TV's in hard rubbish

[Peter]

It is hard rubbish time around town and I have noticed a lot of old TV's
that have been cracked open and left with the screen down and the back case
to the side.
I get the idea that someone has done this to remove a component that is
either reusable or recyclable.
Any idea what is going on?
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[Sylvia Else]

On 21/05/2014 9:44 PM, Peter wrote:

It is hard rubbish time around town and I have noticed a lot of old TV's
that have been cracked open and left with the screen down and the back case
to the side.
I get the idea that someone has done this to remove a component that is
either reusable or recyclable.
Any idea what is going on?

Are the copper deflection coils still in place?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crt14.jpg

Sylvia.

 

[Phil Allison]

"Peter"

It is hard rubbish time around town and I have noticed a lot of old TV's
that have been cracked open and left with the screen down and the back
case
to the side.
I get the idea that someone has done this to remove a component that is
either reusable or recyclable.
Any idea what is going on?

** The scavengers are after the "yoke" - a mess of copper wire sitting on
the neck of the tube.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-chvbTms8H74/Tq0b3lDSkjI/AAAAAAAAAGw/D7f3ibweXlc/s1600/yoke-coil.jpg

They also take to AC lead too.

Bit like crows pecking out frog's livers ....




..... Phil

 

[Peter]

Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote:

On 21/05/2014 9:44 PM, Peter wrote:
It is hard rubbish time around town and I have noticed a lot of old TV's
that have been cracked open and left with the screen down and the back case
to the side.
I get the idea that someone has done this to remove a component that is
either reusable or recyclable.
Any idea what is going on?


Are the copper deflection coils still in place?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crt14.jpg

Sylvia.

That's it!
How much coin would you guess copper deflection coils are worth each unit?

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[Bob Milutinovic]

"Peter" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote:
On 21/05/2014 9:44 PM, Peter wrote:
It is hard rubbish time around town and I have noticed a lot of old TV's
that have been cracked open and left with the screen down and the back
case
to the side.
I get the idea that someone has done this to remove a component that is
either reusable or recyclable.
Any idea what is going on?


Are the copper deflection coils still in place?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crt14.jpg

Sylvia.

That's it!
How much coin would you guess copper deflection coils are worth each unit?

Despite the cost of copper, its value is SFA in its laminated state - maybe
a few dollars? Certainly far less than could justify driving (or even
walking) around cracking TVs open.

--
Bob Milutinovic
Cognicom

 

[Jasen Betts]

On 2014-05-21, Peter <someone@microsoft.com> wrote:

Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote:
On 21/05/2014 9:44 PM, Peter wrote:
It is hard rubbish time around town and I have noticed a lot of old TV's
that have been cracked open and left with the screen down and the back case
to the side.
I get the idea that someone has done this to remove a component that is
either reusable or recyclable.
Any idea what is going on?


Are the copper deflection coils still in place?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crt14.jpg

Sylvia.

That's it!
How much coin would you guess copper deflection coils are worth each unit?

as I recall there's only a few hundered grams of copper in there
so I'm thinking "a few dollars".

If you get there first you can weigh the copper and do the math.

--
umop apisdn


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[Phil Allison]

"Bob Milutinovic"

Are the copper deflection coils still in place?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crt14.jpg

Sylvia.

That's it!
How much coin would you guess copper deflection coils are worth each
unit?

Despite the cost of copper, its value is SFA in its laminated state -
maybe a few dollars?

** Err - per kilogram maybe.

Take about 10 average sized yokes to get that.

Certainly far less than could justify driving (or even walking) around
cracking TVs open.

** Beats collecting aluminium cans at 0.5 cents each.



..... Phil

 

[news13]

On Wed, 21 May 2014 23:15:15 +1000, Bob Milutinovic wrote:

Despite the cost of copper, its value is SFA in its laminated state -
maybe a few dollars? Certainly far less than could justify driving (or
even walking) around cracking TVs open.

Our area has a "healthy"(been going for over a decade) scrap metal
recycling activity of guys in cars with trailers circling the streets and
collecting every piece of metal from kerbside that they can.

About three years ago, Smorgons was paying $1.??/kg for domestic aluminium
(cans) and $1.45/kg for extruded aluminium, but only $50/ton in ton lots
for iron. They scrap yard guy was of the opinion that he couldn't see how
they make any money as they had to bring in a number of loads for each
ton.

I think copper was $1.35/kg at the time. Suppossedly the prices have
dropped since then, but I no longer acculmulating scrap the way I was.
It was/is a good way to get rid of cases from old computers.

 

[Sylvia Else]

On 22/05/2014 12:11 AM, Phil Allison wrote:

"Bob Milutinovic"

Are the copper deflection coils still in place?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crt14.jpg

Sylvia.

That's it!
How much coin would you guess copper deflection coils are worth each
unit?

Despite the cost of copper, its value is SFA in its laminated state -
maybe a few dollars?

** Err - per kilogram maybe.

Take about 10 average sized yokes to get that.


Certainly far less than could justify driving (or even walking) around
cracking TVs open.

** Beats collecting aluminium cans at 0.5 cents each.



.... Phil

Still sounds like a lot of work for little money.

Sylvia.

 

[Kennedy]

On 22-May-14 11:04 AM, news13 wrote:

On Wed, 21 May 2014 23:15:15 +1000, Bob Milutinovic wrote:



Despite the cost of copper, its value is SFA in its laminated state -
maybe a few dollars? Certainly far less than could justify driving (or
even walking) around cracking TVs open.

Our area has a "healthy"(been going for over a decade) scrap metal
recycling activity of guys in cars with trailers circling the streets and
collecting every piece of metal from kerbside that they can.

About three years ago, Smorgons was paying $1.??/kg for domestic aluminium
(cans) and $1.45/kg for extruded aluminium, but only $50/ton in ton lots
for iron. They scrap yard guy was of the opinion that he couldn't see how
they make any money as they had to bring in a number of loads for each
ton.

I think copper was $1.35/kg at the time. Suppossedly the prices have
dropped since then, but I no longer acculmulating scrap the way I was.
It was/is a good way to get rid of cases from old computers.

A couple of months back my local scrappy said bright copper was worth
$3+ / kg


Power cord from appliances with plugs cut off were $1.50 / kg

I got about $60 for a uteload of steel & scrap ally & some old vehicle
batteries.

 

On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 9:15:15 PM UTC+8, Bob Milutinovic wrote:

Despite the cost of copper, its value is SFA in its laminated state - maybe

a few dollars? Certainly far less than could justify driving (or even

walking) around cracking TVs open.

Last year one of my neighbours tossed out some pizzabox servers. He had
written on them "working - disks removed". Somebody came along and smashed
off the CPU heatsinks, which were all copper. I am surprised they knew
that as most of them seem to be retarded white trash bogans driving
rusted utes and vans.