Could the capacitors be dirty alum? I do that with mine.
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Could the capacitors be dirty alum? I do that with mine.
I get dirty price for em
I now have a can of those "braided" silver color wires that loops around all 4 mounting brackets, what can tinned copper go as? #2 copper? Here #1 is clean and #2 can have solder or be varnished wire so I assume tinned copper is about the same as copper with solder on it right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mechanic688
I usually throw it in my #2 bucket, after pulling off the springs.
The clamps are also always non-magnetic I will have to spark test them I am assuming stainless, I got 25 monitors in yesterday so I had quite the repetitive system down.
if your talking the clamps on the yoke, some of their screws are regular and will downgrade the lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by PinkFloydEffect
I do like Mech, in the #2 bucket it goes, an my yard has never pitched a fit over it. Their good folks like that.
That or I'm just so awesome they overlook it cause it's me.
Sirscrapalot - The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done. - George Carlin
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I have always sold this as aluminum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mechanic688
Never once got copper for it. Perhaps there is a difference from one tv / monitor to another but I have done TVs for more than 3 years.
You also forgot that that there is a small amount of aluminum in some and some iron, and occasionally stainless.
If you get lucky there are some of the older monitors out there that are not only worth the time but pay well in materials. I have found some that were extremely heavy built and contained the following:
2.5lbs stainless
10 lbs iron / tin
3 lbs copper
0.5 Lbs #2 wire
0.5 lbs degaussing coil
4 lbs low-medium boards
Also the standard tube, plastic, etc.
The tube in this model was surprisingly light. Keep in mind these are RARE but do exist.
I know it does not pertain to glass and plastic but I have been going through a lot of monitors lately with the help of some glass disposal at a local dump, they take it willingly so whatever. I de-wire everything and then remove the light iron trays:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps6195ce4f.jpg
I then remove the transformers, aluminum heat sinks, metal shields, and any goodies with visible copper:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps491a542a.jpg
I end up with bins of broken up board much lighter and thinner, I need to do some more research around the site I remember seeing a thread identifying components. I know what IC chips look like there are the small micro chips and the taller ones with larger fingers that look older, pretty sure I can fill buckets of those and possibly some of these other components, once they are stripped the boards are worth less then light iron and one of my yards takes electronics as light iron so I will toss the stripped boards as light iron hah .12 cents a lb.
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps71281643.jpg
PFE, here is a link for the components; http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/elect...ification.html
This last pic. there looks to be some mid grade in there you are stripping. One or two look to be satellite or cable/direct tv boards.
You also forgot the IC's and flatpacks, the flatpacks you can use a stanley knife and zip right thru the small legs around the 4 sides.
Well that was my point they are here until I figure out what to strip (ICs/Flats) but I need to find out what else off these boards people will buy off me because they will not be mid grade when I am done with them. I assume they will buy resistors, relays, transistors, etc in bulk?
Careful Sirscrapalot, be a shame to scrape your ears in the next doorway opening LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot
In my experience it is possible to sell used resistors, relays, transistors, etc in bulk (100 count or better / by lb). The problem is they want them all tested and sorted by rating from what I have seen. As far as actual scrap value, there is very minimal recovery to be had. IC/Flats on the other hand have good resale around $5-6 / # last I seen.Quote:
Originally Posted by PinkFloydEffect
I know relays have a copper driven motor in them with silver contact pads as any switch if you take them apart, I have read that the tiny capacitors (Monolithic Ceramic) yield quite well even as high or higher then ICs.Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrepurposing
Resistors are dirt cheap even new (bulk) and no way would I buy unknown used transistors if I was still doing repair work. When you do that kind of work your name and reputation are on the line, and you sure don't want to mess it up with a junk used trans. Kind of like the reputation you try to build up on Ebay, you don't want a tiny problem to ruin it also.
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Floyd let me fill you in on the haves and the have nots. Realistically, we could make money off tvs and monitors. There are companies set up to take them apart and harvest every inch of them and that is why the recycle plant get .10 to .15/lb for them. The big companies (the haves) only get them from the municipal recycling centers. There are tax breaks involved and other incentives. Us (the have nots) will not get that opportunity because we are not apart of that circle. However, we get ours by scrapping (taking from the haves), they don't like it, so now, there is a charge to dispose of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by PinkFloydEffect
Fortunately for me, I just clip the cord and drop the rest off for $0.09/lb ...yes, including those darned old wooden console TV's. I know there are some goodies inside but if I strip all the goodies out then I have to deal with disposing of the carcas, ...tube and plastic, etc. This way just seems more convenient for me at least.
Good point, I have not seen anyone scrapping resistors and I did not plan on testing them for reuse. I save all my chips I know the top right is a flatpack but the top left I think is just an IC? These are all ICs right?
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...psdc1cc868.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...psb29a685b.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...psaea7c4a9.jpg
I haven't seen anyone scrapping crystals either, are these all crystals?
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps42af6838.jpg
An 80-pin TQFP package. They call this a quad flat pack. But a general category is an IC.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...PIC18F8720.jpg
On the bottom, the 3 in the middle are capacitors. The black mark/strip shows the negative side/pole and the V is the voltage.
On each end is xtals.
http://www.uchobby.com/wp-content/up...scillators.jpg
You mean the only ones that are not crystals are the two circular ones? The other 3 look like crystals. I am waiting to hear back from my local guy to see what he pays for the ICs and if they are all graded the same in this picture (the gold tab flat packs should be more imo).
I have also been saving the tantalum capacitors, are the black ones tantalums too?
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps00f9a8e7.jpg
Plus the monolithic ceramic capacitors, which have palladium and silver...how about the one on the top is that a capacitor? What kind?
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps619727f3.jpg
Then I have transistors of all kinds, I think?
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps4f343385.jpg
Like I posted,"On the bottom pic, the 3 in the middle are capacitors. The black mark/stripe shows the negative side/pole and the V is the voltage rating.
On each end is crystals." Your bottom pic in Post61 shows a power ic chip (maybe out of a stereo), 3 legged transistor and a IC chip.
Don't know that there is any thing special (PM wise) inside these style of IC's.
I know but the 1 that looks like a cylinder in the middle looks exactly like one of the crystals you posted.
Yep the large one came out of a radio I thought they were all transistors because of the heat sink mounting, did not realize ICs got hot like that but a transistor will never have more then 3 legs right?
I pulled some of these thinking they were ICs....very deceiving until you flip them over they just have those magnetic doughnuts wrapped in copper:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...pscdaf9a84.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps657a5ef8.jpg
Then there is this...not sure what it is appears to contain some gold? The 80.000 makes me think it is a crystal of some sort?
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps16f04f3f.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps3527f100.jpg
I know that this is not a TV but I scrapped a DSL phone modem and I was surprise to see how easy you can pull away the plastic phone and ethernet jacks leaving gold plated wire, I had no idea that phone and internet jacks had gold plated wire in them!
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps81c67be8.jpg
This thread is kind of long winded but has lots of pic's for examples of gold plated ends of different kinds.
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/elect...ctor-ends.html
Thanks, I think I found some gold in a TV box today actually!
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps59c443b5.jpg
I assume these are brass though:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...psbd450c7a.jpg
I believe the top picture shows brass. The bottom picture shows anodized aluminum heatsinks. The bottom thing that had a wire attached to it with the two holes should be brass though.