View Poll Results: Do you break down televisions.

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  • Yes, I find it very worthwhile.

    42 27.81%

  • Yes, it kills time and adds a bit to my bottom line.

    68 45.03%

  • Depends on my mood.

    26 17.22%

  • No, not worthwhile to me.

    15 9.93%
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Do you break down televisions?

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BurlyGuys Do you break down televisions? 09-30-2012, 04:48 AM
chrisc i dont ,space or time if i... 09-30-2012, 04:50 AM
Ecycle Atlanta Ok, i see now about the poll.... 09-30-2012, 05:01 AM
chrisc when you start thread scrol... 09-30-2012, 05:05 AM
scrapperben first off you need a place to... 09-30-2012, 05:41 AM
Okedenscrap I love 'em Ben. Degausser,... 10-06-2012, 02:04 AM
KzScrapper I used to only take small... 09-30-2012, 06:38 AM
BRASSCATCHER Got away from them for a bit... 09-30-2012, 07:25 AM
landmine I used to take all i could... 09-30-2012, 09:06 AM
greytruck I use to do them but not... 09-30-2012, 09:31 AM
Filthy I will do it as a favor to... 09-30-2012, 07:14 PM
AuburnEwaste Burly, if you want to PM me... 09-30-2012, 07:21 PM
jghilino yes all of them crt, lcd and... 09-30-2012, 07:28 PM
volvoscrapper "yes worthwhile" answer here... 10-01-2012, 09:15 AM
newattitude I take the ones I can carry... 10-03-2012, 04:15 PM
jmurrow3 So Are the boards easy to... 12-19-2012, 09:24 AM
tedanderson I dunno. I haven't sold any... 12-19-2012, 06:34 PM
auminer I've sworn off TVs/monitors a... 12-23-2012, 10:40 AM
Wolfwerx Haha, me too... but every... 12-24-2012, 09:46 AM
Electrowaste Me too, yet I end up with... 05-17-2013, 08:45 PM
JunkmanDan Initially I used to tear them... 10-03-2012, 07:08 PM
Gravitar I break them down in my free... 10-03-2012, 07:50 PM
charn If I was curbside shopping in... 10-07-2012, 06:45 PM
davidks67 A lot of people scrap... 10-13-2012, 04:36 PM
Mick I'm 63 years old so I've seen... 10-13-2012, 05:15 PM
BRASSCATCHER If it works it could be worth... 10-13-2012, 04:50 PM
newattitude Here is a link to a vintage... 10-13-2012, 05:33 PM
1eyeblind I have been seeing a lot of... 10-13-2012, 06:10 PM
SladeMcCuiston There's not a huge amount of... 12-18-2012, 06:52 PM
Arkansaw I break them down, but then... 12-18-2012, 07:03 PM
SladeMcCuiston I do put the word out that I... 12-18-2012, 08:23 PM
submarinepainter I don't pick them up but will... 12-19-2012, 04:54 AM
tedanderson I've started to scrap CRT's... 12-19-2012, 07:15 AM
Wolfwerx A) why did you not take the... 12-19-2012, 07:46 AM
tedanderson A. It wasn't enough for it to... 12-19-2012, 08:54 AM
scrappy888 . The last time I got rid of... 02-23-2013, 06:34 PM
cummins Lol I pull the yokes and wire... 05-01-2013, 04:25 PM
recyclocan Hey Cummins: Who takes all... 05-12-2013, 05:05 AM
bigbade Do you guys take the glass... 02-23-2013, 10:02 AM
scraplington The glass is apparently full... 02-23-2013, 06:10 PM
cummins There is a place in ajax that... 05-17-2013, 04:58 PM
TheRecycler Take the tvs. Dispose of them... 05-18-2013, 03:38 AM
ebryanr I break them down on a... 05-28-2013, 04:21 PM
jghilino Ive lowered my processing... 05-28-2013, 04:52 PM
Stangit A CRT monitor and a... 06-05-2013, 10:00 AM
Gravitar Please read this. It has... 06-05-2013, 10:24 AM
Stangit Thanks, I'll try the Goodwill... 06-05-2013, 10:54 AM
Gravitar The flyback is a big waste of... 06-05-2013, 12:03 PM
Stangit I have to inquire at my yard... 06-05-2013, 01:12 PM
Mechanic688 I throw mine together with... 06-05-2013, 07:32 PM
41haikuwarriors I absolutely take CRT... 06-03-2013, 10:33 AM
jghilino the tube is a vacuum tube so... 06-05-2013, 11:40 AM
Stangit No poison gas, that's good.... 06-05-2013, 01:09 PM
jghilino i would imagine the removal... 06-05-2013, 01:21 PM
Mick The lead inside a CRT is not... 06-05-2013, 01:25 PM
Harthfire i done a few TV's then i... 06-30-2013, 06:27 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stangit View Post
    Re the TV break down, I always break down the transformers, but haven't taken apart the 'flyback'. I did smash one tho and noticed copper inside. I'm the kind of guy that if I had a vise and a sawzall, I'd do them too LOL!
    I have plenty of time and bored as all get out, and pass the time busting everything down to the smallest parts. Hopefully, in the future, if things pick up I wont have to.
    The flyback is a big waste of time in my opinion, I've only smashed one and it made a huge mess with only a little bit of rock hard copper. It's probably worth more as a motor than as trash and #2 copper.

    The red circles on the left is the copper from the flyback.

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