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Does anyone run into cord cutters? I came across a nice pile of junk from someone moving out and there were a couple of printers, a cordless phone, and then there were like 4-5 laptop cord boxes, charger wall adaptors, or whatever they are called. All with the cords cut off. Why wouldn't people take the wall adapter part? There are copper transformers in them and I would think they would at least add weight to the cords at the scrap yard. Any have thoughts? Just a lazy or uninformed scrapper?
I pick up at least one computer a month with the power cord cut but the insides left intact???? Uninformed. I do know one guy who dose not want to be bothered with the work has enough to deal with already. He says scrapping power cords is $500 an hour work. interpreted it takes literally a second or two, still pays well, no real work involved, much less storage needed, and they are everywhere.
a cordless phone had it's cord cut off? you must be seeing things :)
yeah cord cutters are a bit like gypsy's, you never see or hear them, they must travel on donkey's wearing slippers, late at night.
the ac adapters would go as transformers/motors, might be an indication that scrap yards in your town don't take plugs with cords?
The base unit (charger) of the cordless still has a cord that plugs into the wall,,,Quote:
a cordless phone had it's cord cut off? you must be seeing things
yeah I know, just sounded funny that's all.
I'D like to know how he strips that so quickly, I have 100 pounds of cords and lots of powercords that I left shielded for number 2 insulated, just don't have the time to strip unless I find a real good in expensive stripper maby that one on ebay for 65 bucks. but heres the kicker.. 2 yards near me don't buy transformers as motors or flyback's as copper motors, they just take as tin.. now I have to take my items to another yard 40 min away and see what they say but im thinking that here in south Louisiana they just don't know any better than the regular ferrus and non ferrus metals. sad..Quote:
Originally Posted by NHscrapman
You might have to open a couple of each up so they can see them,Quote:
2 yards near me don't buy transformers as motors or flyback's as copper motors,
I just finished up a city wide curbside cleanup day and was following in the wake of a cord cutter for some of the time. Couldn't help but shake my head as I am grabbing cordless steel box fans, cordless vcr's, cordless paper shredders....
I would do what mechanic said open up a few to show your yard. He has a homemade stripper that eats cord faster then he can feed it. Gotta love Yankee ingenuity this guy is a real life red green and has a homemade everything lol. I will try and remember to get a pic next time I visit
Could be someone without a vehicle? I know if I didn't have wheels and were scrapping I wouldn't want to carry heavy stuff unless it was worth it.
That's true. I scrap out of a Hyundai and I take everything I can fit in the trunk.
lazyness is the american way, they dont want plastic or shred, just the copper
probably somone that dosent have a way to haul shred, im running into alot of monitors and tube tvs latley with cords cut,i still grab them and recover the copper inside
It is called ROI...they want maximum return on investment (time in this case)...they take cords because it takes 2 sec to cut it and throw it in the bin. Transport and storage is also relatively small for the $$$ it brings. I bet they dont strip wire at all...if they have a smaller vehicle, they can still take $200-300 worth easily.
I am sure plenty do not know any better...but they are just grabbing the low hanging fruit they can basically just stack in the corner and run to the yard....no work involved
Cords are great value by them selves . Yet in 4 years have not seen a cord cutter in action or even had any one admit to being one.
I feel they are a part of the hidden society & work for the free masons & have connections to the CIA . I am sure they know about hanger 18
Oh yes they are all knowing . Don't ask questions about them they too good with clippers, I heard a rumor they only use clippers made in USA.
Surely they are members of the trilateral commission!
I've ran into quite a few cord cutters, most of the time it's other scrappers, sometimes it's the people that set it out.
I keep a stash of various cords just in case I run across anything questionable that looks like it could bring a lot more than scrap.
Or the tv tube busters who just want the copper yoke. They break the tv on peoples lawn and leave broken glass behind. Those people give scrappers a bad name.
We get .08 cents a pound for crt's now, here in Ottawa. I wonder about gutted TV's though.
It must be.... The goverment OMG it all makes sense now all knowing, free masons, CIA, USA brand clippers guess it's time to go underground now for i fear my life and have said too much:lQuote:
Originally Posted by Copper Head
They're part of the Illumicutty. They control the worlds power cord supply.
Ok, I must admit I do it on occasion when my trunk is full of other scrap. I won't leave that money behind when the big bulky items won't fit.
Since it's confession time, I'll admit only to the fact that there are a pair of sidecutters in every vehicle we own. :x
Some times its just the folks throwing it out, cut the cord, cause they think that will stop someone from taking it to scrap, etc. I never just cut cords, but hey thats the nice thing bout rocking a mini van...I can fit most things in there. Drive to the store see a fridge..brake, park..grab n go, no big ass truck an gas issues for me, nor do I have.."oh no..I brought the car..an there is a fridge." issues. (Side note..I miss my Hyundai. Was a awesome little car)
The tv smashers...down here, we catch you breaking glass in someones yard, you'll be seeing several folks ready to open a can of whoop ass.
Anyhow..I don't mind cord cutters. You go head an cut your cord, an leave me the other goodies. I don't mind.
Sirscrapalot - *POP*
I think I just saw two cord cutters, they were cutting threw the alley!
Ive placed free items on the curb. Just to have the cords cut. And just today right up the street. There is a tv in half missing the goods on the inside. They could at least put a couple screws back in to hold it together.
I did cut a cord off a vacuume yesterday. Because i didnt feel like having it sit around the garage for a week or so till I could take it apart . Then around the corner was a big screen tv. Didnt cut the cord, took the whole thing.
The doctor offered to let me cut the cord. Nothing down there I wanted to see so I stayed up there holding my wife's hand. Besides he was getting paid good money, why would I do his work for him? ;-)
Man don't get me started on the TV tube smashers, they are awful. I take the TV, break it down, put out back together, and bring it to the recycling center for proper disposal. Leaving a TV carcass on the side of the road is just rude, in my opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudlight2
I wood cut the cord on my wireless extension cord if I could find it
The cord cutters here in Australia are often female catalogue ( junk mail) deliverers.
There heart isn't in it as they often leave 6" or so behind. They appear to be under the direction of the husband
getting the wife to bring in more money.
They are usually newly arrived immigrants from Sri Lanka.
You know, think about it. If Thomas Edision hadnt broke tesla, by stealing all his inventions and leaving him penniless, we wouldn't need cords. Tesla had the ideo of wireless electricity, where literally you can hold a light bulb in your hand and it would light it up. The jacobs ladder and tesla coil were examples. He inviosned big versions of them that could transmit electricity for 100's of miles, no cords needed. But as usual big buiness snuffed him out. Just like the poor bastard ythat invented the diesl engine. All the diesel engine is a waste oil burner. The guy that invented it had a peanut factory. He had all the waste oil from manufactering so the idea donned on him. He figured out how to use the waste oil to run a power plant. Sadly he miraculously disappeared on a cruise ship never to be heard again and didnt make it to the patent office with his idea.
There is so many ideas and inspiration killed by big business its not funny. Fine example, is look on youtube. People have figured out to make a perptual motion machine essentially that makes energy and will not stop till it breaks. Essentially all it is a electric motor driving a generator head. Once the motor starts spinning, then genny head puts otl electricity which in turn feeds the electric motor keeping it spinning as welll as whatever electricity is left can be used for lights, anything electric. Esentially will never need nothing including fuel as it is self sustaining until the motor degrades over tme wiping the bearings out.
Soirry way off topic, need more coffee..lol