Television salvage/recycling

**clovis** · #21 03/14/11, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by beowoulf90

Roughly 5 minutes to get the components/scrap out of the TV. Then to break down those pieces depends on what I'm doing. A lot of time I put them aside for a rainy day when I can't work outside..

That is pretty decent money, considering you could do 10 TVs in less than two hours.

Our local yard is paying 3.20 for #2 copper right now.

beowoulf90 · #22 03/15/11, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by clovis

That is pretty decent money, considering you could do 10 TVs in less than two hours.

Our local yard is paying 3.20 for #2 copper right now.

Yea but you still have to haul the trash away and find that many TV's /monitors.. Also as I noted before, that is just to get the components out of the TV. It doesn't take into account the time to strip down those pieces..

I'm just a small time scrapper, no where near as large as others in my area..

It's just extra cash for the next rifle or bill or for what ever I want.. Without affecting the household budget...

Last night before dark I took a microwave and a brass lamp apart.. The lamp provided a couple of pounds of brass and the cord(insulated copper). The microwave provided an electromagnet motor (could be the wrong term for it, but it is a copper winding) with about a lbs or so of copper, pluss 2 round magnets, some minor aluminum and of course insulated copper wire. There also are minor circuit boards and switches with copper. But each microwave is different in the amount of what is in it.

**clovis** · #23 03/30/11, 04:57 AM

FWIW, here is a thread on scrapping TV's on a scrap forum:

http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/showt...2334-Free-TV-s

Windy in Kansas · #24 03/30/11, 03:47 PM

Sorry, never mind.

**clovis** · #25 04/02/11, 11:56 PM

I've been thinking about this thread for quite a while now, and stumbled across this on another forum:

"For example, even a seemingly innocuous device such as a disposable camera flash unit powered by a 1.5 volt AA battery contains a capacitor which may be charged to over 300 volts."

FWIW, I have a friend who worked at a photo developing shop. They took in a ton of disposable cameras, and developed the film for customers. At the same time, they also scrapped out and salvaged the batteries inside the cameras.

One afternoon, they had several cameras laying on the counter that had been busted open, but the film was already developed. I picked one up, and opened it. Just as my friend said, "Be careful, there is a capacitor in there that can get you", I accidentally touched it.

It was a bad enough shock that I still vividly remember it...it isn't something you forget caused by a capacitor energized by two AA batteries.

beowoulf90 · #26 04/04/11, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by clovis

I've been thinking about this thread for quite a while now, and stumbled across this on another forum:

"For example, even a seemingly innocuous device such as a disposable camera flash unit powered by a 1.5 volt AA battery contains a capacitor which may be charged to over 300 volts."

FWIW, I have a friend who worked at a photo developing shop. They took in a ton of disposable cameras, and developed the film for customers. At the same time, they also scrapped out and salvaged the batteries inside the cameras.

One afternoon, they had several cameras laying on the counter that had been busted open, but the film was already developed. I picked one up, and opened it. Just as my friend said, "Be careful, there is a capacitor in there that can get you", I accidentally touched it.

It was a bad enough shock that I still vividly remember it...it isn't something you forget caused by a capacitor energized by two AA batteries.

You always have to be careful when dealing with electronics or electricity..
If you don't you will end up hurt or worse, dead! So scrapping isn't for everyone (thankfully), other wise those of us that do scrap metals wouldn't make what little we make..

For example the aluminum market tends not to fluctuate as much as other metals. The reason is there is a steady supply from curb side recycle bins...

You also have to watch out for the chemicals and oils in certain coils etc.. Some of it may be toxic.. So use common sense, wear protective gloves and safety glasses etc...