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  1. 06-16-2013, 08:38 AM #1
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    Can wire from the monitor yoke be copper-clad aluminum?

    So I tore down a CRT monitor, and noticed that when the bundled wire off the yoke was pretty reddish, and when I scratched with a knife it was silvery.



    But it seems to have the weight of copper, bends like copper... I can't really see how it's aluminum as it's not light and bends like that. Is CCA used in CRT monitor yokes? Or could it be copper clad zinc?
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    More likely copper COLORED aluminum. Usually appears as a brighter red than copper. Often used in TV cheap monitors.
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    Ah, thanks.

    I realize I should have posted this over in the Scrap Metal Identification forum.
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    Ive never seen clad copper in the yokes as that is high voltage in the yoke and I don't
    know if the alum. wire can handle it.
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    They'll be making it out of plastic if they can figure out how ; )

    Aluminum wire is usually easy to spot, it looks like bloated copper
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