Marathon Sort Electrical Shop Closeout

Sorting through an e-waste pick up from a closing down electrical repair & supply shop.
1st batch is a range of bit's & pieces they wanted to clear out to give them space to sort through their stock, hopefully i'll be picking up more in a couple weeks.
Keep scrapping & Have fun!
Scrapping tools, safety gear, wire strippers, metal melting furnaces, crucibles and ingot moulds that I use or recommend.. www.amazon.com/shop/ewasteben
My Camera, Gopro Hero 6 amzn.to/2IhmDum
My Microphone for street scrapping amzn.to/2IidpxS
To contact me by email: [e-mail]
Postal Address:
Po Box 459
Yarraville
Victoria 3013
Australia

[@ringa91]

"I am not a hoarder" (keeps 50 timing bells) :D

[@andrewriggs2764]

He has a video that I watched not long ago of a actual horder that I think was a scrapper who died and the guy had a house full of stuff like pcs and mother boards and like everything you could think of and he had a massive pile of pcs and everything you would think a e waste scrapper would have and Ben was taking it and it was crazy. He was like I am going to end up like this guy and I was thinking that he could never get that bad. People who hoard are in denial about the fact that they are hoarders and when they typically die there family has to deal with it

[@bigcountryscrapper6885]

I love these long videos cuz it gives me somthing great to watch while i strip wires ....i learn alot from ur channel....keep scrapping

[@vale7716]

I just Think its Nice to watch

[@wally8075]

Same here

[@wally8075]

CYRUS DAWSON because I had nothing to do at the time

[@wally8075]

CYRUS DAWSON was a year ago

[@the3rdbestnikkashopinyoura540]

So here I am, 3am and watching a guy in Australia use a sledgehammer to bust open old power supplies, and yet I can't stop watching.

[@FrenzyBenzij]

Lar Ada-Koski I’m here at 4am watching a guy use a sledgehammer to bust open a power supply in Australia and I can’t stop watching

[@TheKeithlanders]

@@FrenzyBenzij lm here at 5am watching an australian guy bust open power supplies with a sledge hammer and i cant stop watching

[@judybeckner5623]

Here I am watching a second time at 2:00 a.m.

[@americasfavoritehoarder]

Terrible...isn't it?

[@michelecolombo9831]

3am here... Same thing

[@bigstackD]

Well what the hell can I say🤔 That was an absolute massive haul you’re so lucky Ben👍🏻. My eyes were like dinner plates watching this video😳😳😳. 😁👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😆👊🏻

[@wally8075]

Sup bickstackd

[@endlessnameless8181]

I'm watching this guy because I was watching you! Lol

[@shaneyork300]

Ben, you are one of a kind!! This was fun to watch!! If it was anyone else, I couldn't imagine it would be! YOU HAVE A GIFT MY FRIEND!!! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!

[@gordonclass1]

Retired and if I lived in Australia I would love to come over and scrap out all day just for fun have some good black coffee for payment.

[@wayne724]

I think it's funny that you found a nice chair to sit on while processing and i've never seen you use it. lol

[@krmlzr1079]

Plan a livestream! Let people decide what is what! And i'm so jealous of the beautifull components and stuff. Its one of my hobbies building pcb's and so forth. 2 years ago i was picking up free stuff everywhere to open it up and get free stuff!

[@TheTorkerman]

Krm Lzr awesome idea!! Viewers can help ID the items

[@grooperslooper973]

You have become the shop in this video. The shop was holding onto all those things for all those years hoping someone would come alone and want them but they never could get rid of them and now you are holding onto all of them in case someone comes through and wants them ahah

[@judybeckner5623]

When you started I was overwhelmed by all the scrap. Then you made progress. Thanks Ben

[@unlimited_code]

Wow, so many interesting things to do so many DIY projects. These videos make me very anxious.

[@poppysscrapping1859]

thanks for another great video love these longer ones

[@fatnasty84]

Round PVC thing is a homemade electromagnet used to securely erase magnetic media, like audio and video cassettes. Thin padding layer is so you can glide the magnet all around the outside of the tape. Saw them at a police department auction, presumably to erase old evidence tapes or something.

[@DBODIN2]

Haha just when you start getting the heap down :P

[@eWasteBen]

Yeah it happens every time, scrapper gods don't want to give me a break

[@jackwilkinson2343]

@@eWasteBen Being busy is always better than having nothing to do I suppose. Haha

[@americasfavoritehoarder]

Lol... It never ends.

[@joselbazcom4221]

Wow! Lots of learning for me here. eWaste Ben, thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[@pietersleght8235]

yeah Ben, i love that part of scraping that i work for myself...dont have to talk to people most of the time and if you feel sick, you can just work slower and work the hours you want....great job !!!!!!!

[@epsidude]

I enjoy the long videos as well! I keep it on at work as part of my day and it makes the time go by faster. I enjoy e-waste and hope to get more as the days and weeks go by and shift into it fully. So the teachings you give are invaluable because it has made me better at assessing what I am seeing, and what to spend time on and what to not waste time on.

[@wolfmanjackal1427]

You have the right idea on how to use that chip removal tool. Just heat the solder up first then easily pry out the chip.

[@msylvain59]

32:20 they are just some sort of flat cable to interconnect boards, that you can cut to the number of conductors needed. You find them in vintage electronics where boards are permanently connected, as in calculators to connect the keyboard PCB and the main board. Check it they magnetic or not, might go straight with eiter scrap scteel or insulated wire.

[@FJL4215]

Yes, definitely a type of flat cable. I have seen them used in some old consumer electronics devices.

[@kevinsantos6065]

I am so love with your videos Ben! They are enjoying to watch especially long videos, i have learned a lot. Keep it up!!

[@TheTorkerman]

Ben, after about 2004 it was illegal in Australia sell anything that plugged into a power point that DID NOT have the insulators on the nuetral and active pins of the plug. I worked for a power tool company back then and we sold out pallets of chargers for drills etc for cents on the dollar because they didn’t have the new plug and had to be sold before Jan 1st of that year. My guess is that’s how they ended up with so many 😎

[@lordelectron6591]

Motors are like gold to me

[@progressivedigressor6036]

Good on ya Ben. Great video, Thanks for sharing, you're a star.

[@johndavis4850]

In the future, the one at 54:51 was a serial to console cable used to program cash registers and those Cisco switches you are so fond of. But you made the right choice cutting it up. As the USB to a console is very cheap. Those big AC adapters were likely used for thermal printers for POS applications by NCR, or NEC, or the like.

[@Syzygy629]

Omygosh Ben I laughed so hard at "On and off what?!" At 1:54 when you had that box with that switched on n off. That stuff is overwhelming all piled up. It'd get it sorted into piles first. If I lived near you I'd help you because I love taking stuff apart. Sue in Kentucky

[@FrenzyBenzij]

OMG same I want to help him out because I love taken stuff apart (weird obsession) sometimes I have dreams of living next door to him and taken stuff apart but love from Essex,UK

[@tonyjensen8847]

Great video

[@barretopedro200]

It's wonderful all this materials

[@robertevras6577]

That thing that looked like a giant Mouse was a amp for a phone system it gets plugged into the phone line and computer and with the right software it allows you to record calls, and have a trainer “jack in” next to you and hear your calls. They use those in Telemarketing firms...

[@moosescrapper5928]

I feel your pain/excitement! Its a real daunting task to go through mixed lots like that but at least there is the chance of finding some valuable gems in there! Nice haul!

[@-ChrisD]

It's those one or two HUGE jobs a year, that really put the icing on the cake. Not only does it boost finances but it also rejuvenates a love for what we do :-) Congratulations on this one, Ben! So great...SO much fun :-)

[@alexanderplatz3568]

@1 hr.47m those box of 100 switches are for generators they are the trip over load switches around £15 each mate!

[@wanjockey]

I remember looking through an ECG catalog. As a cross reference and going to my local parts store to get an amplifier chip to fix my 40 watt car stereo amp back in the day. So I know exactly what you are talking about.

[@davidranew4796]

Great video Ben I'll keep them antenna boosters just in case the power grid goes down you have something for a backup when it comes back up because electronic systems won't be back up.👍👍🤠

[@UKscrapper]

Nice long video for me to watch thanks ben love your video's

[@michaelbrumfitt]

👍great video some interesting things,I hope you get the call to go get the rest of the stuff👍

[@bigcountryscrapper6885]

Very awsome pick ups bro wow i wish i had some of your pickups

[@aussiedad2587]

It all adds up! ♻️

[@jetman1963]

Ben, quite a haul. 2nd watch. the good old days

[@Michael-mw2ch]

Great video love watching your channel pal

[@brianbjp]

Tyco is a big company that buys into everything that is medical, oil-gas and fire optics laying, hospital stuff, security even own all the Aus one, traffic lights etc

[@sun2sand2snow]

Just when I give up, and decide there is no hope, he is going to hoard it all ! You dump all those cords in low grade and there is scraping hope again. Thanks for the video.

[@tommybigsexy676]

You definitley have lots to do Ben.. 👍🍻 Good Stuff!!

[@jetman1963]

sign of the times, we are a throw away society, what a haul!

[@jonesmetsasta226]

Just seeing how much little box can bring money is so interesting. Thanks for weighting and putting prises to them. It's funny how with littlebit of work and effort you can get trash to become near gold, well, brass at least..

[@ratdetecting4780]

some of those older things like tv tuners, & bell timers..... surely put them on ebay as collectables. Is amazing what people collect. As for the power supplies & cables with plugs, keep a dozen & process the rest. Can't keep everything. Better with money in your pocket than stuff sitting around, waiting for someone to get it

[@markwanklyn4195]

I remember that Intel tool - was used for removing 386/486 CPU chips from their sockets - also get the ICs that were with it checked, they were for a Tseng Labs video card, but good chance that might be the same as the DRAM used in 8/16bit micros

[@harryverboom4032]

Ohh ben what a pick up you need 60 extra hands to bad i live at the other side of the world but there comes a day that il come and help you out as a little scrapping holiday

[@freedomfighter8958]

Love these videos man, i learn more from these than I ever did in a day at school 😂

[@wally8075]

Nice video

[@stedylan8820]

I love the odd ball items 🤔

[@blal07]

Close ups of the stickers and other identifying markings and us fans can help by way of ebay or Google. Set an amout aside to refer back to and it will be easier to find what fans help you with.

[@mtube620]

you hit the scrapper jackpot ben

[@iamvartan]

1:47:43 Thermal Circuit Breaker

[@RafalScrapper]

-red toad is nice a lot of copper, brass and silver and maybe gold like that japaneese counter -sweet pins i guess have same one get that out from trains light controll modules gold yeald was great on that - made in denmark was just electro valve lol - 32:30 i see that thing at many screens conected to self circuit board in u shape so self screen can be lifted together with cover it uses to be nickel plated copper

[@Dank-gb6jn]

Lol those headphones at 19:43 were like the same brand I used back in elementary school here in the states! I couldn’t tell if the had the ear pads on them, but if they did I’d take them in a heartbeat lol, can’t beat nostalgia!

[@pintsizegrfx]

I imagine these take a long time to edit, Ben. Thanks for sharing.

[@kristapsvaskis4242]

Nice video.

[@ephraimt1]

9:36 "Hooley Dooley" Hooley Dooley alright!

[@shanebullen9611]

Lol Ben how many time you said what I'm I gunna do with them great stuuf tho mate great video too keep scrapping buddy 😂😂😂😁😁😁👍👍👍

[@bajahipb5846]

You said it yourself about using the pre cut wires. I would check out off grid outfitters. Wiring complete off grid systems usually needs many different connections according to space and capacity. Much of it is low voltage where low resistance connections are important. The wire and connectors look like top quality. Australia must have a good share of such businesses.

[@plumbob916]

Ben those big relays have big silver contacts... well worth cracking one open

[@chrismaciejewski6391]

Wow, I thought I had accumulated a lot of broken electrical junk, not even close to that pile. Looks like fun. You got a ton of money there!

[@TheTorkerman]

Old switches = silver contacts!! Old Relays = gold and silver contacts Super nice haul Ben, dream pick up **also, make a power wall with those copper terminated cables, ya know...when you get the farm 👍🏼👍🏼

[@crphililps2594]

hi ben, the plastic boxes are to mount the fuses.....worth something definetely.....keep up the good work

[@starfirex5042]

Terrible that the shop closed but at least all the ewaste went to the right man!! One like myself could only dream of that pick up like that! Steam Punk Ben an alternate channel for the Steam Punk fashionista!

[@krmlzr1079]

Give us a small update soon on this batch! Test out the Magnet pvc pipe homemade thingy! electromagnet? Maybe you found some small gems in the meantime aswell. Anyways, had a blast. Watched it fully. Greetings from the Netherlands!

[@joeyscott4299]

Awesome !

[@whataguy7032]

It peaked my interest when you ran across that item from Scientific Atlanta. Not long after he graduated from college with a degree in electrical engineering my brother-in-law was hired by them. As part of his pay package he was offered stock options, which he took advantage of and took all he was allowed. That decision eventually make him about $2 million.

[@lonewolfgeoff]

those blue front plastic things with fuses in may be mains isolation boxes (between street power and building) so they pull the fuse to cut the power to, say, one flat while they change the breaker box for example... or they may be industrial versions for a per machine mains feed isolator. probably not worth keeping imho good vid tho! interesting to see what you get from a shop clearence! jeezz all those power supplies and the custom made test gear! btw crazy idea that the box with the round white pvc thing on might be to do with olde crt tv testing to check the tube magnets are working with an external magnet! (probably just ditch all them test equipment bits! they all look home made!)

[@pederlindstrom3132]

Hello Ben, Sweden here again. Yes, that's a fuse. Prongs are brass or copper and the cover i aluminium, they are filled with a kind of sand, last summer I got 200+ of those fuses.

[@wafamughrabi8723]

Keep up the good work.You can flatten the empty carton boxes&tie them in one bundle...this way they won't take a lot of space in your garage or van

[@adventuresinmetals7636]

Growing up in the North East US, Scientific Atlanta were the only cable boxes around.

[@alexanderplatz3568]

here in England we used to have a shops like that Tandys' then it got sold off to Maplins' and they went bust a couple of years ago,sad really

[@jondunn5986]

Hey Ben great vid some of those old school car audio stuff actually has some value for people doing resto's and want period correct stuff or orig fitment some old pushbutton radios can make into the $5-600 range

[@roberthargrove3770]

As far as the tv signal boosters go,I still use my old analog antenna and signal booster and my digital tv is excellent signal...

[@thefrankbsshow]

20:20 The device is used to determine blood coagulation

[@gregfridholm2136]

32:18 That's a roll of flex connector for use between circuit boards. Cut to needed length. The boards are built as a single flat unit, then snapped apart to mount on the bottom and sides walls of the product box. Flex connectors are very handy for such applications. But no residual value, scrap copper only.

[@rookierollhunter8652]

Those square black counter things you talked about are actually temperature control units, much like the one on your electric melting furnace.

[@cameronfisher6409]

The timers are off microwaves that have turn dials and are off egg timers

[@streetheadquarters]

U dropped a copper stacker in with the extruded heat sinks bud

[@TheKeithlanders]

It was empty i think

[@reverendtfg6802]

@@TheKeithlanders It definitely had the copper piece still in it.

[@TheKeithlanders]

@@reverendtfg6802 ok soz mate

[@KnightMirkoYo]

A thing about those little adapters/transformers - they might be useful for many things, not only for the initial manufacturer's purpose. I often find myself looking for some weird adapter (like 15v AC output or 5.7 DC etc.) and it would be really nice if more people posted them online. The most important thing is not the make, but alternating or direct, voltage output and amp rating. Cheers :)

[@Zitechman]

well the "long pins" you found are flat cable noting more great video lods of good staff keep up the great job!

[@Zitechman]

the push button box is electromagnet you need to plug it in and that it will stick to metal

[@Zitechman]

and all of the other boxes are handmade custom power supplies.

[@lynfreeman2383]

That off-sider is looking more necessary by the day, Ben!

[@spicolip2334]

stuff from china, japan etc usually takes 2 months minimum to hit north america when buying on ebay. if you make lots, north american sellers will buy from you to resell from north america because most people don't want to wait 2 months for their stuff to arrive so they are willing to pay a bit of a premium to get their china, japan purchase in under a week from a north american seller. you should still consider listing some of that stuff on ebay especially the adapters.

[@jetman1963]

leave them transformers outside in a bucket with some water on the bottom a few weeks. The metal layers will rust and delaminate then they pull apart easily with plyers. Saw this tip on a different channel. Easy sweet sweet copah. I do suppose it would be time consuming on your level

[@vamoose34]

The Siemens dial unit (around 7:20) is a motor driven time delay relay. They seem to have some good value, just not a lot of them around. I just googled the part number to find out. Might be worthwhile spending some time doing that as you sort stuff out?

[@snoozinghipo]

I always clear the steel scrap out first, and things that will be thrown in with scrap steel. Alot of the bulk will be gone then.

[@MrLemaire1]

Hey Ben, I love your videos! Only problem is, I get sucked in and next thing I know, 2-3 hours has passed. 😂 I sure wish I’d live close to you. I’d offer to help with the research on all the different items. Since I’m disabled (multiple neck & back surgeries), I wouldn’t be able to lug heavy stuff around. But for instance, those adapters at the 38:17 mark are used for things like Casio keyboards, arduino boards, and various other small electronics. I’ve seen them range from USD $2.50 to over $7.00 each. So if you can list them for anything in that range plus shipping, you ought to make some nice $$ just for those. Heck, maybe even group them into lots of 5, 10, or even 20! ✌🏼 & ❤️ brother!

[@whiteelephantvideos1343]

That box is a variable power supply for a test benchit's designed to plug different pieces into a different voltages so you can test them for operation

[@saturn7_dev]

If I were there I would offer my sorting help for all the pc's you have - be worth it to me to fix up.. Good that you check the stuff out first as some items definately worth selling whole rather than just scrap.

[@Atelierul29]

And those boxes are electric panel houses,you mount them on the wall and fit fuses in it to protect your electric wiring of your house

[@GreybeardKnowledge]

That Sony 4.5 v power supply is for the old school PSP's

[@readysetsleep]

There is a similar shop closing down near me, with a 45 year history. I saw the board with the prices for repair work, $30 USD just for an inspection, and then the parts are extra. When you compare it to current 2019 prices for electronics it's expensive. But they made their money from factory warranty work. Similar shelves of new old stock, but it has no resale value since it's so outdated from the 1980s.

[@volkhen0]

Once I have took 30 power supplies (black bricks) to the recycling center (for free) during work- warehouse cleaning. I took 3 pieces for myself. Then I sold them on eBay for 10$ each. I should have taken all of them ;).

[@jamespn]

Just like Radio Shack, where you could buy electrical components and repair your own electronics.

[@raymondcote6669]

Removes chips in sockets. The black foam is static proof foam as many chips will get destroyed by static

[@darkwing4475]

copper cables are for people building a sub woofer system for there cars,,, or in building an ebike or e scooter,, or for building a spot welder for building lipo battery packs,, or for building a welder out of a set of microwave transformers,, etc,,, :-)

[@roberthargrove3770]

At 1:56 the black box looks like a magnetic pulsing unit,like the Robert beck protocol stuff. Or a tens unit (health stuff)

[@weaverjoshuab]

The things in the red bin came from a chiller, likely a McQuay Chiller. Some say those large compressors’ contacts are silver. I tried taking the “silver” in to scrap yard and they said it wasn’t silver.

[@volkhen0]

In Poland we have companies and one of them is called “Made in Recycling”. They sell on our local version of eBay (eBay never won any market here) and you can buy almost all electronics equipment. They test some equipment and some they sell as is.