CRT TV's - Why do people pick them up on the Curb?

I scrap when I can...

But I don't scrap CRT's and Monitors, I normally put those on my curb for that waste management company to take or I drive them to the Recycle Center and drop them off (They accept them for free)

But sometime, people come by and pick up all the Old Tv's I put out on the curb with clipped cords, I save those for the copper.

I would really like to know what value do other people see in these, I really don't picture the people who take them as spending the time to bust them apart and take out all the circuits, etc.

Am I missing something? Is there some magical place to drop off Tv's whole and get some kind of $$ for them?

the cord is only a small percentage of the copper, you need to break one down to see what your missing, just dont break the tube

There is a degaussing cable inside which is usually copper sometimes aluminum. There is a copper yoke inside as well as a flyback transformer multiple aluminum heatsinks and various little transformers.

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Am I missing something? Is there some magical place to drop off Tv's whole and get some kind of $$ for them?

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See, right here is a prime example of why we tell people to do some reading. And this article is even a sticky.
We tear them down, get the goodies and recycle the rest. We even had a member that made a business of breaking down TV's.

http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/elect...ing-guide.html

http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/elect...g-monitor.html

In case you want to see some of a larger operation,
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/day-l...ass-glass.html

where are you from?

You can put they cover back on and take it back after pulling the copper and low grade board out, those free ewaste drops are large companys that the government pays for disposial. We have a special tax now for electronics they get like 24 bucks for every crt they process, they have fixed rates different sizes two prices One for over 24" and under. That's enough to plus they sell the plastic

http://london.ctvnews.ca/mobile/ontario-consumers-face-higher-eco-fees-for-big-televisions-new-phones-1.1223814

COPPER - COPPER - COPPER..... oh ya and even some COPPER....

Copper yoke break with hammer. degaussing wire woerth stripping if copper. circuit boards chock full of more wires electric motors and aluminum. if you have a recycle center screw th case back on and take it to them. Hope this helps:&

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Originally Posted by scrapping4ever

Copper yoke break with hammer. degaussing wire woerth stripping if copper. circuit boards chock full of more wires electric motors and aluminum. if you have a recycle center screw th case back on and take it to them. Hope this helps:&

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And don't forget the "silver" wire down around the tube, it's tinned copper also.

silver wire :O pics!!!!

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Originally Posted by happyisthealero

silver wire :O pics!!!!

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http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/.../S20100472.jpg
See the tinned copper braid with the black wire attached to it. It also has small springs attached to it. Also the yellow crimp clips are brass tabs.

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Close up of the yoke and degaussing cable around the tube. Small silver braid wire is actually copper braid, and degaussing cable is larger black cable that goes around the tube. Yoke still attached. (degaussing cable is usually copper or alum. wire wrapped in black tape)

Full article at Scrap Metal Forum: http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/elect...#ixzz2VUjkBGwp

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I unscrew the yolk bolts so no glass breakage. Lots of goodies in crt an tvs. I even cut the mwtal band off the tube for tin steel.

Cause there's money to be made! Lest thats my excuse..:p

Far as time..once you do enough of them, it takes minutes to break on one down, strip it of goodies, an close it all back up, or whatever you do with them after.

Just one fellas warped opinion. Edited to add: Before it's asked..NO ITS NOT A GAS THAT COMES OUT. It's the air being released! :-o

Sirscrapalot - People are like slinkys, sometimes you just can't help but push'm down the stairs. - Someone on the internet..who probably worked in retail. :p

didnt realize the silver braided wire was copper, learn something new every day