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    simple wire stripper for tv degaussing coils?

    I found a bunch of links on the web describing various types of wire strippers, e.g.

    http://www.econostrip.com/products/858/
    http://www.ctrecycles.com/page/1457941
    http://www.americanrecycler.com/1204spotlight.html

    Most of them are pretty expensive. Currently I am only stripping tv degaussing coils and doing it by hand which is pain in the neck. I was wondering if any of you used any of these wire stripper machines for either degaussing coils or regular insulated wire (e.g. various power cords)? Are they worth it?

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    I dunno, I just cut thru one side of it with a box cutter & gloves & then pack it up & sell it with my other wire.
    Theres copper wire in the coil around the small end of the TV tube & some in the transformers & some Ali as heatsinks.

    But, this is VERY important.
    When you have taken the back off, look at the small end of the TV tube, theres a plug there & inside the circle theres a small glass bit.
    Put your safety glasses on & break that glass bit off with a small screwdriver or such.
    I just rool it onto its face & shut my eyes & cover them with my arm & start kicking across the end of the tube with my boot a few times.
    I don't mean to breaK the tube, just mash up the plug & break the little bit of glass inside/under it.
    Once its broken you can hear the gas hissing as the air is drawn into the tube.
    Once its stopped hissing its Ok & safe to work on.

    If you break the tube while theres a vacuum still in it, the screen & tube will shatter into thousands of long fine spikes & explode like a glass hand grenade in a 10-15 foot radius.
    I still can believe I never got harmed the first time I mucked that up & exploded the screen about 2 feet away from my face.
    Glass everywhere, 4 inch shards everywhere, even directly behind me.
    Nearly shat myself, probably would have if I was busting....

    But yeah, degausser-tube coils-transformers-heatsink?-cabling-chokes. All good sources of metal from TV's.

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    Is the gas in the tubes harmful to the earth? That's the only reason why I don't break them.

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    Kcscrapper, Actually no gas in the tubes. There are under a vacuum so you are actually hearing air rushing into them instead of gas coming out.
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    Please, do a search for any more information on the safety of TV's. LOTS of misinformation out there...

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    LOTS of misinformation out there...
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    what is that silver looking thing on all tubes:confused:

    michael weston used it as an x ray
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    Break the glass. no way, i never do. Un-screw the clamps, cut the wires and twist off the yoke. pull out the circut board, cut the degausing wire. if its copper strip it and if its alum wire i throw it across the room. done.

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    I just strip it by hand with a folding razor blade. A pack of blades is like $1.50, i think 10 blades, and I can make a blade last quite awhile. It's a pain in the @$$ until I pick up my copper bucket...just feeling the weight makes it worth it to me. Plus when the blade wears out I toss it in the scrap bucket. I don't mess around with the transformers, too much tape. Sell 'em as motors. I do bust up the other little pieces with copper wire on them tho, if i'm not in an area I can do it with a hammer a wire cutter to the ferrite works well. Then just pull off the spool and done.

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    After you've done 10 or 20 the deguassing cables are a piece of cake. Just slice the tape with the end of your blade...easy as pie...or cake !!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ilyaz View Post
    simple wire stripper for tv degaussing coils?

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    I'm pretty simple! And I strip wire.
    Again a razor will do the trick!
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    I cut it up into 6 inch sections with mini bolt cutters and just unravel the tape.
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    rca, IMHO, I think you will save yourself an awful lot of time if you strip it.

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    I make my daughter do it. Even the aluminum stuff. So takes me no time at all

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dumpster-Dee View Post
    rca, IMHO, I think you will save yourself an awful lot of time if you strip it.
    Well, I usually cut all my "strippers" into 6 inch sections, and mix it in a tub for a rainy day.. It is a nice break from stripping wire, to simply unravel some tape and give the hands a break.


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