ohh man microwaves are actually my favorite things to scrap, followed by projector tv's. I dont know about this capacitor danger though, I think it is a bit over stated. I am not a full time scrapper, in fact its more of a hobby I do with my free time. But I have done at least 50 microwaves, and after ten I just said F--- it I dont bother with that capacitor discharge, same thing with tv's. Nothing happens. Living in Florida though I get a lot of these things after they have already been rained on, so the elements have probably done it for me.
I always enjoy the magnets from the magnatron, but had no idea it had berlyium in it. I just throw it in with the rest of the ferrous metals. Back when I had an F-250, I lined the entire back part between the door and the bed with these magnatron magnets so no loose screws or nails would fall out into the streets. Works quite well, in fact you be surprised how much is actually falling out when you see how many screws they catch. But then again the truck was always my workshop as well since I have always lived in apartments after I moved out of the parents.
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