Dismantling a Monitor

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Originally Posted by jonnyjeb

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.

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I USED to use that method , quite a bit.
Until I cut them into about two-foot sections, fold them in half , put them into a toaster oven (I picked up the toaster oven scrapping, plan to use it for tempering steel knives, My other profession/ full-time hobby scrapping affords me)...

Put them in the toaster oven on 400F or so , even on broil, they get sticky, and then put a board (like 2x6) under and they are sooo much easier to slice and peel.

Course the aluminum cheapo TV ones would have been better tossed in with "55 copper" power cords.
Which I unintentionally had been doing for a while and getting 1.10/lb. .

Newbie question here.

Which wire is the one you have to discharge? I've heard stories of people getting some nasty shocks from live wires inside monitors.

Cheers!
Tom

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Originally Posted by tyoon21

Newbie question here.
Which wire is the one you have to discharge? I've heard stories of people getting some nasty shocks from live wires inside monitors.
Cheers!
Tom

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Start here, it should pretty well explain it all. This is why we keep telling you folks to read the older threads. Hope it's not too confusing. If so, ask away. Hoss, take a bow,,,,lol
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/showt...scharging+a+tv

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Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Start here, it should pretty well explain it all. This is why we keep telling you folks to read the older threads. Hope it's not too confusing. If so, ask away. Hoss, take a bow,,,,lol
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/showt...scharging+a+tv

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Thank you Mechanic for the link. Very very informative.

Cheers,
Tom

Mechanic is like the forum's reference librarian! He always knows where to find the elusive thread. He deserves a boatload of thanks.

And i deserve some kind of money for every time Mech has linked and said somethin cute about my tender tidley bits.

LOL.

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Originally Posted by TheHoss

And i deserve some kind of money for every time Mech has linked and said somethin cute about my tender tidley bits.
LOL.

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Their not tender no more, their WELL done,,,,,LOL

I agree. Hoss should get some kind of royalty every time his zapped tots are referenced.

On a side note...here you go Hoss. A customized plate. :D

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You know what Idaho? If you can figure out how to get that as a signature for me, i'll use it.

LOL. I need to go to bed, jesus.

haha. Sure. Copy and paste this into your sig. Take the "X" out of the ends.

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The ferrite in all transformers is recyclable. It is not ceramic. I keep it in a separate bucket--broken or whole. Once the bucket is full, I take it to the yard and get paid. It's metal!

As for the degaussing cable in black tape; most of the time it's #2 copper (orange/red not pink). Same as the tube cone copper.

My question is....that silver dust that flies around when you break the glass...it's lead????

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Originally Posted by amfine

The ferrite in all transformers is recyclable. It is not ceramic. I keep it in a separate bucket--borken or whole. Once the bucket is full, I take it to the yard and get paid. It's metal!

As for the degaussing cable in black tape; most of the time it's #2 copper (orange/red not pink). Same as the tube cone copper.
My question is....that silver dust that flies around when you break the glass...it's lead????

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Please don't break the glass, you are releasing phospher which is considered hazardous waste along with the lead. Here is the condensed version. The lead is in the front glass.

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In a CRT, phosphor coats the inside of the screen. When the electron beam strikes the phosphor, it makes the screen glow. In a black-and-white screen, there is one phosphor that glows white when struck. In a color screen, there are three phosphors arranged as dots or stripes that emit red, green and blue light. There are also three electron beams to illuminate the three different colors together.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphor

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Originally Posted by fnd5055

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

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I take mine to the county transfer station. They will take 5 at a time for no charge. I strip them and put the case back on over the CRT.

anyone know why the degausing cable is wraped in tape and not just coated like other wire?

Could be due to the fact that other wires need to be spliced in to it.

Ferrites can be sold as scrap as stated here. They are made of a combination of zinc and iron or magnesium and iron powders pressed together. I'm not sure they are a true ceramic. They are around the monitor chokes and also as donut or tube shapes around wiring in monitors and most compute equipment. Sometimes they are painted and often rubber sheathed. The ferrites around wires are selleable RF chokes to electronics hobbyists. They are sold as shreddable steel scrap in general. If a scrapyard questions you having them in your load simply tell them to check them with a magnet. Their rule is if it is magnetic it has to be scrap steel or iron.
Also shown in the photo of the power supply board are small copper transformers on the board which can be popped off. A couple in this photo are wrapped in yellow tape. They are can be sold to some scrapyards as low grade copper scrap. The current pricing is around 20 to 25 cents a pound, sometime higher but don't assume every scrapyard takes them. You need to ask first. I have about 15 scrapyards withing 60 miles of my house and only three of them take them. Regards, Chris Hyder.

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Originally Posted by BurlyGuys

Is there any reason you cant just take the tv remnants to the dump? They take them in Michigan at SOCRRA in Troy.

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Do you have to be an Oakland County resident to take them there? Having a place to dispose of the tubes would be great.

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Originally Posted by newattitude

Dang, I always wondered what those big heavy black things were int he third piture top right corner - I didnt know those were transformers and couldn't find ANY info on the google search for those either was probably doing it wrong. thanks for the info!

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The technical name of those is a "Flyback Transformer"... You can find info on wikipedia

The only way I know of to get these apart is with a sledgehammer, which is very messy and I don't recommend.

Welcome Powerplay, while your at it please go here; Introduce yourself

Then here, Thank you; Beginners Start Here - Metal Recycling Basics

Enjoy the ton of info that is here.

Thanks Mechanic688 for the welcome and quick tips... I just added a post to the introduction area and will check the basics.

Also, thanks for your service to our country!!!