Scrapping Monitors & TV's (Plastic & Glass) - Page 3

Could the capacitors be dirty alum? I do that with mine.

I get dirty price for em

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Floyd, on the tube tv's don't forget the degaussing wire and the "silver" wire down around the tubes that has springs. The silver one is tinned copper.

I now have a can of those "braided" silver color wires that loops around all 4 mounting brackets, what can tinned copper go as? #2 copper? Here #1 is clean and #2 can have solder or be varnished wire so I assume tinned copper is about the same as copper with solder on it right?

The clamps are also always non-magnetic I will have to spark test them I am assuming stainless, I got 25 monitors in yesterday so I had quite the repetitive system down.

I do like Mech, in the #2 bucket it goes, an my yard has never pitched a fit over it. Their good folks like that.

That or I'm just so awesome they overlook it cause it's me.

Sirscrapalot - The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done. - George Carlin

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Floyd, on the tube tv's don't forget the degaussing wire and the "silver" wire down around the tubes that has springs. The silver one is tinned copper.

I have always sold this as aluminum.

Never once got copper for it. Perhaps there is a difference from one tv / monitor to another but I have done TVs for more than 3 years.

You also forgot that that there is a small amount of aluminum in some and some iron, and occasionally stainless.

If you get lucky there are some of the older monitors out there that are not only worth the time but pay well in materials. I have found some that were extremely heavy built and contained the following:
2.5lbs stainless
10 lbs iron / tin
3 lbs copper
0.5 Lbs #2 wire
0.5 lbs degaussing coil
4 lbs low-medium boards

Also the standard tube, plastic, etc.

The tube in this model was surprisingly light. Keep in mind these are RARE but do exist.

I know it does not pertain to glass and plastic but I have been going through a lot of monitors lately with the help of some glass disposal at a local dump, they take it willingly so whatever. I de-wire everything and then remove the light iron trays:



I then remove the transformers, aluminum heat sinks, metal shields, and any goodies with visible copper:



I end up with bins of broken up board much lighter and thinner, I need to do some more research around the site I remember seeing a thread identifying components. I know what IC chips look like there are the small micro chips and the taller ones with larger fingers that look older, pretty sure I can fill buckets of those and possibly some of these other components, once they are stripped the boards are worth less then light iron and one of my yards takes electronics as light iron so I will toss the stripped boards as light iron hah .12 cents a lb.

Well that was my point they are here until I figure out what to strip (ICs/Flats) but I need to find out what else off these boards people will buy off me because they will not be mid grade when I am done with them. I assume they will buy resistors, relays, transistors, etc in bulk?

Originally Posted by PinkFloydEffect

Well that was my point they are here until I figure out what to strip (ICs/Flats) but I need to find out what else off these boards people will buy off me because they will not be mid grade when I am done with them. I assume they will buy resistors, relays, transistors, etc in bulk?

In my experience it is possible to sell used resistors, relays, transistors, etc in bulk (100 count or better / by lb). The problem is they want them all tested and sorted by rating from what I have seen. As far as actual scrap value, there is very minimal recovery to be had. IC/Flats on the other hand have good resale around $5-6 / # last I seen.

Originally Posted by bcrepurposing

In my experience it is possible to sell used resistors, relays, transistors, etc in bulk (100 count or better / by lb). The problem is they want them all tested and sorted by rating from what I have seen. As far as actual scrap value, there is very minimal recovery to be had. IC/Flats on the other hand have good resale around $5-6 / # last I seen.

I know relays have a copper driven motor in them with silver contact pads as any switch if you take them apart, I have read that the tiny capacitors (Monolithic Ceramic) yield quite well even as high or higher then ICs.

Fortunately for me, I just clip the cord and drop the rest off for $0.09/lb ...yes, including those darned old wooden console TV's. I know there are some goodies inside but if I strip all the goodies out then I have to deal with disposing of the carcas, ...tube and plastic, etc. This way just seems more convenient for me at least.

Good point, I have not seen anyone scrapping resistors and I did not plan on testing them for reuse. I save all my chips I know the top right is a flatpack but the top left I think is just an IC? These are all ICs right?





I haven't seen anyone scrapping crystals either, are these all crystals?