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  1. I often pump down a system and have a helper...

    I often pump down a system and have a helper recover the refrigerant at the shop. It saves time on the job and is cheaper for me to pay a helper than do it myself. There will be two brass valves...
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    Etack what kind of board contains the most...

    Etack what kind of board contains the most Tantalum caps in your experience?
  3. What type of board has the most?

    What type of board has the most?
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    I found a few on some of my boards today and...

    I found a few on some of my boards today and weighed one, the ones that I have weigh 0.10 grams so by my calculation it will take around 4,500 to make a pound. Not sure if these are worth saving. Has...
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    I have looked but honestly they all look the same...

    I have looked but honestly they all look the same to me
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    Tantalum capacitor?

    I have been doing some research on Tantalum capacitors and am still having trouble distinguishing between them. Are any of the capacitors in the picture Tantalum and if so which one?
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    Thanks jghilino unfortunately I have already tore...

    Thanks jghilino unfortunately I have already tore them apart wish I would have asked sooner I had around 30 of them.... lesson learned always look on ebay before tearing apart.
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    Is there a market for pot metal or is it just...

    Is there a market for pot metal or is it just shred?
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    I scraped it with my knife and found it to be...

    I scraped it with my knife and found it to be soft and the metal was shiny silver.
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    E Waste buyer in central Virginia

    Are there any buyers on here from around Charlottesville or Harrisonburg? I have looked in the buyers and sellers forum and have found no one.
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    Safety deposit locks

    I have quite a few of these and I know the center pieces are brass but the outer shell is silver colored and non magnetic, it seems to heavy to be aluminum and i doubt it is stainless since its quite...
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    Central Virginia

    Hello all I have been scrapping copper and brass for about 10 years now and have just recently began scrapping everything else. I am an HVAC Service tech and come across allot of fans, compressors,...
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    Insualted 1,2 and 3

    How does the yard distinguish between the 3? I had a couple 5 gallon bucket fulls of insulated wire including some #12, #14 and right many appliance plugs and got #3 prices for it all. I am pretty...
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    I was at the yard this morning and saw a man...

    I was at the yard this morning and saw a man unload 3 heat pumps that he had taken the time to cut up and remove the coils from but left all the copper, I started to take a pair of side cutters over...
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    Central Va Prices for September 28

    Took a load in today #1 copper 2.75, #2 copper 2.55, clean aluminum .45, dirty aluminum .20, aluminum copper radiator 1.05, and metal 8.00 per 100#s.
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    The outer sheeting of the coil is copper colored...

    The outer sheeting of the coil is copper colored even if it is aluminum so that wont work. Googled it and didnt come up with an answer, do yall cut all of them open and only scrap the copper ones?
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    compressor windings copper or aluminum

    I just cut open my first compressor only to find the majority of the windings were aluminum. Is there any way to tell if the windings are copper or aluminum before cutting open the casing?
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    HVAC Boards

    Are the boards inside residential units worth anything? If so what would they be called and how much? How about the larger commercial unit boards?
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    HVAC Contactors

    I am a HVAC service tech and wind up with a lot of bad contactors, I have heard the contacts are silver but have had no luck finding any info on them. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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