brass ends on powercords, brass connectors on crimped wires in monitors & tvs

**scrap1025** · 08-14-2012, 07:17 PM

I've read some yards buy the ends whole, but some people pull the connectors off and bucket them. What do you guys do? I have about 600 power cord ends, mixed in with some old computer gender changers and other ends..

**scrapperben** · 08-16-2012, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by scrap1025

I've read some yards buy the ends whole, but some people pull the connectors off and bucket them. What do you guys do? I have about 600 power cord ends, mixed in with some old computer gender changers and other ends..

600 is starting to get up there, I reckon you should start plucking them out.
there isn't much brass, yeah it adds up but so are your plugs and the work to come, still takes time and effort to pull 'em out so i'd be doing a bunch every week.

I also like the little brass things in the side panel of pc towers, think screws go in them when complete, the're kinda mounted into the case but come out with pliers, the're nice too.

**scrap1025** · 08-16-2012, 07:01 AM

Thanks Ben.

Thanks for reminding me about the motherboard posts. I had thrown them in with the metal screws. Time to fish them out and get to plucking.

**Mechanic688** · 08-16-2012, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by scrap1025

Thanks Ben.

Thanks for reminding me about the motherboard posts. I had thrown them in with the metal screws. Time to fish them out and get to plucking.

Those stand-off's you can tell the difference, the silver ones can be steel or S.S, and the goldish colored ones are brass.

**Jvcr1** · 06-17-2013, 06:37 AM

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Those stand-off's you can tell the difference, the silver ones can be steel or S.S, and the goldish colored ones are brass.

Actually the silver stand-offs are most likely plated brass, I have yet to run accross steel ones, not saying they don't exist...but a magnet can check those, and for any others just run a file accross one or two for a representable sample to reveal the brass underneath the plating.

**MetalEarthRecycling** · 06-17-2013, 11:26 AM

Last time i Recycled a bucket of brass connectors/power cord Ends at the Yard i go to i got $.20/#.
I thought that was a décent price. What r some of u getting for these?

**Mechanic688** · 06-17-2013, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by Jvcr1

Actually the silver stand-offs are most likely plated brass, I have yet to run accross steel ones, not saying they don't exist...but a magnet can check those, and for any others just run a file accross one or two for a representable sample to reveal the brass underneath the plating.

You better use your magnet as I don't get too many silver plated ones.
Like I said, their usually Stainless or plain steel.

**auminer** · 06-17-2013, 04:05 AM

Originally Posted by scrapperben

I also like the little brass things in the side panel of pc towers, think screws go in them when complete, the're kinda mounted into the case but come out with pliers, the're nice too.

You know that 5mm nutdriver that you have already in your toolbox for getting those serial port screws out of the back of the computer so you can remove the motherboard? Try that on those brass standoffs next time.