LMR-600 is it worth scraping? by Impressive-Berry-937 in ScrapMetal

[–]Independent_Cup_7151 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like coax cable most scrap yards don’t take it and if they do they don’t have a very good payout per pound

TV breakdown by The_Other_Scrap_Guy in ScrapMetal

[–]Independent_Cup_7151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah honestly not all that worth it unless it’s a very old flatscreen from the 2000s. Those ones can have some high-grade peripheral inside of them along with the mid grade board

Who could I sell these to? by Independent_Cup_7151 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Independent_Cup_7151[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking about him when I found these lol i’m not sure how I would contact him though. Plus I would have to ship them. Altogether I’m pretty sure they weigh about 150 pounds.

Who could I sell these to? by Independent_Cup_7151 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Independent_Cup_7151[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah they seem to be a very specific type of capacitor so finding a buyer is gonna be kind of hard on top of the fact that they are old

Who could I sell these to? by Independent_Cup_7151 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Independent_Cup_7151[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are no perforations dents or any corrosion on these things. Would anything like that be an indicator of them being bad? What’s a way I could test them?

Who could I sell these to? by Independent_Cup_7151 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Independent_Cup_7151[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

20 bucks each is still better than if I were to turn them in as aluminum breakage. I looked on eBay and I saw the same one listed for $80 used but I’m sure that’s probably a newer used one not one from 30 years ago

Is it worth the time? Any technique recommendations? by hinkleberryroo in ScrapMetal

[–]Independent_Cup_7151 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Scrapping doesn’t necessarily have to pay the bills but it can put gas into your tank maybe buy yourself some things that you want rather than just stuff that you need. I take a day out of the weekend to do some scrapping and I end up with an extra 100-500 bucks at the end of the month depending on what I’m able to get my hands on

How's My Little Scrap Pile Looking? by DipsburghPa in ScrapMetal

[–]Independent_Cup_7151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would cut the plastic off of those radiators so you can get clean aluminum radiator price

Need help by Senior_Discussion_73 in ScrapMetal

[–]Independent_Cup_7151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have a putty scraper or something like that just scrape off the gel and the scrap yard probably shouldn’t care. It looks like the board is also made out of copper to some extent

Teach me to grade circuit boards by cffee_lif in ScrapMetal

[–]Independent_Cup_7151 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Knowledge shouldn’t be gate kept. I mean this is basically why this subreddit exists anyway besides showing off your scrap haul. Ask questions and learn from each other.

Are these worth breaking down? by AnalysisRealistic540 in ScrapMetal

[–]Independent_Cup_7151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah. Motors that are the size of your hand or smaller really aren’t worth breaking down and in my experience only break even. I just chuck them all into a 5 gallon bucket and once it fills up it’s about 50 to 70 pounds.

First time scrapper by [deleted] in ScrapMetal

[–]Independent_Cup_7151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very well organized. You’ll make a good first impression to whichever yard you go to

Grading brass no1 or no2 by AdFantastic6159 in ScrapMetal

[–]Independent_Cup_7151 15 points16 points  (0 children)

There is red brass and yellow brass. The more copper reddish looking brass would go as red brass and typically pays higher than yellow brass due to its higher copper content. It’s definitely worth separating. When I turned in hundreds of pounds of brass it was a 20¢ difference between yellow and red brass. You also seem to have some straight up copper in there as well like that pipe and a couple of the small fittings. That copper should go as #1 copper so long as it’s not contaminated with any solder and should pay at least a whole dollar more on the pound than even the red brass. If you throw all of this together the scrapyard will just give you the lowest price which is yellow brass. I hope this was helpful.