Shoplight Fixtures

Originally Posted by breakage

i dismantle shoplight fixtures as part of lamp recycling and i've always just thrown the fixture, sans ballast, wire, and bulbs, in with the shred. But i've been doing more of them than usual, lately, and i've seen some attractive yellow metal in the contact points for the bulbs. What is it?

Mercury.



All kidding aside anyone dealing with light fixtures should be aware that mercury is a possibility. Not sure what your yellow metal is, have you put a magnet to it.