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Especially the older ones!
I have opened about 10 so far and 2 were old ones and one of them was a thick copper coating and in the other was a thick brass coating.
Just take a hammer to one and it comes apart like nothing.
Brass from one weighted a bit more than 1kg so around here that would fetch me £2.40 ($3.84) per charger.
1kg of brass from one -
Aussie Scrapper
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ooo! I have a few I am waiting to smash.. wasnt sure what I might find
"roaming the streets, looking for treats"
President, VIP Recycling
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I thought someone said they could blow up in your face if you did that. perhaps it was something different.
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Aussie Scrapper
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^^^ that was the Li-Ion batt packs man, not the chargers...
President, VIP Recycling
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that is right.....I was just trying to find that thread.Originally Posted by Torker Man
thanks torker
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
just went out in the shed and popped one open, thin aluminium just like you sometimes get on the inside of a monitor. 3 mini aluminium heatsinks, a couple of ferrite rings with copper wrapped round them. this was from a Dell laptop
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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I have got some aluminium also but mainly brass and copper for me!
What do you do with your ferrite?
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For us, it goes in our small steel bucket.What do you do with your ferrite?
P & M Recycling - Specializing in E-Waste Recycling.
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Here is what a few small chargers look like inside,, after you break off the plastic cover. I used the bench vice to squeeze them and they would pop open like a ripe grape.
Here it is by itself,, Just squeeze them on the center seam where their glued together.
Sorry for the blurry pic's.
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Did some of yours have like covers around then made of copper/brass aswell?Here is what a few small chargers look like inside,, after you break off the plastic cover. I used the bench vice to squeeze them and they would pop open like a ripe grape.
Here it is by itself,, Just squeeze them on the center seam where their glued together.
Sorry for the blurry pic's.
Aussie Scrapper
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doesn't seem like many goodies in there, compared to the work to remove them?/
Am I wrong?
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Yes, these had a thin copper sheet around them. There is some wire, a copper coil or two, good sized transformer, alum. heat sink and the cord. No real work involved when you use a vise, takes about a minute, worth it to me. Maybe not for everybody.Did some of yours have like covers around then made of copper/brass aswell?
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There is only 2 tools needed really. A hammer to smash the plastic casing and the unscrew about 4 screws inside and that is it. Get copper of the coils can be done by hitting the ring with a hammer and then peeling the copper off.
The Beard
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My wife and I have gone through a few because of our dogs. Thanks for telling me this, I will open them tomorrow.
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Those are power boards and sell for a little more than low grade.
Keeper of the Cooler!
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Heh..to much work.. For me it's a quick hit or two with the hammer on the sides an that sucker is open. Takes no time at all.
Sirscrapalot - finds pleasure in whacking things with a heavy hammer.
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