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    lead weights in old phones

    I was going to toss into the bulky waste plastic, but decided to take them apart out of curiosity. to my surprise found a few lead wieghts. A couple in the recievers and one in the headset. A few had steel weights. makes me wonder how many hundreds of pounds of lead have been tossed thinking an old outdated phone was worthless!!



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    Yes many old phones have lead or steel weights also on old phones the bell will be brass.

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    Almost all hand sets and phones have weights in them.... If they weighted nothing you would not buy them....."""""::::


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