Scrapping Magnetrons - lovely copper, no beryllium

[@scrapitall200]

Nice demonstration brother! As an added level of protection, I wrap painters tape around that stuff. My research shows that it’s chromium oxide and aluminum oxide. No way manufacturers would use something as expensive as beryllium in household microwaves. Thank you for the shoutout brother. Oh, Btw, I like the new hair do, about to do the same myself.

[@ScrappingScotland]

Thank you brother, glad you liked the video and the scalping 🤣🤣

[@scrapitall200]

@@ScrappingScotland I did 😂

[@ScrappinLou]

Nice to see you using the PPE (well, you could use some gloves but the eye protection and respirator were good).

[@BushDogScrapper]

This has got to be one of the top magnetron tear down videos I’ve seen yet! Thanks for the shout out Brother the scrap community is absolutely wonderful! CheeRs Fam I’ll be running the buzzer over the melon here soon always good to feel fresh no need to be fancy 😂

[@ScrappingScotland]

Cheers my guy

[@Derbyhobbiescrapper]

Got 2 of these to do be glad of help

[@ScrappingScotland]

Hopefully you can get all the copper from those magnetrons now bro

[@MicroScraprMike]

Great video, man! Detailed explanation on do's and don'ts.

[@ScrappingScotland]

Thank you for watching my friend. Gonna headb over to your channel

[@ScrappingScotland]

Subbed you bro

[@MicroScraprMike]

@ScappingScotland You are welcome! Thanks for the content. I have likewise subbed to your channel.

[@johnthompson9032]

Great detail in this video

[@scrapnjunk81]

Great video. I have a milk crate almost full of the centres. Now I know how to proceed. Thanks so much for the shoutout

[@ScrappingScotland]

Glad to help. Gotta get that copper 😀

[@ScorpionMetals]

Great video and info

[@ScrappingScotland]

Bro how many channels do you have? Just subbed this one now too 😂

[@pixelpatter01]

The effects of beryllium toxicity are very, very bad. Another source of exposure to beryllium is the springs made of beryllium bronze used in relays and some electronics. This stuff is never marked. Be especially careful if you are melting any scrap material or using anything you don't know is pure as the fumes are very toxic. The 'ceramic insulator' on the magnetrons used to be made of beryllium oxide because it is such a good conductor of heat and yet is a good electrical insulator. You will see beryllium oxide used in many high powered radio tubes because of these desirable properties. Don't assume that beryllium oxide isn't being used as certain foreign manufacturers will lie about everything.

[@ScrappingScotland]

There is no beryllium oxide in modern microwaves. For one it's too expensive and secondly it was replaced many years ago with aluminu oxide. I'm not saying beryllium isn't used in other items but not in microwaves for decades. High powered magnetrons in things like radio transmitters are a different story but I purely talking about microwaves here. Lots of great information in your comment though and I appreciate you engaging with the video. I don't melt any metal so no issue there for me. Thanks again for your insight

[@manchesterscrapman]

nice information video mate just subscribed

[@ScrappingScotland]

Back at you my friend.

[@nightscrapperuk13]

Nice breakdown, great video mate, every little bit of copper helps 👍

[@ScrappingScotland]

Absolutely brother. Just like pokemon, gotta catch em all.

[@HHRecycling]

You go way further than I do. I've never taken the end of. I'll try that next time.

[@ScrappingScotland]

Maximise everything buddy. Leave nothing behind. I don't want to say scrapitall, our buddy got the copywrite on that 🤣

[@HHRecycling]

Hey, thanks for the shout-out. You do a thousand of these in your life, that's a nice chunk of copper.

[@ScrappingScotland]

Some people think there's no copper in microwaves anymore due to most transformers being aluminium. There is always copper in microwaves 😀

[@HHRecycling]

@@ScrappingScotland don't forget about magnets. I love magnets.

[@ScrappingScotland]

@@HHRecycling I could build a magnet tower to the moon with the amount of these things I've had 🤣

[@aussiedad2587]

Magic video

[@ScrappingScotland]

Thank you for watching my friend

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

Gr8 vid mate. I know guy in Australia sell those magnets for like $5 AUD each. But he has secondhand shop. Cheers Graham

[@ScrappingScotland]

Thanks Graham. That's a nice return on a ferrite magnet!

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

@@ScrappingScotland U always put 10 together and tty selling FBM. U might b surprise

[@dalemills8052]

Ive got probably 15 or more of those. My problem is i don't have a respirator, so i just keep adding to my collection. Great videos

[@ScrappingScotland]

Just make sure you're in a well ventilated area when you cut them bro. No Beryllium to worry about

[@daleleeman9916]

I usually take that little piece wire as #1 brite Copper

[@ScrappingScotland]

Good shout

[@rixismetals]

Thank you so much for the shout out very much appreciated, great video and informative I think I’ll keep the magnetrons now to recover the copper , again thank you mate 👍

[@ScrappingScotland]

Always a pleasure

[@seamusmcelroy8352]

Good vid bro well explained

[@ScrappingScotland]

@@seamusmcelroy8352 thanks buddy xx

[@scraprodriguez]

Safety first 👍 Thanks for the shout out!

[@ScrappingScotland]

Absolutely my friend

[@silvercottage1silvercottag391]

When you cut out the two copper spools, cut one end on each spool ,then use your cutters and strech out the copper spools….the ferrous piece will just fall out…make the other end cuts ….time saved…..I also get the brass ends out of the plastic housing by using my side cutters and leaver against the plastic and the both come out fairly easy….keep up the great work

[@ScrappingScotland]

Thank you for the great advice

[@johnthompson9032]

Grab brass ends in plastic even if they break, still brass you didn’t have

[@nicejunk666]

Thank you for the shoutout great video

[@ScrappingScotland]

You're very welcome buddy

[@seanweiss6729]

Man i e thrown so many of these away cause i was scared of the barillium... Rhanks for the info. Will definately be cutting them up now. Gotts rotate that blade 180 degrees. If thats a grinder u really like consider teplacing the bearing inside.

[@seanweiss6729]

It's also a lot easier to cut the aluminum fins with the grinder then just pull off

[@richardhulbert9480]

😢I scrap anything with a power cord. But the better money is in e-waste. Call computer repair shops around you and let them know you recycle them. I have 4 stores that give me the old junk stuff. I have probably 5 years worth of material and as all scrappers know there is never to much. Making another pickup tomorrow.

[@peteoneill5799]

If the newer ones dont contain beryllium surely its ok to just smash them up? Probably just ceramic.

[@ScrappingScotland]

Yes but people are still sceptical so I show the cautious approach whilst reaffirming that there is no beryllium. I also wouldn't want people to assume that no magnetrons contain it as magnetrons in other things like high powered transmitters can still contain it. Just not in microwaves anymore.

[@aishalotter9995]

I always hit it with a hammer ,outside , not smash it to dust and sniff it up !!!

[@misike3882]

Hi. What do you do with the radioactive thorium-tungsten filament? Do you extract it or keep it whole?

[@ScrappingScotland]

I dispose of it at my local recycling centre as hazardous waste. Most yards won't take them even though the hazard risk is very low. When taking a magnetron apart. It can be dangerous if you are grinding the filament down and inhale it, but when you deal with these types of electronics, it's always important to know what you are scrapping and do some research.

[@RedDeckRedemption]

They've got thorium??

[@misike3882]

@RedDeckRedemption . According to Google, they do.....

[@ScrappingScotland]

@misike3882 it's a very, very thin coating but yes they do

[@ebikescrapper3588]

I bet you put your hair in light iron to increase the weight. Great video as always. Thanks for the video.

[@ScrappingScotland]

Jeez, why didn't I think of that 🤔🤣

[@donnykiofetzis5775]

i was wondering if the magnetron. contains beryllium copper because the copper is so stiff and hard. most switches and buzz bar contain beryllium. it makes the copper hard like the strength of say brass. you can tell when cutting with snippers its hard to cut unlike soft copper wire.

[@ScrappingScotland]

This is not hard copper and it doesn't contain beryllium oxide. Modern microwaves use alumina oxide.

[@Xenon6002]

Heya, Don't throw away the magnets... I always sell them on the online marketplace for 1 euro each. It is easy money if you keep them intact....❤

[@ScrappingScotland]

@Xenon6002 yeah the postage costs is why I don't sell them. Need padded envelopes and postage is over £1

[@Xenon6002]

@@ScrappingScotland yeah i sell them 1,- each asd postage is for the buyer. Mostly they buy all 10 or 20 in 1 go.😎😅

[@grs3282]

What grade is copper from magnetrons? Grade 2?

[@ScrappingScotland]

Number 2 copper yes

[@Hobbyscrapperaustralia]

I would highly doubt that any microwave would have beryllium considering how expensive it is.Cheap microwave definitely wouldn't have beryllium in it

[@ScrappingScotland]

A very sensible observation

[@PIOWOL1]

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[@PIOWOL1]

też dziś rozbierałem👍👍

[@hansdoel6375]

TIP FOR SAFETY: i wrap ductape around the beryllium parts before i cut of the sides

[@ScrappingScotland]

I did mention that as an option in the video my friend

[@garywhelton9304]

I wrap electrical tape around the caramic

[@ScrappingScotland]

I would never say not to but there is no beryllium in there from microwaves

[@jannydemonte4978]

Aufräumen bevor man ein Video macht

[@ScrappingScotland]

Es braucht nur Platz und muss nicht sauber sein

[@jakub3851]

Its most probably not beryllium oxide

[@ScrappingScotland]

It's definitely not

[@geneticrabbit]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6nSeaCjnJd6fq8si=c9DGLso39sf5IdXO this is how I do it. Not saying yours is wrong just saying this is another way. May the scrap gods provide you all with bountiful treasures. Keep up the excellent work. Peace to the scrap community.

[@ScrappingScotland]

Nice quick way to get those fins off. Thanks for sharing

[@simodo11]

Not totally safe ,using a grinder and hot metal without decent gloves

[@ScrappingScotland]

You are correct my friend. I do need to be better at safety.

[@simodo11]

Forgot to add ,thanks for the information,I’ve just subscribed because I like your accent and knowledge

[@ScrappingScotland]

@simodo11 thank you so much. Its a pleasure to have you as part of the channel

[@christophermarshall1400]

Your doing it all wrong, way to long and to much stripping. You dont need to take bottom plate of at all just take magnetron plate off first pull magnetron out the copper coils come out with the magnetron just snip job done.

[@ScrappingScotland]

Not sure I'm doing it wrong, just doing it a different way but you're right I could do it quicker and leave that bottom plate. I'll try that next time round

[@Frenki-gy9zd]

That disc cutter with no guard will if you lucky get you into hospital but if you cant get there quick you could bleed out R.I.P ☠️

[@ScrappingScotland]

The blade is too big for my guard unfortunately, it cuts into it. You're correct though. Safety is no joke. Thanks for watching