Degaussing Wire - Aluminum?

[chaseonthego]

Hey Fellow Scrappers,

I just got a tv tonight that is from 1993. The degaussing wire looks like aluminum, but I am not sure....Usually they are copper.....just wanted to know what it is?

Thanks,
Chase

[IdahoScrapper]

Put a file to it and see what's under there.

[rca987]

I haven't found any copper ones yet, only aluminum. same color as the one in the picture, and a purplish red tint

[Mick]

I got aluminum from mine, too. Look at the cut off ends or scrape a little. Red - copper; silver - aluminum.

[Rich]

From my experiences so far, computer monitors seem to always have copper degaussing wire. Most of the TV's I've done are aluminum wire.

[ilyaz]

I found one of those just the other day. Don't know whether this is from an old TV or an old computer monitor.

[jghilino]

If that was copper it would be number 2. But since its aluminum im not sure if you can sell it as clean aluminum or not.

[Jonniebrass]

You can easily tell by the heft of it.

[greytruck]

I have a box full of that aluminum crap that im not sure what to do with it yet. I sold insulated alum wire once and got .12 a lb for it so one day i will strip that box full and get a better price.

[Mechanic688]

My yard threw mine in with the "old sheet alum".

[travistemple202020]

yep alu but save it at 55cents a pund it adds up well that is my area price other vary

[happyscraper]

I've sold alot of that wire, sheet aluminum.

[bluemeate]

is there a dirty sheet catagory? that insulated aluminum wire would go into? sorta like a copper breakage

...what is copper breakage anyways? random piece of copper with brass, steel or other material stuck onto it?