Microwave for the newbe

Originally Posted by TheRecycleGuy

i found half copper half alum on trandformer. i only scraped two. so what part is hazardous?

watch out for that beryllium. It's either white or pink.

Look at the pic, it's down on the snout (slender) part, can be a couple of different colors. Usually pink and white are the most common, I'll take that part off and wrap it up and dispose of it.