Dismantling a Monitor - Page 3

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.

Originally Posted by fnd5055

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.

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.

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

Originally Posted by fnd5055

Still the question though, what to do with the CRT when your done with it.

My city just opened a new transfer station and includes tv's and monitors in its recycling program.

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.

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 vote a Sticky!