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  1. Score, motherload, or otherwise awesome thread. - Ku is a satellite band and a klystron tube is...

    Ku is a satellite band and a klystron tube is related to signal forming and amplification. This is likely from the analog days of satellite distribution...most things have gone digital now. I...
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    I'm in Springfield. CMC is the one I trust the...

    I'm in Springfield. CMC is the one I trust the most here.
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    This thead is a question - Plastics have a place, but there are so many...

    Plastics have a place, but there are so many things that could be made with metals...and used to be. The only thing that will stop this is a tariff of sorts on plastics that basically make it the...
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    This thead is a question - Technically, patch cat 5/6 and long run 5/6 are...

    Technically, patch cat 5/6 and long run 5/6 are vastly different recovery rates. Patch are very fine wires that in my tests did about 28% by weight and solid strand long run cables are about double...
  5. This thead is a question - I watched a video once where it pointed to a...

    I watched a video once where it pointed to a place and said there is a tiny piece of material in the magnetron that does technically produce alpha particles. Again, if you eat it, might be a danger,...
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    The ratio of steel in most cheap printers is so...

    The ratio of steel in most cheap printers is so low that they are probably a loss for the yard. Open up a few and it becomes obvious. I will do some of the older or higher end units where they are...
  7. rant thread - Here's the thing...granulated copper is **** near...

    Here's the thing...granulated copper is **** near impossible to sell in less than a semiload, and even then the few odd lot buyers will hit you, especially if you don't have an assay report. ...
  8. I would hazard a guess that extruded is one...

    I would hazard a guess that extruded is one composition of metal, sheet is basically random and different. They are probably buying extruded based on that composition, as far as the mill is...
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    I've considered a variety of scrap fronts. The...

    I've considered a variety of scrap fronts. The reality is, ewaste turned into the least long term viable. Several factors came into play. Materials worth reclaiming are shrinking. Fewer towers....
  10. this thread has pictures - The corrosion gives them away as brass. Some...

    The corrosion gives them away as brass. Some contacts may be gold plated. There are some tantalum capacitors it appears. You might be able to get them to midgrade if you get rid of some junk on...
  11. Somebody could probably engineer a way to untwist...

    Somebody could probably engineer a way to untwist it with a bearing, and then a way to straighten it out. Whatever you do, don't waste your time with CAT patch cables. They use a fine stranded wire...
  12. I've sold a "Griswold starter pack" of mixed...

    I've sold a "Griswold starter pack" of mixed working lights for the past couple years. Done a lot better than the yard. I filled an excursion for $100 and a smaller suv for 65. I wouldn't have...
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    This thead is a question - You really need to know what the mix is. It...

    You really need to know what the mix is. It could be largely junk, a reasonable mix, or good stuff...that is important. This poundage sounds like a lot, but that is an average of 2k pounds a week. ...
  14. Firstly, you have to work with them to let you...

    Firstly, you have to work with them to let you know when they have something to put out. Secondly, secured behind a fence or similar is about as good. Thirdly, you have to make it marked...
  15. According to the ISRI guidelines, bare bright...

    According to the ISRI guidelines, bare bright wire size is subject to agreement between buyer and seller. So...it really depends on what your buyer says according to his buyer. I believe the...
  16. The guy who sort of got me into scrapping was a...

    The guy who sort of got me into scrapping was a guy who got most of his material from construction sites, so I picked up some pointers, though I myself haven't done it. At least ask permission from...
  17. I've probably lost at least a unit of blood over...

    I've probably lost at least a unit of blood over the years.
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    Except you will want to take out the magnetron...

    Except you will want to take out the magnetron too. There is a bit of scrappable stuff on it, as long as you don't crush the pink stuff or eat the thorium. If you have the right type to get them...
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    I let some things go for steel if they are close...

    I let some things go for steel if they are close enough in price and the labor isn't worth the money. No sense in tearing something down to get .10 on breakage when you can do it as is for steel...
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    Most of the radiation in a microwave is from the...

    Most of the radiation in a microwave is from the microwaves when in operation, but that is a radio wave based radiation..different than alpha, beta, gamma. There is a tiny bit of a radioactive...
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    Well, I'll just chalk it up to a really vivid...

    Well, I'll just chalk it up to a really vivid dream or hallucinations then...thanks all
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    Question about shipping offer

    I swear I saw a buyer who was offering free shipping for motherboards, ram, and cell phones...yet my searches are fruitless for who that may be now. Does anyone remember seeing anything like this?
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    Graphene has been talked about for years but has...

    Graphene has been talked about for years but has never really culminated in much of anything widely available at this point. I doubt any significant disruption will occur in our days of scrapping.
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    Aluminum prices on the market have gone from...

    Aluminum prices on the market have gone from about .70 to 1.00 over the past 2 and a half years and you can barely tell with scrap prices. I think its been all of a .10 range between high and low in...
  25. Ohio - I swear to everything holy I will be through this...

    I swear to everything holy I will be through this pile of computers sometime in the next couple months...I do have some 3.1, 95, and 98 stuff. Just found a nice pile of old hard drives too. I have...
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