What to do with all these!

**recyclocan** · 05-17-2013, 09:44 PM

I've been stripping my coax and it goes in with my #1 copper???

**hunterjohn** · 05-17-2013, 09:50 PM

He said coax is steel and handed me back a 2 foot strip of it.

**DiamondN** · 05-17-2013, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by hunterjohn

He said coax is steel and handed me back a 2 foot strip of it.

I believe most coax cable is copper plated steel and a lot of yards don't want it. The last batch I had, I just threw in the trunk of a Hyundai that I was scrapping, and the shredder liked it just fine.

**Mechanic688** · 05-17-2013, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by DiamondN

I believe most coax cable is copper plated steel and a lot of yards don't want it. The last batch I had, I just threw in the trunk of a Hyundai that I was scrapping, and the shredder liked it just fine.

A lot of your cb and ham radio coax is copper over copper along with big satellite coax and a few others. Check it with a magnet if your not sure.
I used to sell some high powered CB base station coax that had double layer copper shield with a large center copper strand. Used to run a buck a ft. back then.

**DiamondN** · 05-17-2013, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

A lot of your cb and ham radio coax is copper over copper along with big satellite coax and a few others. Check it with a magnet if your not sure.
I used to sell some high powered CB base station coax that had double layer copper shield with a large center copper strand. Used to run a buck a ft. back then.

You're correct. I had assumed he was referring to the usual RG59 or RG6 coax cable that is so common.

**happyisthealero** · 05-18-2013, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by Gravitar

I made a quick video showing how to "gently" take apart a AC Adapter. Some will have a transformer in there by itself, but this one had a circuit board instead.

It only takes be about 30 seconds to take one apart, but I was doing it one handed so it took a little longer.

That is a big waste of time 4LB sledge + Wall Wart (seem facing up) + cement floor + force exerted by a human using the 4LB sledge hammer hitting the seem (only once!) = low grade board with a huge transformer attached to it, and the plastic shell.

Takes less than 5-10 seconds to do hopefully less than 5

**happyisthealero** · 05-18-2013, 12:01 AM

Oh and what is a chord?

**Mechanic688** · 05-18-2013, 12:30 AM

Originally Posted by happyisthealero

That is a big waste of time 4LB sledge + Wall Wart (seem facing up) + cement floor + force exerted by a human using the 4LB sledge hammer hitting the seem (only once!) = low grade board with a huge transformer attached to it, and the plastic shell.

Takes less than 5-10 seconds to do hopefully less than 5

You can put them in a vice and squeeze them and they'll pop open at the seam, safer than having plastic bits flying at your face after smacking with a 4 lb sledge. Just takes a few seconds longer.

**happyscraper** · 05-18-2013, 12:43 AM

I've been braking the wall warts open with a hammer but I'll try the vice thing, sounds a lot easyer than the hammer. Thanks Mechanic.

**Mechanic688** · 05-18-2013, 12:58 AM

Here's a plug in power strip but you'll get the idea.

**Sirscrapalot** · 05-18-2013, 02:13 AM

I use the hammer method also on the 'wall warts'. lol.

They pop on the first smack usually, but I just use a normal ol'hammer. Trick is smacking it right on the seam.

The vise looks like fun though, think I might have to try that one next time I get more 'warts'.

Sirscrapalot - “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.” ~ Robert Frost

**BroJer** · 05-18-2013, 07:49 AM

OHHHHHHH mannnnnnnn I was afraid that something like this would happen

IT'S AN EPIDEMIC. wall warts are contagious. They spread EVERYWHERE!

BUTT...an I gotz uh bigun

THERE IS HOPE!

Yes, you too, can be set free, from the dreaded, gasp...WALL WARTS

There is a CURE...Dr Ferd can remove them suckers, like ... lickity splt...POOF

No, no. No thanks needed! Jus what a Bro do