stuff gotten at garage sales/identification

hello so its town garage sale time and my grandma called me and said she got a box of wire for 2$ and brought it out and it turns out its computer stuff in the box was some rg6 or rg59,some cat 3, some other strange wires and a bunch of these except the cord on the end what does that go to? so what is worth stripping and does the scrap yard take the ends? is it worth stripping the computer stuff? sry for the mug shot im terrible with pictures particularly on the library's apple dont like it. also i paid 1$ for the cord and i also got a scale for 3$ so now i can weigh stuff yay=)

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Originally Posted by mike1

hello so its town garage sale time and my grandma called me and said she got a box of wire for 2$ and brought it out and it turns out its computer stuff in the box was some rg6 or rg59,some cat 3, some other strange wires and a bunch of these except the cord on the end what does that go to? so what is worth stripping and does the scrap yard take the ends? is it worth stripping the computer stuff? sry for the mug shot im terrible with pictures particularly on the library's apple dont like it. also i paid 1$ for the cord and i also got a scale for 3$ so now i can weigh stuff yay=)

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First cable looks like Ethernet wire. Usually 8 wires, copper. I put it in with ICW
Second picture is video connection from computer to monitor. Cut the ends, put it in ICW
Third pic... RCA connector and wire Cut the ends off and put it in ICW
Four... Another monitor connector ends off ICW
Five and six... Thirty amp appliance cord. Used for older dryers and stoves. The fifty amp connector has an "L" shaped neutral post. ICW

You can strip it and probably get more for the clean copper, but I draw the line at the $hit you have to work at like a freak to get a negligible gain. My yard gives $1/#ICW so it all goes into the bin and taken in as bulk.

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Originally Posted by t00nces2

First cable looks like Ethernet wire. Usually 8 wires, copper. I put it in with ICW
Second picture is video connection from computer to monitor. Cut the ends, put it in ICW
Third pic... RCA connector and wire Cut the ends off and put it in ICW
Four... Another monitor connector ends off ICW
Five and six... Thirty amp appliance cord. Used for older dryers and stoves. The fifty amp connector has an "L" shaped neutral post. ICW

You can strip it and probably get more for the clean copper, but I draw the line at the $hit you have to work at like a freak to get a negligible gain. My yard gives $1/#ICW so it all goes into the bin and taken in as bulk.

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oh thanks for the info but will the yard buy the connector ends? so what wires do you strip?

The connector end on the second cable is an audio connector. Not worth much. The first and third connectors have gold plated pins. You can send them in with your boards if you do any ewaste. Your yard won't want them.

Personally, if I had nothing better to do, I would strip that power cord for #2 copper. Mainly because my yard doesn't do well on paying out different grades of insulated.

Cord ends can be added to the shred around here. I put them in a coffee can with the lid on and in they go