list of items with copper in them

Old school (woodgrain) microwave ovens, and older white ones have about 2lbs (1kg) of Copper in them.
More modern 'Invertor' microwaves only have 100gms Copper.
Cheapo and late model and 'Combo microwave ovens' either have 1 (cheapo) or two Aluminium coils in the transformer. So no Copper.



Washing machines (Fisher & Paykel smart drives, maybe a Kiwi thing...) Have 1 Kg of Copper in the motor. (Takes 20minutes to unwind..!)
CRT TVs can have a very variable amount of Copper in them, Sony Trinatrons (& other manufactures versions of such) are the best.maybe 2lbs.
Then you have to get rid of the glass 29inch + CRT...

Originally Posted by auminer

I think a big Trinitron might have even more than 2pounds... that degaussing cable is THICK!!!

Just bring a crane to load it into your truck... those things gotta be upwards of 300 pounds.

It can be quite varable, its quite a joy to open up a a TV and find degaussing cables all over the back of the screen that are thicker than your finger.....
For a while I was going to jot the models and their Copper weights down, but they varied too much and its not often I find several of the high Copper return TVs in a short time.

Panasonic's seen to have the lowest returns on average. I just punch a small hole in the back to check first. Though some are 'average'.

A 'potted' gun coil cuts back the Copper return a lot too.