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Hey all, thanks for this thread! I've been pulling lots (and lots and lots) of copper-core coax out of my local DirecTV guy's garbage for a few weeks. Finally got a chance to talk with him and one thing led to another-- he sent me on my way with a trunk full of copper-core and steel dish mounts.

I dropped off an old garbage can at his house with my name and number on the side; he and his buddies are gonna stuff it with the cable they'd normally just throw out.

I know it's not much compared to what you guys do around here, but it puts some extra change in my pocket!

I think I know what a James Bond villain feels like when a plan starts to come together...

Originally Posted by pcscrapper

Ok, I worked with My DTV here in my town... I get all of there cables wires and no receiver.. they send them back to corp and they recycle it,

Now, I've over 4 tons of cables... when I checked into people buying it.. they said.. its not worth a dang...

so.. is it worth it, or is someone blowing smoke.?

chime in Please.

There's value in it. Perhaps these people you talked to don't want to deal with it. One yard I go to pays 0.10/lb for it...

Originally Posted by pcscrapper

I've over 4 tons of cables... when I checked into people buying it.. they said.. its not worth a dang...

so.. is it worth it, or is someone blowing smoke.?

chime in Please.

The yard that I mainly deal with won't buy it, so the last big batch that I had, I just stuffed it in the trunk of the vehicle that was goin' to the yard. Needless to say...they bought it...they just didn't know that they did...

Smarter minds then mine will chime in I'm sure. Probably got some Coaxial..check it with a magnet to see if it's that crappy steel/copper kind or the kind with a solid copper insert.

So..it's worth will depend on that. If the copper/steel kind it's crap from what I gather and your yard will hate you. If it's the other..good job! Copper is good!

An since you deal with your Dtv guy also, try an get those LNBs from him.

Good luck!

Sirscrapalot - Just bought a bunch of smoke bombs and sparklers!

See..told you smarter people then me would chime in. LOL

Sirscrapalot - Once you pop the top, you just can't stop.

around here you can get 8 to 10 cets per pound for the copper/steel coax wire.and 50 cents for the solid copper kind

The yard I go to does not buy coax But then I found a yard that does so I am always finding coax at the normal yard by the dumpster Yesterday someone threw one of those giant trash cans on wheels in the trash and I was like I'll take this

i went by a dumpster near the office space of a direct tv authorized installer Thought i had found gold. i saw some wire a few dish pieces then i started pulling out what i was hoping was some large pieces of copper core coax. i scratched it, it was still copper looking i cut it down the center it still looked all copper. (didnt have my magnet with me at time) I then googled the letters and numbers that were on the side. FOUND OUT IT WAS THAT copper steel cladded stuff. later when i got home tried the huge speaker magnet and bam! my hopes dropped like a rock.

This is a LNB...what is does..I have no idea. You'll have to ask the smarter heads then mine.



From my own personal experience I pulled mine from Direct TV ones. I can even post a pic of the dish it came off of to prove it was Direct TV dish. HA!

Now get out der an find ya some!



Sirscrapalot - Woot woot.

how much are the lnbs worth?

Most of the yards around here won't take coax, and It's not worth stripping for .09/lb :\

yes direct tv uses solid copper not copper clad.
Mechanic you pay .50 to a 1.00 for them.How much would u pay me and i can ship them to you.