So they say when cut plug off your cord to throw in box. Well I been. But I fig the yellowish ones brass. But is the silver ones also brass? I tried looking up. But really can't find
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So they say when cut plug off your cord to throw in box. Well I been. But I fig the yellowish ones brass. But is the silver ones also brass? I tried looking up. But really can't find
Yes, almost always brass. But always magnet test too.
By me I remove the ends and cut or twist off the brass and put the rest in with the copper content bucket
some plugs are copper
they are silver coated so i take a file or hacksaw blade to all silver plugs and scrape them a bit
the brass ones show brass underneath & the copper ones- u will see the pinkish copper colour
I just leave the plugs on everything, even the larger appliance cords. The weight of the insulation adds up so, the scrap yard is paying good coin for the insulation. It would take a large amount of plug tabs to make a pound of brass.
The "silver" ones are nickel plated brass. I throw those in with the regular brass, yard does not have a problem with itl.
Used to be able to scrap them with ends on here but yards started changing the rules. So now ends get cut.
Phone or other gold connector ends get saved to be mailed out (when prices go back up). Or if prices do not go up then into the copper content bin for $.02 - $.12 a pound they will go. Wire can then go as #2 insulated.
Male ends I remove the brass and add to brass pile the rest goes into the copper content.
Female ends get cut and go into the copper content bin.
Christmas lights ends and bulbs go into copper content the rest go as #2 insulated.
Computer Ribbon wire cut the ends add to gold connectors rest can go as #2 insulated.
Coax cable has its own category and I sell it as is with the dirty brass ends on. If I remove the dirty brass ends then I would add the cable to the shred steel pile.
i always cut the plugs off...after a year i have a coffee can of the yellow brass ones..plus small screws and such...and a half a can of the white ones...use hacksaw blade to check whats underneath
Gus4113. Why delete delete delete. I try to do search before asking. New to site. And new to scrapping. And sooo happy î found this site because around me I don't know anyone to ask. Sorry if ask a question that's already been asked. But when I search I get million posts but none help. Maybe one day I be as god as you and I can make the new guys for feeling bad for asking question that been asked a 100 times before. But thank you for awnser. Actuly really did help
nothing personal...i doubled enterd my answer..thats all..i couldnt figure out how to delete an identical post...i cut the ends off and pull the brass prongs with pliers twisting and pullling back and forth..ive learned a ton on here and i thought i was an experienced scrapper...my advice is whenever you see something grab it then because it wont be ther when you go back...happy scrapping...getting paid for trash is a great thing...of course theres work involved
Sorry. And man are you right about not being there. I passed a nice pile other day. Went back literally 8 min and half gone.
the people that dont cut the prongs off to add weight i saw a post by a scrap yard owner and they deduct a pound or so if they see ends on electric cords...they are business people not running a charity