- 1 Dwarf Gadget
- 10 Refined Quartz
There are a few more one-time requirements of Battery Packs in the game:
- A single Battery Pack is required for the Engineer's Bundle in the Remixed Community Center bundles found in the Boiler Room.
- Five of them are needed to repair Willy's boat and unlock Ginger Island.
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Pam's quest "Pam Needs Juice" tasks players with giving her a single Battery Pack. The quest arrives via mail on Fall 19 of Year 2.
- The reward is 400g and a full friendship heart with Pam
- The quest titled "The Mysterious Qi" requires a Battery Pack
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Pairing a Battery Pack with a piece of Cloth in a sewing machine creates a green and blue shirt
- Battery Packs also count as "cyan" items in dyeing through the sewing machine, and "blue" when used in dye pots
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Maru loves receiving a Battery Pack as a gift
- Everyone else dislikes them