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Just a question tried looking was unable to find it, Microwaves, I know.. don't tear them apart, but here the thing, I'm able to take the whole electron apart without breaking the ceramics, now. does anyone buy those ceramics that contains the radon in them.? I figured out how to retrive the copper off the electron safely.
any suggestion,
Pcs whats in the magnatron is berylium oxide (the ceramix part). As far as getting everything apary. I just seperate the fins and putin my aluminum bucket, magnets go on the tool box and the rest goes to shred. I dont even mess wirh it. Imo unless someone has a good way to get apart i am all ears to max my sceaping.
the way it comes apart and btw thanks for asking is one.. take a spark plug socket and push the unit thru the alum fins. once one. You take a grinder and grind the edge of the matal plate that is attached to the copper in the center, and then take a flat blade screwdriver and tap it between the copper and the plate that holds the oxide part and it will then come apart you've to do both side like it, and use safety glasses to ensure you dont' get the little piece into your eyes, and then once down you've a nice chunk of pure copper along with it,
Search magnetron on the forum. About halfway down there's a thread titled "dissecting a microwave". A few posts into that thread there's a hugely detailed post on how to tear apart the magnetron and is the method I use. I would post the link but I'm on a dumbphone and don't know how
I do dissect them all the way down to the copper inbetween the nasty stuff and get about almost a pound... so its worth the money to do it, but does anyone know who would take the nasty stuff.?
Maybe your county's hazardous recycling center.