36 - 27" TV's

I picked up 36 TV's last week. 16 Panasonic, and 22 Toshiba. The Panasonics had a stupid aluminum degaussing wire, but the yokes slipped right off. The Toshibas had a nice copper wire, those creaking yokes were taped and glued and no matter what I did i couldnt get the can't yoke off. I tried and tried and after cracking a tube for the second time I decided it was worth it. Anyone know how to get those off for future reference? I would have held them until I found an answer but I needed to clear up some space.

I guess I would do the same but I never have had the yolk just stuck on so bad that sucks but copper is copper I tell myself cause I would give up on TV's but its an extra $100 a week my back does not like but my wallet and stomach sure does lol

We take the yolks apart right on the tube if it is stuck.

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Originally Posted by ewasteofco

We take the yolks apart right on thehowtube if it is stuck.

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I tried that. I did get most the copper off a couple of them but I found it extremely difficult. Got an way to do this?

:)Did you try to search the forum?:)


:)http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/elect...ing-guide.html

Yes, there are some TV yolks that are glued directly to the glass of the CRT. The only way to get them off is to break the tube. After breaking a few myself, I found it's best to just leave them on. Ce la vie.

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:)Did you try to search the forum?:)


:)http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/elect...ing-guide.html

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Absolutely, and nowhere in that post did it mention how to remove Glued/Taped yokes. These had white packing tape covered by the rubbery adhesive on the underside of the yoke. No clamps whatsoever. And they don't budge.

I slide a long slender straight edged screwdriver up under the flap or tabs that are glued down and gently wiggle it till the glue? pops loose.

I know the kind your referring to. An yea those suckers are bloody cemented on or something, like others only way I've found to remove them is by breaking that tiny part of the tube. Thankfully I don't get those kind much anymore. Always a pain in the ass. All the others just a quick twist an they usually just pop right on off.

Nice job on the score of 36. When my wife's hotel swapped out their old tube tvs for flat screens I got the fun of breaking down over 50 of the buggers. I think at the end of the day I ended up with 85 or so out of the 110 they had.

Sirscrapalot - ..!

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Originally Posted by Mechanic688

I slide a long slender straight edged screwdriver up under the flap or tabs that are glued down and gently wiggle it till the glue? pops loose.

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If I get more I will try that. Kinda sucked the every one of the 36 were only half good. Not a one had both removable yoke and copper degaussing wire. Oh well. I was really slow as far as other scrap goes so it made me some money and kept me busy for a couple nights.

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I know the kind your referring to. An yea those suckers are bloody cemented on or something, like others only way I've found to remove them is by breaking that tiny part of the tube. Thankfully I don't get those kind much anymore. Always a pain in the ass. All the others just a quick twist an they usually just pop right on off.

Nice job on the score of 36. When my wife's hotel swapped out their old tube tvs for flat screens I got the fun of breaking down over 50 of the buggers. I think at the end of the day I ended up with 85 or so out of the 110 they had.

Sirscrapalot - ..!

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Nice, a hotel here gave away 91 about a month ago. I was one of their first responses but i only have a short wide pickup and they wanted all taken at once or none at all. Plus i only have a garage to work out of!!! I would have had those suckers lining my back fence!

Take them apart on the tube carefully. Never never ever buss the tubes. They load with toxic fumes that are tasteless or odorless. Use a bird beak pliers to role back the copper from the yolk.

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Originally Posted by TheRecycler

Take them apart on the tube carefully. Never never ever buss the tubes. They load with toxic fumes that are tasteless or odorless. Use a bird beak pliers to role back the copper from the yolk.

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Toxic fumes??

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Never never ever buss the tubes. They load with toxic fumes that are tasteless or odorless.

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No toxic fumes in crt's. You can release the vaccuum by taking a small phillips, put it on the top of the neck of the tube and give it a tap with a hammer. You will hear a hissing sound which is air going INTO the tube. Once the hissing sound stops if you want you could break the neck to get the yoke off. Wrap it in a towel or blanket and smash with a bfh, recover copper, ferrite etc and dispose of rest in garbage.

You guys actually toss all those broken tubes in the garbage? I don't hardly care for TVs anymore. Even had some old CRT monitors the other day, 20 miles from home, 2 miles from Goodwill, made a U-turn and took em by there whole

Speaking for myself, I don't break the tubes fully nor toss'm in the trash. When I was getting those kind that were plastered/cemented/whatever that crap is that sticks them to it...I would just break the part with the yoke attached. Nowadays I just ignore that **** yoke and grab the board an wires, an drop the sucker off at my recycle center. When I did have to break that one part, I would smash it up as BC said in a blanket or on a piece of cardboard, pluck out my copper and put the glass back in the tube, an again drop it off at my recycle center.

I always felt bad doing it. :( I'd never smash an entire tube. I'd rather lose the money then smash an entire tube.

One could call me a jerk for how I handled it I guess, but eh..I've been called worse. :)

Sirscrapalot - Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got. - Janis Joplin

Breaking the tubes it just too much of a risk for me. I always imagine myself tripping while carrying it to the truck and landing chest first on the jagged glass. Don't want to win a Darwin just to get a yoke off. I also seem to always get an itch in my ear or eye every time i pick up a box knife, almost like my brain is daring me to use the blade to scratch it!! I think my subconscious wants me severely injured!!

See if this helps. I keep a bottle of throttle body cleaner (carb cleaner) handy. Usually I can pull the tape off. Anyway shoot a small shot on the adhesive that is left and let it sit for a while. Should loosen it right up. I buy the cheapest brand of cleaner I can find. Bottle I have now paid around $4 after tax. Have done maybe 20 this way and still have enough left to do God only knows how many. Best guess 100 maybe.

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See if this helps. I keep a bottle of throttle body cleaner (carb cleaner) handy. Usually I can pull the tape off. Anyway shoot a small shot on the adhesive that is left and let it sit for a while. Should loosen it right up. I buy the cheapest brand of cleaner I can find. Bottle I have now paid around $4 after tax. Have done maybe 20 this way and still have enough left to do God only knows how many. Best guess 100 maybe.

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VERY awesome VERYOLDGUY. This is the kind of trick i was hoping to find.

In my case...tape isn't the issues. It's some kind of epoxy or whatever you call it. I'll take a pic later of some of the stuff as I think I have a few pieces still laying about somewhere.

Either way...I don't have issues but with the one type, an as said before..I just ignore them now. :)

Sirscrapalot - Knowledge will give you power, but character respect. - Bruce Lee

What I do.. is slip a flat scrwedriver.. inbetween the yoke and the tube.. and lift up on the screwdriver.. and do it in a 1/4 section at a time.. and it comes off just fine.. especailly the stuborn one.. never had one stuck... I twist most of them off as I'm snapping My X wife neck.. LOL.. just kidding.. only been married once.. LOL

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Originally Posted by Mechanic688

I slide a long slender straight edged screwdriver up under the flap or tabs that are glued down and gently wiggle it till the glue? pops loose.

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I found this is the best method too. It is tedious and a PITA but not all are like that. Hey what is the deal with the aluminum
deguase cable? Kind of a bummer running into a stuck yolk, AND one of those at the same time. Is an aluminum deguase cable a sign
of a cheap TV?

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Originally Posted by ewasteofco

We take the yolks apart right on the tube if it is stuck.

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That method works and is clean

I am not saying to breach the tube but all said and done the tube is all that really holds it in place

I have NEVER had a cone not release . Some copper wound on the steel at cone area has more glue then some others ,so they can be a hassle But I find the yard lets a little of that glue copper pass.They never want ANY steel mixed with copper that is whats most important.

I've broke down alot of tv's in my day and never had a problem getting the yoke off. Did you remove the two clamps on the yoke first? Take the two clamps off (ss) and give the yoke a good hard twist and it should come right off.

I recently stopped taking CRT's. Too much of a pain in the butt for me plus I've hurt myself twice lifting those big Trinitron screens in and out of vehicles. And YES, I was lifting with my legs. Also, my local Goodwill stopped taking the gutted screens, so I don't take them anymore no matter how much copper may be inside one.

Anyway, whenever I got a stuck yoke, I took a utility knife and cut the foam spacers and gave it a good twist. It always came off.

I don't strip tv's or monitors any more. Too much waste to contend with. I do take them with a pick up sometimes but charge 15 to 20 bucks to take them Problem is I can't even give them away around here.

He's not weak, or doing it wrong. I know the type he's talking about. It's glued directly too the neck of the tube. It's not the kind that has the 1 or 2 SS clamps. I've played with an un-countable amount of CRT's, and i've ran into about 100 or so of those. I messed with the first 10, trying to get them off. But then i realized something.....

The cone is aluminum. Chit you not. I know some folk on here are going to go all "HURRRDURRR IT CANT BE BECAUSE THATS NOT HOW A TV WORKS HURRRDURRR" or something. lol. But the wire on the glued tubes is aluminum. Once i figured that out i said to hell with it and left them on.

Thank you Hoss!! I know I'm relatively new to all this but I'm no idiot. There are no clamps, the tube has tape bunched up around the back and then the epoxy seeps into the folds of the tape making it near impossible. Funny thing is I picked up 6 more today. I'm going to take pics and try different methods and also find out if they are indeed aluminum. Wouldn't that blow!!!

Word of advice, it's not worth it. Write down the brand/model of each glued cone you find. That way you'll know not too pick up those TV's.

Here is what it looks like after everything is removed. There are no clamps. In between the tape and the yoke it is full of the usual glue/epoxy/adhesive that most yokes have. I am assuming that the combination of tape and glue is what makes it stick so well. Also Toshiba had to know it wasn't coming off otherwise they would have clamped it right? I'm thinking it was designed to not be removed. Ever. Pic sucks, i have horrible lighting in the Scrap Room



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Word of advice, it's not worth it. Write down the brand/model of each glued cone you find. That way you'll know not too pick up those TV's.

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I know it's not, but I'm stubborn as hell. Plus they were free and on the way home, and it's hard for me to pass up the free copper degaussing wire. Even if the yokes don't come off I'll still make a couple bucks per TV.

Cut that wire on the yoke. If it's silver it's aluminum. Willing to bet ya that that cone is.

Watch it's copper and i end up lookin like an ass. lmao.

You're not an ass, although this one is copper. I tried to take another pic but with the lighting and this particular color of red it's hard to see the copper color. Spot on with backing my position on the yoke though!!! Even though I am weak, can't use the search function, and forget to take clamps off. I'll be a learnin' one day! Promise!

in your pic there is a steel clamp (dark brownish/ black) it's a flattened C shape, right below the white part on the left hand side. just use a flat screw driver to pry it off then use it to pry the two half's of the yoke apart.

2. or if the plastic is brittle use a 12 oz ball peen hammer and smash the plastic until the copper falls off. hit downward from the top which will disperse the force into the glass and not break it.

How to remove copper of a tv yoke the proper way - YouTube
skip to 2:47 to see the steel clamps pried off, and then at 5:50ish to see how the copper wound around the ferrite pops out. the plastic will pry off and then you will be able to get to the second winding under the plastic.