Quick question about silver colored wire in a TV

Hi all, quick question for you.

In taking apart some CRT TVs I've found that most have a silvery wire that is held around the corners with a spring. It is non-ferrous but totally silver colored and does not show any copper color on a cross cut or after being filed.

I found one reference using google that this could be some sort of silver colored copper. Is this true? What do you guys do with it, and if it is copper does the yard ever question it or try to downgrade your copper because it is mixed in with the other normal copper?

Thanks

I have been told that this is "light" copper....My yard tosses it in with the standard #2 copper.

Thanks for the info. I wonder if I'm asking for trouble mixing it in with my #2.

If nothing else I would just throw it in a separate box and ask at your yard. I am not sure about your place, but the guys at our place are always willing to answer questions. They might have a different price for the "light" copper as well.

This is the degaussing wire. My yard pays aluminum price for it, sometimes its solid copper(i get #1 copper price for that), some times copper coated aluminum, this is why i dont break down motors, you bust your ass for maybe half a pound of aluminum or copper.I cant do that guessing game ****, I take such a big loss when it turns out to be aluminum.

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I've found that most have a silvery wire that is held around the corners with a spring.

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He's talking about the small braided silver looking wire that fastens to the degaussing wire and has springs down to the corner screws. It goes in my #2 bucket and they have never questioned it.

^^Correct. It does show copper in the center but very lightly colored, you have to look closely.