Do you break down televisions?

[BurlyGuys]

I just want to know how many of you break down tvs and find it worthwhile.

[chrisc]

i dont ,space or time if i did there hundres of them free a week around here

[Ecycle Atlanta]

Ok, i see now about the poll. I'll try one soon. My next question is the obvious one, though. How many questions can you put in a poll? If only 1, then is there a place where all the poll questions and answers can be found? You wouldnt have to have a note section there, just a running list of questions asked and answers. Thanks!

[chrisc]

when you start thread scrol down should be poll option ,now for questions you have to make your own questions ,it pretty self explanatory just read and you can get it

[scrapperben]

first off you need a place to dispose of the crt's, if that's all good then why not.
so long as your scrapping and disposing as you go, not stack tv's up like I did.
only takes a few minutes to scrap out a tv, and if e-waste is all you do then the degaussing cables
are about the thickest wire you'll see and probably the only wire worth stripping.

i'm using tv's to build my business, free pickups along with anything electrical, the difference for me is the cord,
can't find many tv's out there with cords, a cord ain't much but after a few hundreds tv's them cords add up,
so I figured if I offer to pick up tv's then i'll get the cords too, and here in oz', a plug has 3 prongs, not 2,
so I get 33% more brass then you do, ha!

[KzScrapper]

I used to only take small ones but now I have pretty much stopped taking them all together unless they have a large load. I do suggest where they can take them and they are grateful for the info.

[BRASSCATCHER]

Got away from them for a bit but now that town will take the tubes and plastic I am taking them when I get them. It's the first thing I ever scrapped when I started so its like getting to know an old friend again.

[landmine]

I used to take all i could see, but now i wont touch them unless it is part of a larger pick up.

[greytruck]

I use to do them but not really anymore. There is money to be had from them, but disposing of the tube is the problem. I mainly do cpu monitors cause my brother-in-law is a IT cpu guy at a collage and can take my stripped monitors for recycling.

[Filthy]

I will do it as a favor to people I like... Or when they give me a bunch of other scrap along with it. Otherwise I charge them five bucks a piece for removal... And then I strip it

[AuburnEwaste]

Burly, if you want to PM me I might have a buyer near us that would make it worthwhile for you to break these down.

[jghilino]

yes all of them crt, lcd and plasma all add to the bottom line, especially if they are free

[volvoscrapper]

"yes worthwhile" answer here BUT with some major qualifications...

1. 27" is my size limit for CRTs. 34" Sony Wega is 191 pounds. Top of the line 35" is 240 pounds.
2. no off-brand CRT TVs unless they are older. Gotta have that copper degaussing wire as my reward
3. never pick up more than I can dispose of legally and safely.

Here in northern NJ I have my pick of TVs...for now

[newattitude]

I take the ones I can carry myself. If I have a larger one that I can't carry i just get the cord if its still there. I love saving the boards up and in my free time I break those all down.

[JunkmanDan]

Initially I used to tear them down all the time, but I prefer CRT monitors, more valuable material inside but I'll still do a TV here and there (have a few I gotta tear down held off to the side). As far as getting rid of the tubes, after I'm done stripping the yoke, degausing cable, wires, boards, etc from it I put the shell back together with the tube still in it and take it to Best Buy or the town facility to get rid of (mostly Best Buy).

Even though I've never gotten shocked tearing them down, I decided to stop playing with fire and made myself a home-made shorting probe using a piece of PVC pipe, a big flat-head screwdriver from Harbor Freight, wire with alligator clip and duct and electrical tape:

[Gravitar]

I break them down in my free time. I figure breaking them down is better than sitting on my butt doing nothing. Get to make a little money too.

[Okedenscrap]

first off you need a place to dispose of the crt's, if that's all good then why not.
so long as your scrapping and disposing as you go, not stack tv's up like I did.
only takes a few minutes to scrap out a tv, and if e-waste is all you do then the degaussing cables
are about the thickest wire you'll see and probably the only wire worth stripping.

i'm using tv's to build my business, free pickups along with anything electrical, the difference for me is the cord,
can't find many tv's out there with cords, a cord ain't much but after a few hundreds tv's them cords add up,
so I figured if I offer to pick up tv's then i'll get the cords too, and here in oz', a plug has 3 prongs, not 2,
so I get 33% more brass then you do, ha!

I love 'em Ben. Degausser, copper wires, aluminium etc. Only takes a couple of minutes to do a basic strip. Bring 'em on.

[charn]

If I was curbside shopping in my truck I could strip them on the tailgate and leave the glass at Best Buy before going home. With a bike and cold fingers, I take them home and let them drain for a while.

[davidks67]

A lot of people scrap televisions around here (Chicago), myself included. I actually found an old one recently, a brand I never heard of before. CBS? Not the CBS television network, a CBS television, complete with old vacuum tubes and a rather worn out rotary tuner. I never knew there was a CBS brand of television. Has anyone ever heard of that brand? I can't find a manufacture date on the television, but guessing it might be from the early to mid sixties. Can't find any info on the web on it either.

[BRASSCATCHER]

If it works it could be worth money to a collector. The vacuum tubes can also be worth a few bucks each as well.