stripping tinnted.silver coated wire

[petecnc]

i have a whole pile of this stuff its not the tiny type of wire i sell most of my copper on ebay . is there any value for this type of wire, of course it would be stripped?

 

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[petecnc]

nobody?

 

[hypoman]

is it coated in silver? or silver colored?.....and what's underneath?

 

[petecnc]

it has a copper core, and the coating is very shinny. also it doesn't stick to a magnet

 

[hypoman]

There is aluminum coated, tin coated, and silver coated wire. The tin and aluminum would go for #2 copper at the scrap yard. I don't know about the silver coated as I have never came across any. It is not that much more expensive in the store I believe. Silver coated seems to be used for crafts and electronics, so the gauge would generally be small.That is the extent of my knowledge.Hope I helped a little.

 

[petecnc]

youve been a big help

thank you...

 

[petecnc]

this wire is mainly from computers it appears to be aluminum wire. and strips very easy. also its the heavier gauge wire .

 

[hypoman]

good luck scrapping it. are you stripping it all?

 

[petecnc]

i dont know if im going to strip all i have. gets boring really fast. but i have to get two disks fused in my neck on monday. might be a good project to do while i heal.

 

[hypoman]

Sounds like a plan. Good luck with your surgery.

 

[petecnc]

thanks for the well wishes on Monday. maybe the pain killers will help with the project .