Scrapping power supply adapter heads: small items worth BIG PROFIT!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ต.ค. 2023
- Hello scrappers and planet lovers. In this video, I take apart some power supply adapter heads for loads of copper, tin, and brass. I will show you how to safely and effectively identify and separate the metals in order to help maximize your profit and divert as much of the material away from the landfill as possible.
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I use the very small wire for embroidery, crochet and knitting jewelry, but I only take apart one at a time because I don't need it to tangle before it gets used. I'm glad someone like you knows what they are doing with the rest
Thanks for sharing! I like your idea as well. Nice strong wire for your use as well. stay well and thanks for watching.
This is an excellent idea, thank you 🙏
As an amateur repair tech, this is was a very difficult video to watch. However the idea of reusing these materials is invaluable. Good show!
Dude... you're my hero. I've been telling everyone there's a reason I save all my junk?!
Lol. Just be careful, since it will quickly build up. Make sure you unload at the scrapyard from time to time. Thanks for the comment. Stay well.
It is great to see someone so enthusiastic to share knowledge! Thanks!🌞
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching. Stay well.
You're a very good teacher, love your work
Thank you! 😃 I appreciate your comment and for watching. Stay well.
Great video! I’ve been scrapping for a long time. I am a contractor so I get loads of wire and pipe/brass fittings. I love taking apart TVs for the copper and gold. Computers are fun too!
AC adapters are one thing that I often overlook, so I am grateful for this video! Thanks!!
That is awesome! Yeah, being a contractor would have lots of benefits in the scrapping sense for sure. My brother is an electrician and takes in all the cut off pieces with his coworkers for a bonus. However, it is amazing how many don’t and throw it in the dumpsters. That is where I come in! Stay well and happy scrapping
You're doing good work for the planet recycling valuable and important metal resources
A lot of people miss out on wall warts. Thanks for letting them know what the value is in them. I'm lazy, I just cut the wire on both sides and pull it out. Then pull plastic out & toss steel into shred bucket. It also lets me know whether it's copper or aluminum. About 90% are copper but I run into Alum every so often. I strip the wire from cords like that. Fairly easy to do. The insulation is really thin. So I slice it a little, then pull the wire through the insulation. It's nice purty #2. The ends, I take a hammer too, I can usually hammer the little brass piece out. I usually just hammer the plug ends out also. Either over a vice and pop them out or on back of vice and smash it. Either way it comes out real quick.
Wall warts 😂
Great tips. Happy Sunday!
Thanks for this! I see these disposed of all the time. Searching the rest of your videos for more great tips!
Thanks for watching and the comment. Hope you find the videos useful. Stay well and happy scrapping
I am ahead of the game. Had to buy a security bit set this past summer because my license plate is held on with security screws. Love videos like this because I became a full time scrapper (due to heath realted to an MVI) and knowledge like this determines weither I eat bologna or steak!! AWESOME VIDEO!! CHEERS!!
Thanks for the comment. Sorry to hear about the health issue, but glad to hear another scrapper. Take care and happy scrapping
@@TinManScrapper snowy day here so binge watching scrapper videos hehe
We are supposed to get a little snow tomorrow in southwestern Ontario. Nothing big, but a little. I do enjoy the first snow fall of the year. @@maritimescrapper
@@TinManScrapper I would enjoy it more if I had everythign set up. Should have everything ready tomorrow. 🙂
I'm a scrapper I hit dumpsters and I get free food steak eggs peppers
I save them up they are great small scrap items! Pennies Make Dollars ♻️💰👌🏻
CheeRs Tin Man
Some of the best silver contacts I've found in those.
Tell us more!
Thanks my Friend and Brother. Great info
WOW therapeutic scrapping, I like it. Great video on the small power units for electronic devices. I am going to check on those security wrenches. 😎😎⛏⛏🔥🔥
My dad grinds off the security bolts, so much easier and cleaner to just remove with the security set.
Final breakdown compared to about $1.85 as is: 13 lbs tin ($1.30), 5 oz. brass ($ 0.94), 14 oz ewaste ($0.04), and 3.7 lbs #2 copper ( $14.48) = $16.76 profit. It too, me about 25 minutes to do.
How many power supply units is this roughly and is the #2 copper coming after you broke down the internal transformers inside the actual power unit or leaving the transformer as-is?
Just curious, I've been stockpiling some power units whether or not they had value and busted them open. Now I'm tempted to go through them all like you did in this video. Thanks for posting!
I got 3.7lbs worth of #2 copper, enter to break open then leaving as transformers. It is something you can do on a rainy day.@@Scrapomatic
Awesome video
I wish you would include the breakdown weights and profit in the video. Even if it's just a slide of text on the screen.
so you got around $13.00 More than you would if you sold them for. 15 to 20cents cents a lb, and that was about 1.0 hour to do that pile ( we are scrappers )not 15 minutes
Awesome knowledge my friend 👍🏽
My favorite scrapper on TH-cam
Thank you for that huge compliment! I am glad you have found my channel enjoyable and informative. Stay well and happy scrapping.
Glad you resell the working ones. If folks can lot them up we buy them at a wholesale sale price. Be surprised what adapter folks buy off eBay. Thanks for sharing the break down
I will think of you next time I have a bunch to resell. Stay well
@@TinManScrapper please do , video games too. I know a whole community of folks that like some stuff you guys find in trash. Look forward to collaborating with you. Thanks for all your vids. They sure helped when I first started scrapping
Thx for the info! I just found your channel & I’m subscribing! I have several 5-gallon buckets of plugs & electronic adapters, so I appreciate the info on how to process these!
Thanks for the sub! Thank you for watching and glad you found the video helpful!
Great video my friend
I scrap mine out as well. I don't do this for a living, just a hobby. Feels like I'm saving the planet a little while making a little bit of spending cash.
Thanks Tin Man this was helpful. I like the back of the hammer tip. ~Blessings
glad you found it helpful. thanks for watching. stay well and happy scrapping
Yes the back is better assuming that your using the hammer with the claws that are not curved at a hard angle.I sharpen my claws on the bench grinder ever so often.
I only keep the big ones! I have a 55 gallon drum full but haven't had time due to processing the noble metals first! Great Video Brother!🏆
Thank you. Yeah, I too save up a lot of my items, like motors, transformers, etc and do them all at once. Thanks for the comment and watching. Stay well and happy scrapping.
I have a few hundred of these. My yard told me they will only take them as shred so I've been holding on to them. I may have to break them down now. Thanks!
I never thought of that, I have an uncle that was a hoarder, and he had an entire tote full of adapters, some of which are for antique machines. Between selling the antique ones and scrapping the others, I may have a few dollars in there. Thanks for the information.
Glad you found the video useful. Keep me posted on how you make out. Stay well and happy scrapping.
Excellent lecture thank u sir may u enjoy every moment of your life
Thank you and same to you
I like your trick using the the claw end if the hammer to help separate those metal plates. I use a rough edge of a file to work them loose but it really puts a strain on the hands. I’ll definitely try your method
It is easy to separate this way and no stress.
I have slowed down on scrapping. I did not take the time to tear apart transformers. Now that I have smaller items and price is up it seems like a great idea. I get those all the time. I like how you get the most out of the wall transformers. It good to break the Item down in price. Some of the prices we pay for new ones is around $150.00. I would think you might be able to sell some. The ones that we get sometimes have a brown band from use. Those would have to be scrapped. I am sure most of them are barely used. Thanks for the tip. Keep on dropping that coin in the piggy bank. It sure adds up after a while.
You are absolutely right, cannot quit my day job yet for scrapping, but collecting it up and eventually bringing it in is a nice little bonus day. Stay well and happy scrapping
Awesome 👍 very informative and thanks for the total break down! I love taking those apart too i wish i knew a place i could buy those.also you get so much more 💰 per pound than us in the States 👍👍
Yeah, I actually came across a nice little pile that were collected, stored and just the chord was taken. it is amazing hearing the different prices from country to country and even state to state, province to province, and even town to town.
Interesting hustle.
It sure is
Head is always the best part.
Thanks for covering these.
Now check out how Scrapitall slices them in half with a machete and a hammer. Cuts like butter and the two halves of copper slide out.
I have a couple buckets of these I still need to process.👍
I’m a weirdo, I take everything apart. I make miniatures and it’s amazing what little parts make.
nothing weird about taking things apart and reusing the items or selling them. I think you are pretty creative and intelligent for having the knowhow to do so. Stay well and happy scrapping
I also take everything apart, and build minis! It's amazing how much inspiration comes from the most mundane things! Eyeshadow tins=cake pans, 25¢ machine plastic egg=Webber grill, top of coffee creamer bottle=front loading washing machine.. lol! Good stuff! Glad to know I'm not the only weirdo out there!
Thanks for the comment. You are not a weirdo for seeing the value in the items we use each day, or trying to make a little money from the items we have already purchased. Not to mention the environmental impact you are making by reducing the amount of items that could potentially end up in the landfill. I am actually truly amazed at how many scrappers there are worldwide. Stay well and happy scrapping @@jenaarons2204
Those tools with the hole in the end are called security torx bits.
Great video! I am 45 minutes south-east of London Ontario!
Thanks for watching. Stay well and happy scrapping.
Good day James Yes they are good scrap I had to buy one for laptop 58.00 Didn't have any that size
Thanks
Too bad, unfortunately some things are scarce. Is that not the way, find tons of them except the one that fits in your laptop. Thanks and have a good one.
I am in the electronics repair business and I see thousands of wall warts being thrown away. People are usually too lazy to even save or sell them, and just leave them in a drawer. When I tell them I can dispose, they are happy to give them to me. Working, I sell them. Cheap, easy money. If old, damaged or ?? I bust them up, keep in a bin. It is money in the bank. The worse the economy gets, the more parts I get, the higher the payout goes, the easier it gets to turn them over. Awesome video.
Thanks for the comment and for watching. Glad you can make some extra money selling them or taking them apart. I agree, most people are happy you take the items off their hands. Stay well and happy scrapping
Ahhh... a real scrapper...😊
great energy
Thank you. I try to stay engaging and energetic.
Thank you!
im fixing to build a foundry to make bronze after watching this i know where to get brass and tin. thank you
Thanks for the comment. My future plans are to make a forge and melt some items. Although here you have to be careful, some scrapyards will not accept bars since they question the purity. Stay well and happy scrapping.
Great video. I wanted to mention the comment in the video about not getting bare bright due to size. Even if it met the gauge requirements, you still would not get bare bright because it is magnetic wire. What that means is the wire has be laqured so that it can be wound around as a coil in close proximity of itself without the electricity jumping across the path and creating a short. Bare copper wound would just be a dead short. Not a electromagnetic coil such as that in a motor or transformer. So it's never bare bright because it's coated.
You are right. I just wanted to make the comment about thickness because I get a lot of viewers that ask the difference between #2 and bare bright.
@@TinManScrapper I learned about the gauge requirements from you! Lol. I had just had the experience in the past selling transformer windings, motor windings( if you have a fast way to strip those let me know, they're hard), and contactor coil windings. I'm a parallel refrigeration rack mechanic of 22 years. I usually save all my old parts for a year then scrap it all.
@@TwistedkittensGaming My brother is an electrician, so imagine how much copper wire he acquires in a year from job sites. It is amazing that some of us coworkers want nothing to do with collecting it and bringing it in as a bonus….they can’t be bothered. Stay well and happy scrapping
I have about 500 of these. Just been saving them up!!! Love your videos! Great content.
I don’t think I have that many 😂 but now I wanna dig em out and count them ♻️🤪🤣🤙🏻
CheeRs Bro
that will be a nice score for sure. Thanks for the comment. Stay well and happy scrapping. Thanks for the kind words as well.
Where do you sell the scrap to? Because most scrap yards in the U s, just throw it all together and give you one price. Maybe i'm just not looking at the right places but any information would be greatly appreciated. Or maybe i'm not asking them to right questions
'The head is the best part' - I tell my Wife this all the time, but she always gets mad at me
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Nice. I was saving them up in case they were useful, but there's not many applications for them. Most of the transformer based ones are 6 9 or 12v with small amps. They have been totally supplanted by newer tech that is vastly more efficient, so it's okay to scrap them guilt free. Pretty easy too, most of the time it only takes one wack of the hammer (or in my case a rusty butchers knife)
Only possible application I can think of is for Nintendos (uses a 9v1amp ac supply)
How much copper is in a penny?
HUH? So how are you getting AC line to DC or to a lower voltage ac current without a transformer? I think you need to do some reading
How much would you sell 12v 5 amp dc adapters for?
@@bartholomewceremony6981In the U.S. almost none for the last 40 years. They are zinc with a thin coating of copper. Old solid copper pennies have about 2 1\2 cents worth of copper in them. It is illegal to scrap them however.
@@xHICKORYx smoking Crack in the white house.
(Bang Bang Maxwell) also loved hammers.
silver hammers though right?
I just put the adapter in the vise and crank the vise. Cracks like an egg and easy to pull apart. However, not as therapeutic a whacking with a hammer,
Cheers and well done.
Lol, thanks and happy holidays
Speed kills bro.
Man those scrap prices compared to the area in the u.s. i live in are nice. I get about $3.05lb. For #1 copper . Brass i believe is about $1.80lb. That covers red, yellow and white
Have you ever heard of or used knipex cutters and other tool they Mack. Great cutters. All made in Germany. Not cheap but worth it!!
I will check it out, thanks
Thank you for recycling.
Thanks for watching. Hard for me to pass up these types of items when I know they could end up in the ladfill
Hi- I agree it is worth the time to scrap them tranformers- more than meets the eye. What are those Allen head tools with holes drilled in them called? Myself I place Transformer in vice and use a hacksaw to cut the Copper. The reason is I live in a 4 family house and don't want to make noise 5 am of 8pm. THANX
l-key security set
Love ur advise is there anything inside curling irons
Not a large transformer like these but I do believe some silver, a nice appliance wire and a little copper. I actually have a few and was planning on doing a video in the not so distant future
Buck Converters can make use of some odd voltage power heads.
Transformers..
More than meets the eye
lol, Transformers….money in disguise
I sometimes use the very small coil wire as sewing thread on work clothes with problematic buttons and zippers.
Interesting. if it works awesome and free items to reuse. Thanks for the comment. Stay well.
I use the very small wire for embroidery and crochet or knitting jewelry
With the small transformers I cut the wire with a cutoff disk on one side and push it with impact chisel through the FE (yes loose some cu dust to cutting) but very fast
Thanks for the tip. stay well and happy holidays
you are the most workaholic guy i saw the way you tear those copper wire waoooooo man with your bare hands you are a lion of scrapping
lol. Thanks for the comment, it made me laugh. Stay well.
there you go my lion @@TinManScrapper lol
Head is always best
Interesting video - thank you!
I must be overlooking the breakdown of what the 18.5 pounds yielded - can't seem to find it. Thank you
From the 18.5 lbs. I got 1.3 lbs of #2 copper, 0.2 oz brass, and 14 lbs. tin
@@TinManScrapper Wow, that's a surprising yield to this newbie that's considering scrapping. Thank you so much for taking the time to reply - really appreciate it!
No problem. The light ones don’t have much copper, but the heavy ones have a great transformer inside. @@papercents
I save everything now except aluminum which I take in now and then. My retirement work/fund. Saving all this scrapping knowledge too. Thanks for bothering.
it is a nice extra during retirement. Thanks for watching and happy retirement! Stay well
Yes this is a hard asset, unaffected by inflation.
@@user-uh2tw8ym9n I'm a self employed kinda seasonal worker. Timber frame barn repair contractor , up north too. A lot of rainy /snowy days so it will give me something to putter with. Copper especially isn't manipulated by the big banks like silver and gold.... as far as I know.
Have you logged the time you spend extracting materials vs scrapping the whole components? I would be curious to know exactly what value you added by investing the time to separate things.
I don’t spend a lot of time scrapping since I am a full time elementary school teacher, but I come out to the garage to scrap at times to unwind, or clear my head. I actually find it therapeutic since I enjoy seeing how things come apart. I will also say that some of the items like copper and brass if stored up for a while do have a great payoff
Very informative, I never though of collecting these for scrap. If you know which go for a better price you can replace the cut wire. Not a difficult repair & sell as reconditioned. Profit should be better than for scrap. Do you sell the scrap at a scrap yard or on line?
Adding another 👍
Stay well, Joe Z
I sell a lot more of my items/metals to the scrapyard
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Have you considered using a bench grinder setup to quickly remove the epoxy resin and other misc materials like hot glue instead of the hammer claws just for efficiency? I would think that it’s possible set up a jig to hold the transformer for a quick surface removal. I literally have 3x cardboard file boxes filled with working AC-AC and AC-DC wall wort transformers that are sorted by various outputs and currents/watts that continue to come in handy to solve issues that arise over time. The older ones have more variations than the newer ones that have mostly standardized around 12VDC for most things like routers, Apple, Home Automation etc etc.
I remember when these were over $10 USD “landed” w warantee and now a watt or so is sub $1 USD which is crazy cheap ( to the end product supplier like Linksys, NETGEAR, Apple, etc etc ).
I have a few old USR PS that’s are HUGE beasts with like. DIN connector that most youth have no idea what it is. Ok
Thanks for the comment. I just hope that these adapters don’t change like motors and all become aluminum winding instead of copper. Thanks for the comment and happy scrapping
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Might I suggest a straight claw hammer, you’d be surprised how much more effective they are in the destructive phase.
Yes indeed ,worked so good. I like to sharpen mine with the bench grinder. The do get dull over time.
You ever check coil inductance ? Or coil resistance Do they all avout have the same
not sure.
Most of these are a switch mode supply these days, and don't contain any transformer to speak of (only a tiny little one). You can tell by the weight; they weigh almost nothing.
I was showing others the different styles you find, but still tons of copper inside them.
Head is the best part😂😂😂
I got a chuckle at that after I watched the video again.
I collect all my plug/wire heads just because I'm a trash goblin. It's cool to learn they do have some value
Yes, and they add up in value. Stay well and happy scraping!
You should sell the spools of wire to jewelry makers and crafters, as it has more value as a working material than it does as scrap.
Mantap boos
Isn't there away to use a heat gun so the cord can be replaced rather than purchase a new adapter. I have a few adapters that need a new cord and I can't seem to find new adapters at any electronic store. They are over 12 v, more like 20v.
Not sure about the heat gun method unfortunately. I know how to take things apart, but not as knowledgeable about being able to put things back together
do you melt the brass from the plugs
No, I leave it as prongs and add it to my brass pile.
I wish I knew this way earlier in life. Could’ve of cashed in all that time.
Thank you for the comment and kind words. We have all passed up things in the past. I wish I knew earlier how good CRT television were with #2 copper inside. Also the old microwaves having almost 2+ lbs. of copper in the transformers. Better late than never I guess. Stay well and happy scrapping
I save old ones for reuse later. But when it comes to scraping them.. i dont break em down. More money in processing other things.
I guess it depends on the type of scrapper or availability of items you can find/scrap. I store them up and do them on a rainy day.
Getting that plastic off is very easy.The bigger ones are worth pulling the copper out of.Either way they sell and when you find them there's usually multiples.
the metal plates you call tin is that plated steel or something?
Yes, but the category at the scrapyard is called tin/shred. Any magnetic metal thinner than 1/4 inch at scrapyard is in this category
You get better prices in Canada for scrap! They don't pay that kind of money in United States for scrap! At least not where I live by, Lol. So not worth my time to tear them apart by! I'd rather get drunk 😂! But I enjoy your videos by👍❤️
This is also Cdn money I am saying prices in. Our dollar is not as good as yours. Thanks again
Where do you find who buys this variety kind of scrap metal?
Look online for scrapyards in your area. Sometimes some of the yards will have prices listed or you may have to call and get a price. Zubicks in London, Ont. has prices online and I can also use their prices to try to get another yard to price match, since it is about an hour drive to London for me. However, my last load of cast aluminum bbqs wears given $0.75lbs at Zubicks and yard in Sarnia only wanted to give 0.60lb so went to London and made an extra $100 taking the drive
That's number two copper because it's got varnish on it. Shiny Brite is pulled out of plastic and has nothing on it.
All of the copper from these is #2 because of both rules varnish covered and also thinner than 16 gauge
Someone else may have already said this, It's not bare bright also, because it's winding wire.....It's got an enamel insulating coating so the turns don't short out, one to the other.
Yes, I agree, but I just wanted to highlight for beginner scrappers that any wire less than 16 gauge is #2 regardless of color
Do you have a regular full-time job or are you able to find enough scrap to scrap full-time?
He is a teacher and must be a very good one! I like his videos because he is very thorough and informative.I have learned a lot of tips on scrapping things from him.Have a great day!
@@montyculbertson694 Sounds like a side fun hobby then. Good at teaching this as well.
I don't understand how he has enough time to teach.
@@gaildeckant267 Good time management and you can usually make time to do things you enjoy doing. He enjoys scrapping and teaching and teaching about it.
I'd definitely take the time to recycle the plastic . Noticed you called it garbage .
unfortunately it all depends on where you live and the type of processing plant you have in the area. Here where I live they cannot recycle all the types of plastic. Some places recycle styrofoam for example while other places don’t. When I was you her I worked as a recycle man and then later as a supervisor in the processing plant. Again some items we could process and others unfortunately had to go in the trash.
@@TinManScrapper I understand . The dumpster i use doesn't do Styrofoam either - but , hard plastic is normally good . Easy to add to your normal errand routes I think . Some people even melt them into 2x4s & stuff . The safe stuff obviously . Idk if that's the same as bottle tops or not . Thank you for the video . It's very informative . I plan on rewatching and taking notes in the future .
I appreciate the support and you watching my video. Stay well and happy scrapping @@RSST662
I've been looking for a used one to repair something...Before pandemo I used to see them everywhere, even at goodwill, now I can't find even 1.
I'm surprised you haven't gotten a go pro yet Tin Man.
working on it. Down the road maybe
Can you please put a link for the security tools?
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I’ve noticed that a lot of copper wire is coated aluminum. Any value there?
As long as you scratch and it reveals the copper underneath it would be #2 copper
@@TinManScrapper
You may have misunderstood my latest comment. I have come across a few instances where the aluminum wire was coated with copper. I don’t remember where I the wire from. It is most definitely from a transformer. Might be old.
Not sure. I have come across some motors and transformers that have some copper wire and some aluminum. in that case, since I am taking the copper wire any way I will put the aluminum wire in a bag and sell as aluminum, it I have not come across aluminum coated with copper. You could bring it in and sell as dirty copper or mixed wire. I think since it has some copper content a scrapyard will buy it.@@disoldman6573
@@TinManScrapper
I went through my scrap wire and I found the hybrid wire. It was definitely from a motor. It’s #10 ga. primary transformer wire. Upon closer examination it looks like the colour of copper as if it was just an anodized aluminum.
So if it is aluminum wire, there is a market for aluminum wire as well, since there are aluminum wired motors and transformers. Not sure of the price if it is coated, but clean aluminum goes for about 0.50 lb. here.@@disoldman6573
Not anymore. Old ones are heavy and have a transformer with copper windings. New ones use buck/boost switching converters and it’s just a PCB with a few worthless components.
Yup, just like new motors are using more aluminum windings instead of copper.
Machete or a sharp axe and a lump hammer is very quick for splitting transformers
I have seen that. It is very quick and effective also.
I use the claw side of hammer to crack these transformers open.When i scap i will oniy use the hammers with the straiter claw. The hammers with the curved claws doent work near as good.
I didn't realize all of that was in these. I won't be throwing out any more.
Glad I could help. Stay well and happy scrapping.
Is it better to melt copper down into bars?
Some yards will actually not accept them because they question the purity of the bar. I would call your local scrapyard, because everywhere is different.. Thanks for the question, I hope that helps.
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0:30 easy to open sometimes, most of the time they don't want consumers opening them at all and your method with the hammer worked pretty quick but if you're at all clumsy like me you'd probably hit your fingers eventually. maybe put them on the ground and use a bigger hammer?
lol. Oh, I have hit my fingers a lot.
Nice Job, $30 per hour is not bad at all. People are leaving money on the table.
Yup. There is a lot of money left on the table or in the trash just waiting to be picked up. Thanks for the comment.
build you a small forge. melt down the brass and make 1 lb bars.
Your microphone works very well 👍
You should stop shouting 😂
that's a lot of beetus for little award.
It depends on the scrapper. I don’t take apart some things that other scrappers would and visa versa. Given the price of copper right now, it worth it for me.