The title says it all.
Anyone experienced scrapping amplifier cords, the type that plug into guitars or microphones.
Regards,
The title says it all.
Anyone experienced scrapping amplifier cords, the type that plug into guitars or microphones.
Regards,
These cord's are not a #2 insulated wire as the recovery is so low, in the low teen's or less and very fine, (less than flat wire, #3) We get a large amount of these from a commercial account and buy them as coax then bail them up and sell to China. Hope this help's.
Thank you for the reply. I was skeptical as to if it was #2. How do you define the recoverability of wire?
I have given vacuum cleaner cords at the yards before and they where weighed in as #2 Wire.
Is this a material quality issue or weight ratio issue?
Regards
The yard I use buys by copper to insulation ratio (%) :
#1 = 80% copper
#2 = 55% copper
#3 = 30% copper
My majority ends up as #3.
Also, I tend to leave all terminals on.
The plugs may be brass, clip those off
weigh a length of insulated wire..strip it..weigh just copper..do the math to see what percentage of weight was actual copper
80% for #1 is kinda high but doable. We average between 72-85% thru our grandulater but that goes back to what my buyers has mixed in with our #1 gaylord boxes, there is always some #2 mixed in.
are the thin wires from a computer power supply box in the same catagory as appliance cords? i usually mix them...the yard did say to keep the computer ribbon wire seperate..does this sound right?... thanks
The wires from power supplys will be #2 insulated copper wire, and the appliance/power cords go as extension cords here.
Usual grades of wire are
#1 ins wire
#1 house wire
#2 ins wire
#3 ins wire
Extension cords
cat 5/ phone wire
I was given a price for #2 insulated for the amplifier lead wire.
However today I received a good volume of cat5e 24awg. Is this stuff worthless ?
Regards ...
Its #2 insulated copper here. The wire inside is solid copper so no problem. We had a buyer a few years ago who paid premium for it apparently he had special contract for it. Mike
"Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}
Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked
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