Be nice to your local Direct TV guy...it does pay off.

So was walking up the road to a business near me, to show them the results of me destroying a hard drive for them, and I came across a fella that lives up the road from me that works for direct tv. Always see his van, but never the guy! So today I did! We got to talking told him what i do an whatnot. He was pretty interested an asked if I had any use for anything other then the receivers an such. I told him of course! So he starts rooting through the van an pulling things out an asking if these are things that interest me. Of course I said yes, as they were dish parts, etc. Which thanks to Mech's recent post I know have nice high grade boards.

So yea..long story short...He's gonna root through the van and his house and be bringing me by a bunch of stuff. An yes it'll be reoccurring. Says he normally just tosses it in a dumpster, but would rather see it recycled properly.

He wouldn't even let me make an offer with money, so I told him I'd buy'm his beverage of choice. LOL. Total cost..8.00..he drinks cheap beer..lol. Paid when he brings the stuff by.

I'll be seeing wire, the arms from dishes, some metal, and other assorted Sat equip. Just no receivers.

I chalk it up as a win. Networking is a good thing.

Sirscrapalot - Had a good day, is now off to enjoy a beverage from the cooler.

I have been thinking about doing this just haven't found the right timeing yet lol

My local direct tv guy throws all of his stuff away as well, luckily for me, his dumpster of choice is right around the corner. Happens every Friday night.

Sirscrapalot


Thanks for sharing, it is another tip that i will use.

I have a couple dtv guys I pick up from as well as there main office. I cut the tops off of 55 gallon plastic barrels and took them to there houses. gives them a place to dump it and makes pickup very easy.

Those guys must throw away lots of cables too. My mom switched from cable to satellite and the guy left a whole kit full of connection cables, rca connections, network cables etc. After about a week her wondering if he'd come back, she asked me to take them. I figured every time he hooked up a new customer, that bag came with the box, he used the one he needed and had to do something with the rest. Probably got tired of em piling up in his truck and having to find somewhere to throw them away, and started leaving the whole bag on the spot ; )
The bag weighed about 2 pounds probly, I figured he threw away about 500 a year(that's less than 2 hookups per day), still, a lot of cables being disposed of there

Next time this guy dumps his stuff I'll post some pics. You wouldn't believe how much brand new stuff gets dumped by this guy.

Some of the directv coax has solid Cu in the center. I find that the magnets from computer hard drives are a great way to test the tip of the center conductor of coax that stick out of the connector. Also the coax ends themselves are brass.

Good to know that "cooler" expertise is paying off for you. Mike

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Next time this guy dumps his stuff I'll post some pics. You wouldn't believe how much brand new stuff gets dumped by this guy.

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it likely comes with the installation kit and has things he just don't use

Haha! That's so true Haiku. When we had Direct tv first installed, dude did the same, left a bunch of stuff. Was like Christmas come early! Free cooler filler money! Same happened when we switched from Direct to local cable. Guy came, left a bunch of stuff. Another free cooler filler!

Miked - Ha! Indeed my friend. The cooler has earned it's keep many times over. It's why I keep it happy and full. It does it's job.

Sirscrapalot - Will likely shed a tear when the cooler needs replaced.

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Kinda like this,,,??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...VpxNvDBJA#t=0s

Exactly..Cept I drink good beer. :p

An mine works year round, no time off for it! No slackers!

Sirscrapalot - Has a backup cooler just in case.

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So was walking up the road to a business near me, to show them the results of me destroying a hard drive for them, and I came across a fella that lives up the road from me that works for direct tv. Always see his van, but never the guy! So today I did! We got to talking told him what i do an whatnot. He was pretty interested an asked if I had any use for anything other then the receivers an such. I told him of course! So he starts rooting through the van an pulling things out an asking if these are things that interest me. Of course I said yes, as they were dish parts, etc. Which thanks to Mech's recent post I know have nice high grade boards.

So yea..long story short...He's gonna root through the van and his house and be bringing me by a bunch of stuff. An yes it'll be reoccurring. Says he normally just tosses it in a dumpster, but would rather see it recycled properly.

He wouldn't even let me make an offer with money, so I told him I'd buy'm his beverage of choice. LOL. Total cost..8.00..he drinks cheap beer..lol. Paid when he brings the stuff by.

I'll be seeing wire, the arms from dishes, some metal, and other assorted Sat equip. Just no receivers.

I chalk it up as a win. Networking is a good thing.

Sirscrapalot - Had a good day, is now off to enjoy a beverage from the cooler.

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The boards that he was talking about came from Hughesnet satellite internet receivers NOT Direct TV. There's miles of difference in the two.

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Eric

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The boards that he was talking about came from Hughesnet satellite internet receivers NOT Direct TV. There's miles of difference in the two.

Eric

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Eric, there was also some Dish, and Direct amps also in the mix.

Etack, appreciate that but..Trhis is his reply when I asked what they came out of. Guess we'll find out soon enough. :)

Again I thank you for pointing out. Not being snarky, so please don't take it that way my good sir.

Below you will find his reply to my question and the thread in general. I was referring to the LNBs as the high grades.

Probably both, there was a couple of triples in that mix.
They will be different sizes and shapes but these were Direct Tv LNB's.
My trash co. I work with saves them for me and I buy them as low grade.

Full article at Scrap Metal Forum: http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/elect...#ixzz2Y3NZ5pAZ

Sirscrapalot - I flipped my wig once..shocked everyone!

As they say...a picture is worth a thousand words..these are straight up out of Direct tv lnbs..yea the pics suck but you get the gist of it!

I've included a link to the pics I just took of one of the LNB's I just busted open. Mech you left out the part where they are a bit of a PITA the first time you crack one open. LOL.

But I thank you again for sharing this source with us.

[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img708/4306/h8ts.jpg[/IMG]
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http://imageshack.us/a/img837/5249/nfpz.jpg[/IMG]

I think I'll be saving this first one just for own personal collection. The rest..oh you buyers get ready. :D

Sirscrapalot - one happy scrapper.

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Exactly..Cept I drink good beer. :p

An mine works year round, no time off for it! No slackers!

Sirscrapalot - Has a backup cooler just in case.

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Aww that is good beer. Put it in the freezer and pop the top and chug as the ice flows out. :) And don't ruin it with salt and lime like the wife does. :(

Ok, I worked with My DTV here in my town... I get all of there cables wires and no receiver.. they send them back to corp and they recycle it,

Now, I've over 4 tons of cables... when I checked into people buying it.. they said.. its not worth a dang...

so.. is it worth it, or is someone blowing smoke.?

chime in Please.

Smarter minds then mine will chime in I'm sure. Probably got some Coaxial..check it with a magnet to see if it's that crappy steel/copper kind or the kind with a solid copper insert.

So..it's worth will depend on that. If the copper/steel kind it's crap from what I gather and your yard will hate you. If it's the other..good job! Copper is good!

An since you deal with your Dtv guy also, try an get those LNBs from him.

Good luck!

Sirscrapalot - Just bought a bunch of smoke bombs and sparklers!

Haha..Barren. I will drink a Corona if someone hands me one, but I won't buy them. :p

An yea..no lime, no salt. Just like how I like my tequila.

Do I need to apologize to my self for jacking my own thread? LOL.

Sirscrapalot - Give me your thread an nobody gets hurt!

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Ok, I worked with My DTV here in my town... I get all of there cables wires and no receiver.. they send them back to corp and they recycle it,

Now, I've over 4 tons of cables... when I checked into people buying it.. they said.. its not worth a dang...

so.. is it worth it, or is someone blowing smoke.?

chime in Please.

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I cash mine in before I get 4 tons, with ends cut usually, and mixed with other kinds.

( not referring to coax, that definitely goes with shred ; )

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Ok, I worked with My DTV here in my town... I get all of there cables wires and no receiver.. they send them back to corp and they recycle it,

Now, I've over 4 tons of cables... when I checked into people buying it.. they said.. its not worth a dang...

so.. is it worth it, or is someone blowing smoke.?

chime in Please.

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There's value in it. Perhaps these people you talked to don't want to deal with it. One yard I go to pays 0.10/lb for it...

See..told you smarter people then me would chime in. LOL

Sirscrapalot - Once you pop the top, you just can't stop.

Corona...the sweat off the bottle of a good Stout.

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I've over 4 tons of cables... when I checked into people buying it.. they said.. its not worth a dang...

so.. is it worth it, or is someone blowing smoke.?

chime in Please.

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The yard that I mainly deal with won't buy it, so the last big batch that I had, I just stuffed it in the trunk of the vehicle that was goin' to the yard. Needless to say...they bought it...they just didn't know that they did...:cool:

around here you can get 8 to 10 cets per pound for the copper/steel coax wire.and 50 cents for the solid copper kind

The yard I go to does not buy coax :( But then I found a yard that does so I am always finding coax at the normal yard by the dumpster :) Yesterday someone threw one of those giant trash cans on wheels in the trash and I was like I'll take this :)

Umm what are LNB.. probably a stupid question but I'm risking a corona here..

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Smarter minds then mine will chime in I'm sure. Probably got some Coaxial..check it with a magnet to see if it's that crappy steel/copper kind or the kind with a solid copper insert.

So..it's worth will depend on that. If the copper/steel kind it's crap from what I gather and your yard will hate you. If it's the other..good job! Copper is good!

An since you deal with your Dtv guy also, try an get those LNBs from him.

Good luck!

Sirscrapalot - Just bought a bunch of smoke bombs and sparklers!

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i went by a dumpster near the office space of a direct tv authorized installer Thought i had found gold. i saw some wire a few dish pieces then i started pulling out what i was hoping was some large pieces of copper core coax. i scratched it, it was still copper looking i cut it down the center it still looked all copper. (didnt have my magnet with me at time) I then googled the letters and numbers that were on the side. FOUND OUT IT WAS THAT copper steel cladded stuff. later when i got home tried the huge speaker magnet and bam! my hopes dropped like a rock.

This is a LNB...what is does..I have no idea. You'll have to ask the smarter heads then mine.

http://www.summitsource.com/images/products/LNBS26.jpg

From my own personal experience I pulled mine from Direct TV ones. I can even post a pic of the dish it came off of to prove it was Direct TV dish. HA!

Now get out der an find ya some!

:)

Sirscrapalot - Woot woot.

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Etack, appreciate that but..Trhis is his reply when I asked what they came out of. Guess we'll find out soon enough. :)

Again I thank you for pointing out. Not being snarky, so please don't take it that way my good sir.

Below you will find his reply to my question and the thread in general. I was referring to the LNBs as the high grades.

Probably both, there was a couple of triples in that mix.
They will be different sizes and shapes but these were Direct Tv LNB's.
My trash co. I work with saves them for me and I buy them as low grade.

Full article at Scrap Metal Forum: http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/elect...#ixzz2Y3NZ5pAZ


Sirscrapalot - I flipped my wig once..shocked everyone!

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well it looks like he has several different post on this:lol: This is the one I thought you ment http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/day-l...amp-board.html

Those DTV boards are worth in the $0.03-$0.05 a SQ In range The hughesnet ones are in the $0.25-$0.40 range this is of Au plating.

Eric

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Hey all, thanks for this thread! I've been pulling lots (and lots and lots) of copper-core coax out of my local DirecTV guy's garbage for a few weeks. Finally got a chance to talk with him and one thing led to another-- he sent me on my way with a trunk full of copper-core and steel dish mounts. :D

I dropped off an old garbage can at his house with my name and number on the side; he and his buddies are gonna stuff it with the cable they'd normally just throw out.

I know it's not much compared to what you guys do around here, but it puts some extra change in my pocket!

I think I know what a James Bond villain feels like when a plan starts to come together... >:)

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Hey all, thanks for this thread! I've been pulling lots (and lots and lots) of copper-core coax out of my local DirecTV guy's garbage for a few weeks. Finally got a chance to talk with him and one thing led to another-- he sent me on my way with a trunk full of copper-core and steel dish mounts. :D

I dropped off an old garbage can at his house with my name and number on the side; he and his buddies are gonna stuff it with the cable they'd normally just throw out.

I know it's not much compared to what you guys do around here, but it puts some extra change in my pocket!

I think I know what a James Bond villain feels like when a plan starts to come together... >:)

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I hope your selling that coax as steel shred cause it is "copper clad" which means that it has a steel core. Check it with a magnet.

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I hope your selling that coax as steel shred cause it is "copper clad" which means that it has a steel core. Check it with a magnet.

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Yep :) That was the first thing I did when I started pulling his coax. I probably wouldn't have bothered if he'd had any copper-clad steel in his can.

how much are the lnbs worth?

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how much are the lnbs worth?

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I usually pay between .50 and 1.00 ea. for them.

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I hope your selling that coax as steel shred cause it is "copper clad" which means that it has a steel core. Check it with a magnet.

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Yep That was the first thing I did when I started pulling his coax. I probably wouldn't have bothered if he'd had any copper-clad steel in his can.

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What??

I have found that DirectTV coax has a solid copper conductor. All the coax I have seen from Dish TV and all cable companies has been the steel with a copper coating on it for the center conductor. Mike

Most of the yards around here won't take coax, and It's not worth stripping for .09/lb :\