Overhead cable company wire.

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Originally Posted by Bear

what did you cut that with, a chainsaw? haha! that's sure a good clear shot. I saw a piece of coax out by the scrap earlier, put a magnet to it, and it doesn't seem to stick, is there only a minute bit of magnetic draw to the regular ones or something?

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Some coax used by satellite companies have a solid copper center conductor, since they use the coax to power the LNBs.

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Originally Posted by jghilino

if its coax the strand you are calling copper is actually copper clad, your cable company dosent know anything, coax is shred, cut the ends off and sell as dirty brass if it has ends

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I threw away thousands of brass connectors before I knew I could scrap them. The connectors on the distribution cable are usually extruded aluminum, I also threw away more of them than I want to think of.

haha Bear, actually I just did a bendy bendy breaky. Technical terms. I have recently found alot more of this cable, and the new find has a lot more insulation. Its not looking so good for scrap. I havent magneted it yet, as its not in my hands.. But I will ASAP/.

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Originally Posted by jghilino

Ive seen alot of coax the center is copper clad steel, i would check it with a magnet to see, if its aluminum it may be worth stripping

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I have never once seen copper coated steel as a center conductor in coax. Ever. And I have made more connections and splices in both home wiring and hard line than you can imagine.

Some of the older stuff will have a solid copper center conductor as well as a copper braided insulation(home type wiring) and can still be had for premium dollars for radio heads and such.

That is a export item you need to find a buyer that ships to china. The last time I sold some it was worth around .20 per lb