I have a few TVs under my belt now, and have come across some interesting different colors. Of course there is the bright copper which is the most common it seems. But, I have come across some wire that is red, and last night I uncovered a purple one. Are these wires coated with something? and can I still get them as Bright copper?
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Are you sure they are all copper? Cut them and check the inside of the wire, is it copper or aluminum wire? Usually the off colored ones are aluminum.
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Check out this old thread, might help answer a couple of questions.
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/showt...down+a+monitor
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The colored ones are likely aluminum. Cut a wire. If it's silvery-colored - it's aluminum. I've been disappointed so many times, I've got a tub full. Even check the copper-colored ones: If they feel light - guess what?
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I have found that the nonblack ones are almost always aliminum
thanks mechanic for that thread.
aluminum...that sucks. i guess i will cut them and make sure they are not copper.
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I've gotten quite a few purple, or other colored ones that are copper. It seems there is no trend.
Crt & Ewaste Specialist
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yeah if its heavy you know its gonna be copper if you look at a big old piece and its lighter then then small copper one you just did you got a problem.
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I still strip them no matter what. Yard pays $.81 a pound for clean alum wire. Well I should say I have my daughter strip them. She is good at it but Ive only seen copper color and red so far.
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I once found a pink one and my girlfriend told me I couldn't scrap it because it was so pretty.
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Originally Posted by Mulden
LOLOL sounds like something my 11 year old daughter would say when she's scrapping with me.
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as others have mentioned, those wires that are NOT copper coloured are most likely NOT copper but aluminium wire.
u can feel the difference in weight if u hold a copper degauss cable and then hold one of the odd coloured ones.
the lighter ones will be alum
just to make sure, take a hacksaw blade or some other serrated blade and cut across those wires- if u see the silvery shine inside, then its alum
copper will be the same copper colour inside as well.
The colors are at least somewhat based on type/percentage. The copper color are generally pretty close to pure copper, the reds are a high 90's I think. The green and magenta-ish are almost always aluminum. I tried to find a source...but...can't right now.
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