I get so many people "whats that worth, is that worth this is this worth that" asking me this like my dad, relatives, customers and I also ask myself the same thing. I also see it a lot on the forum. So I have been working for the last few months on breakdowns for my book I am making that will include hundreds of breakdowns including a breakdown of 20 different size tube televisions, detailed appliance, electronics, anything you can think of breakdowns. What wire is worth peeled and not peeled. So here is a sneak peak you could say that I have came up with in the last few months, and I hope to have a huge archive of break downs in a few years:
Tower style fan:
#2 insulated copper: 8.3oz
Copper Motor: 14.2oz
Low Grade: 2oz
Waste: 7lbs
Approx. Value stripped: $.35
Approx. Value shred: $.54
Conclusion: Cut cord and move on - If yard doesn't buy as shred don't accept them.
24" LCD Monitor
Steel: 11lbs
Low Grade: 11.3oz
Aluminum: 3.15oz
Copper Motor: 2.3oz
#2 insulated copper: 1.3oz
Waste: 3lbs
Approx. Value stripped: $2.62
Approx. Value shred: $.92
Conclusion: Strip on slow days, if busy sell as shred
TV/AM Clock Radio
Copper Motor: 1lb 15oz
Low Grade: 2lb 3.3oz
#2 Copper: 3oz
#2 insulated copper: 8oz
Steel: 6 oz
Al: 4.5oz
Waste: 5lbs
Approx. Value stripped: $1.21
Approx. Value shred: Contains vaccum tube, not an option
Conclusion: Follow same procedure you would on a tube television
Commercial Air Moving Blower
Steel: 8lbs 4.3oz
#2 insulated copper: 2lbs 4oz
Low Grade: 1.2oz
#2 copper: 2lb 10oz
Waste: 11lbs
Approx. Value stripped: $7.63
Approx. Value shred: $1.50
Conclusion: Strip down motor, and blower, at very least cut cord
Standard Celing Fan
#2 Copper: 11.50oz
Steel: 8lbs 3oz
Aluminum: 1lb 7.3oz
#2 insulated copper: 3.4
Waste: 2lbs 13oz
Approx Value stripped: $3.01
Approx Value shred: $.84
Strip it down if you will strip motor, if not shred for max profit
Wire:
8:3 Solid Core
Before Stripping: 1lb
#1 Copper: 12oz
Trash: 4oz
Value:
Stripped: $1.95
Sold as #1 Copper: $1.25
6:3 Braided Core
Before Stripping: 1lb
Bare Bright: 12oz
Trash: 4oz
Value:
Stripped: $2.06
Sold as #1 Copper $1.25
Copper content in motors:
Sizes recorded:
DIAMETER HEIGHT
5" 4" Commercial Blower
6" 4" A/C Unit
4" 4" Vaccum Cleaner
1.5" 3/4" Smaller Electronics
8" 4.5" Pump
6.5" 9" Pump
12" 3" Celing Fan
3" 3" Box Fan
Average #'s
#2 Copper: 4lbs 2.3oz
Shreddables: 9lbs 7oz
Average Strip Value: $10.06
Average CBM As-Is Value: $1.26
Tons more to come! This is just a portion of what I have, and I will post more!. Hope you can get some use out of it.
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