For those of you in Jersey, NY, and N. Carolina, this company recycles CRT's. They were the first to recycle a CRT in the U.S. Maybe you could check them out? http://www.advancedrecovery.com/crtrecycling.shtml
They also have a place near Cicero IL.
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For those of you in Jersey, NY, and N. Carolina, this company recycles CRT's. They were the first to recycle a CRT in the U.S. Maybe you could check them out? http://www.advancedrecovery.com/crtrecycling.shtml
They also have a place near Cicero IL.
Have you got a link to the video your talking about? I would be really interested.
Excuse my ignorance, but what is the tape wrapped device in the back of the power supply. I find them in everything, they appear to be layers of copper wrapped in layers of tape.
Can you point one out in any of the pic's above? I'm not sure exactly what your talking about.
Or find a pic of one on google to post here,,,
are you talking about the yellow tape with copper in it ?
Mech. In the picture of the power supply it is just in back of the fan and Dee, yes it is often times yellow tape
The only thing I see right behind the fan is a transformer with yellowish paper/tape wrapped around the center part. Yes they have copper in them, if they are larger I take them apart and get the copper, if their smaller then they go into a bucket with all the others, even the sealed ones going to the picture tube.(the one with the bigger red/orange wire)
I guess that is the transformer then. I attempted to take on apart but the tape was wrapped around quite a bit, figured it was not worth it.
it's worth it to me fnd, but I save them until a time when I'm not real busy.
If it's what I am thinking of, instead of trying to unravel the tape, cut through it with a knife or thin cutoff wheel.Quote:
Originally Posted by fnd5055
Dee, I tried to take one apart but it was just several layers of tape wrapped around what appeared to be not that much copper. I will have to give it another look if you say it is worth it.
I will give that a try and let you know how it works out
My city just opened a new transfer station and includes tv's and monitors in its recycling program.Quote:
Originally Posted by fnd5055
Whenever I have a load of brush from yard cleanups on my truck I weigh it down with the scrapped tv's I have and get rid of it free.
Get 100 of this, and have close to $400Quote:
Originally Posted by Mechanic688
Is there any reason you cant just take the tv remnants to the dump? They take them in Michigan at SOCRRA in Troy.
It all depends on the state/local laws if you can or not. I can take my TVs either to the county recycle and pay $10 per tube. Or I can take them with the rest of my trash to the transfer station for $20 a trailer load. Guess where my TV's go. Now - if I could drop off the TVs for free at the county recycle, they would go there along with the cardboard boxes, newspaper, etc. I take there.
Thanks for providing such a detailed thread. I'm going to check with my goodwill tomorrow. Did you ask if they minded them being gutted?
I told my Goodwill that I recycled the innards and they said it was fine as long as I put the plastic back on it. Gets rid of two problems safely, the plastic and the tube.
I vote a Sticky!
Sometimes, if you score the black masking tape and cut, then grab one or two strands, you can pull it through the whole length of the cable eliminating the need for unwrapping.