Tear Down Circuit Breakers for Big Silver

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• BA

  @baldeagleApiaries · 6 years ago

  Freinds FYI: you should check the resale on those breakers they could be worth $200 or more if they are usable. I recently sold one for a Centrifuge for $260  $2 dollars worth of silver or $200 for the whole thing, you decide whats the best move for you.

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• JF

  @jfw1692011 · 11 years ago

  Your documentary was awesome! I have been a electrician since 1986 and it never even crossed my mind till just recently how much other precious metals  where in contacts and switchs and breackers it kills me to think of the thousands of demos I have done and just through all that stuff in the dumpsters except for the copper of course,  thanks for the videos  

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• NA

  @nato7.62mm4 · 2 years ago

  First, the case of a circuit breaker is not plastic (if it was it would bend hefore breaking) it is made of &nbsp; Bakelite, which shatters.<br>Second, the breaker &quot;tripping&quot; would not crush silver contacts as tripping a breaker opens the contacts .

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• MR

  @MrAllan9 · 8 years ago

  Wish I would have known this a few years ago, threw away lots of silver. Thanks for this great video.👍

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  @20phor-9 · 3 years ago

  Thank you. I had no idea about this. Big day for me now. I&apos;ve got a lot of scrap breakers. I mean a lot. I will come back and post my findings .

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• MA

  @markbrennan1756 · 9 years ago

  I use hoove clipper to clip silver contact off instead of use wire cutter. Many parts inside breaker are silver plated copper I do take it and pour high strength hydrogen peroxide to dissolve silver so I can sort out copper pieces for scrap, save silver solution for refining. It safer because of cadmium. Found a big 200A breaker last week and got couple silver contact size as a thick dime.

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• KA

  @kayepeterson9943 · 10 years ago

  rob the plumber &nbsp; finally answered questions i was ready to scrap my phone against a wall trying to find answers to.<br>thanks robtp!😀

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• LE

  @LegacyStacker · 3 years ago

  Hi Rob The Plumber! I never knew any of this! Thanks! I just subscribed to your channel! 😎

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• KE

  @keithzerrlaut766 · 11 years ago

  Rob, I&apos;ve had a lot of luck with older Square-D breakers. &nbsp;Higher amp ratings have a lot of silver, also Square-D motor contractors

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• UO

  @uomuamua5995 · 7 years ago

  I realy much appreaciating this video.. thank you very much.. i found alot silver in one circuit breaker..

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• JU

  @justinkase1360 · 3 years ago

  Old video, but just an FYI. Old and hard to find breakers can be worth a lot more, if sold to the right people, than you will get just silver scrapping them.

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• SC

  @ScrappingwithGrandpa · 4 years ago

  I have a whole bunch of them things to break down thank you for this video I needed

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