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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Transformers can also be sold under the small electric motor category (or at least my scrap dealer does it). It sure beats messing around with stuff. Plus, it pays better...at least where I am.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I just sell copper to a local scrap yard. Right now, I am selling my boards on ebay, but I may try a website soon. I haven't tried selling the transformers as motors, but I'll probably look into that. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
Where do you guys get your electronic scrap from? Also, what do you do with the glass from a flat screen tv?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I get my scrap from friends, and mainly family, when they send out the newest laser system they received the old laser system back, and they give it to me.
I take it to my ewaste collection depot with my tv tubes.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
I figured that on the screen. Has anyone tried a huge buy? In the US there is a site called government liquidations that sells huge lots. There are also others. The only problem is you have to pick them up, and it is a long ways away.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
Well, I checked with my local recycling center the other day, and they don't accept the number 6 plastic. Oh well, into the landfill it went.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
Has anyone ever done an old car radio? I have one out of a 1965 chevy truck, that is not original, but I would still say it is from the 70s or 80s. It appears to be full of goodies. Has anyone else ever done one of these?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1874 Posts |
I have dismantled a modern car radio and there wasnt much in it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
I know, I watched Mike the Scrapper dismantle a modern one and he suggested that you just throw it in with your tin. However, I was shocked to see the inside of this one. I'll try to get some pictures up.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1234 Posts |
One thing I was seeing was the reason for gold and silver and other precious metals being used in computers was that it will not corrode easily. Data loss was the main reason for the precious metals, so I'd have to wonder about a truck radio from a time when a single computer needed 3 trucks to move it, how much the manufacturer spent on signal loss, pre-computerized so no data to lose. Build it to break and replace it cheap. Still without pictures no clue.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
It really isn't the gold in it. I don't know if it has any or not. I noticed a lot of capacitors just on the edge. I'll try to get pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
Could the radio have mercury switches? How can you tell?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
Has anyone ever done a solar panel?
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