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by michael3065 » Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:15 pm
Before I ask my local yard I was wondering if small circuit board transformers like these pictured have the same "per pound" value as larger ones.
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by Hades12 » Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:45 pm
The yellow pic at the bottom I get paid the same as larger and motors.
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by theirrationalist » Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:10 pm
The thing on the top, I believe is an inductor, not a transformer. But most yards buy them at the same price as electric motors.
They usually will be bought at a single price, unless you try to trike up a deal with the boss. The truth is, if you have a big enough inductor/transformer for them to change their price, then you are better of breaking it apart and selling the copper.
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by smalltimeopn » Fri Dec 10, 2010 6:33 pm
The top pic is an inductor. You will see a certain type of inductor called a toroid coil on the power boards of electronic devices. I remove them from the board by cutting them at the board surface and unwinding them from the core = copper wire!
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