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  1. We are doing aroun .32/lb down here in Louisiana

    We are doing aroun .32/lb down here in Louisiana
  2. This thead is a question - Srapchap: 3/23 haul for the day. Pricing Questions

    Hey scrappers!

    Here is my haul last week:

    6 Stainless Steel Pool rails @$.47/lb
    Pool motors I was not able to weigh our count @$.18/lb
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  3. Nah I checked it is just Iron core with primary...

    Nah I checked it is just Iron core with primary and secondary copper windings. The smaller windings were this reddish copper, but after scratching the wire it was not copper. Some kind of varnish...
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    This thead is a question - So even if i try and burn it like the ones in...

    So even if i try and burn it like the ones in above picture it will be same price? Appreciate all the info scrapers!
  5. Well these transformers are inside of a...

    Well these transformers are inside of a underwater light. The transformer is coated in this thick plastic. I tried chiseling but it took incredibly too long to even chip the surface to see the...
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    This thead is a question - Ok I was able to get my hands on what the piece...

    Ok I was able to get my hands on what the piece looks like before you set it a blaze in a fire. Could I still sell this is as for number 2?
    Here is a front and back.
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  7. Scrapchap: Asking for a few tips on Toroidal Transformers

    Evening scrappers!

    It took me roughly 15-20min to melt it out, and another hour and a half to remove primary and secondary windings. The smaller windings look like a some kind of aluminum wire...
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    When scrapping batteries does it matter if the...

    When scrapping batteries does it matter if the battery has been sitting outside for a year and completely drained? I have a piece of equipment at work that has been sitting outside for a year and...
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    Wow scrapping while doing a number 2 in the...

    Wow scrapping while doing a number 2 in the bathroom. That Is relaxed scrapping folks.
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    This thead is a question - The circuit board did come from a pool light

    The circuit board did come from a pool light
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    This thead is a question - I might just be a double sided circuit board. ...

    I might just be a double sided circuit board. Question is do I just grind the circuit etching and sell it as a copper plate? Would the check that at a yard?

    appreciate the replies
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    This thead is a question - Scrapchap: Need some scrappers knowledge

    Hey scrappers! pulled this out from pulling apart some stuff. Not sure if this whole thing is copper or some type of thin plating. Need your knowledge Scrappers
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    The motors I have pulled apart are from pool...

    The motors I have pulled apart are from pool pumps. The weird thing was that the copper windings were not copper. It looked like an aluminum winding with a varnish on it. I am still a noob, but I...
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    Greetings Y'all from Louisiana

    Nice to meet you all. I have been looking through the forum and see a lot of useful information. Hopefully I will be able to add a few things to the forum.

    I will have a plethora of questions so...
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