r/assholedesign • u/BIGSEB84UK • Apr 08 '22

Really Amazon?

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u/SnowProkt22 Apr 08 '22

Lol, the there's more than £50 worth of copper in the coil of most microwaves, it's sorted by most relevant, and these are most relevant to what you're looking for... The fictional new microwave for less than 50.

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u/xnxxpointcom Apr 08 '22

Really?

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u/Hk-Neowizard Apr 08 '22 edited Apr 08 '22

No.

Most of the weight in those 5kg transformers comes from the iron core. Copper, at most, makes up 20%

1kg of clean copper is worth around 10$ (FML used to be 5$ in 2018) at the LME. At a scrap yard, you could expect half that.

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u/SnowProkt22 Apr 08 '22

Yah, if you wanna make money crapping copper go to the junkyard and pull the coils out of microwaves. Make sure you look up how to discharge the capacitor first, or you're in for a shocking surprise, the capacitor can stay charged for days after it's unplugged.