Does coax cable have any value at all?

Originally Posted by miked

For me it all depends on the type of coax. If the center conductor is solid Cu then I run it throught my wire striper. Some types of coax have Cu shield as well, tinned and untinned. Test with a strong magnet to determine if the center conductor is cooper plated steel of solid copper. I use a magnet from a hard drive to test the coax.

I have found that DirectTV has a solid Cu center conductor and Al shield. Much of the communication coax, ham radio, cb, commerical radio has Cu shield along with a solid Cu center conductor. Most all other coax I have checked, Dish, Time Warner is steel with Al foil for the shiel and this I mix in with the shred.

I like stripping coax because I can cut all the way through with one pass. And since its flexible I can do long sections at a time, up to about 60 feet at a time so far.



Mike

I was reading a post about coxaile cable stripping, I come across a good bit of it in what we do.. oh by the way I live in Hampstead, NC. I am curious where you sell yours and how? what I mean do they buy it as is or does it have to be stripped? What is shred that I have read so much about. Thank you in advance!
Thomas

your yard might call "shred" either tin or light iron. basically junk metal