Copper wiring questions

Quote Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot View Post
Jord...how much in lbs would you say comes out of a car? Just for my own curiosity. I take any wire I can get as it all adds up, an I get decent prices for it left whole, no need for me to strip the thin stuff. Average of course, in your experience.

thanks ahead of time!

Sirscrapalot - Curiosity knows no bounds. - I dunno, you tell me.
To be honest, I Really havent weighed the wire from each car individually. I just dump it all into a 55 gal drum.

That's a good question, SirS. The following link says that there is 15 - 28 Kg of copper in a vehicle. I assume that includes everything - motors, alternators, wiring , etc. That's still a lot more than I would have thought.

Copper recycling and sustainability - End of life vehicles