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    Guitar / microphone Amplifier Cord #2?

    The title says it all.
    Anyone experienced scrapping amplifier cords, the type that plug into guitars or microphones.

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    These cord's are not a #2 insulated wire as the recovery is so low, in the low teen's or less and very fine, (less than flat wire, #3) We get a large amount of these from a commercial account and buy them as coax then bail them up and sell to China. Hope this help's.

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    Thank you for the reply. I was skeptical as to if it was #2. How do you define the recoverability of wire?
    I have given vacuum cleaner cords at the yards before and they where weighed in as #2 Wire.
    Is this a material quality issue or weight ratio issue?
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    The yard I use buys by copper to insulation ratio (%) :

    #1 = 80% copper

    #2 = 55% copper

    #3 = 30% copper

    My majority ends up as #3.
    Also, I tend to leave all terminals on.

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    The plugs may be brass, clip those off

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    Guitar / microphone Amplifier Cord #2?

    weigh a length of insulated wire..strip it..weigh just copper..do the math to see what percentage of weight was actual copper

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    80% for #1 is kinda high but doable. We average between 72-85% thru our grandulater but that goes back to what my buyers has mixed in with our #1 gaylord boxes, there is always some #2 mixed in.

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    are the thin wires from a computer power supply box in the same catagory as appliance cords? i usually mix them...the yard did say to keep the computer ribbon wire seperate..does this sound right?... thanks

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    The wires from power supplys will be #2 insulated copper wire, and the appliance/power cords go as extension cords here.

    Usual grades of wire are
    #1 ins wire
    #1 house wire
    #2 ins wire
    #3 ins wire
    Extension cords
    cat 5/ phone wire

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    I was given a price for #2 insulated for the amplifier lead wire.
    However today I received a good volume of cat5e 24awg. Is this stuff worthless ?
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    Its #2 insulated copper here. The wire inside is solid copper so no problem. We had a buyer a few years ago who paid premium for it apparently he had special contract for it. Mike
    "Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}

    Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked

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