Un-boxing a 1993 Zenith Sentry 2 TV in cabinet

Originally Posted by KillYrTV

I left the yokes (I've done 6 CRTs so far) in the freezer for a week (forgot about them!) and I put them in a cloth bag, put a board on top, and ran it over with my car. It just cracked the yokes, so I brought the bag inside and beat it with a hammer. That worked well Though the de-gaussing cable gave more copper weight compared to the time spent. Pulled the flybacks, transformers, and heatsinks off the circuit boards and put them in their own bins. I unspooled several of the small transformers, but eventually found that it wasnt worth the time. Took the scrapped TVs to Best Buy.

My yard had no problems taking the flyback transformers for the longest time but now that things are tight, they refuse to buy them or the fans from computers.

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

My yard had no problems taking the flyback transformers for the longest time but now that things are tight, they refuse to buy them or the fans from computers.

you can get shred for them can't you?
they both got downgraded here, now classified as computer scrap at $.05/lb last time I was there.. a little better than shred at least.