Monday, June 10, 2013
Scrapping a Humidifier for copper and other metals
Today I released another YouTube video on the scrapping of a humidifier. Remembering that they are all a little different, for the most part they all work the same. Understanding how something works can really help in determining how to figure out what might sell as parts on ebay and help you to determine if its worth picking up in the first place. The bulk of the weight for any of these things is plastic. Please recycle it! You are going to have your standard power cord with copper wire inside and brass on the plug. This powers a small fan wich has a motor on it. These motors are typically quite easy to pull apart for the copper and aluminum etc. You may have a transformer, there will most likely be some lowgrade board, and some may have a small plate that heats up the water with will have aluminum and steel on it. Be sure to check the componants of the low grade board for relays which can have copper and silver in them. Total tear down time should be less than 5 minutes.
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