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Originally Posted by mikesouth
as old as that tv is POSSIBLE the power cord was made with silver or a silver alloy, silver is a MUCH better conductor than copper and was sometimes used in high end electronics....just a possibility but i think that would be more the case with 40 or so year old TVs
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Interesting - however the TV wasn't quite that old, bought it new in '86.
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The following is a a summary of scrap metal recycling prices in Canada. Prices are based on spot market prices and two prices are given - less then truck load and full truck load. Prices are in Canadian Dollars per pound (lb)
Old Mixed Aluminium 0.34 0.44 lbs CND
Old Yellow Brass 1.08 1.79 lbs CND
No.2 Scrap Copper 2.71 2.87 lbs CND
Mixed Lead 0.39 0.64 lbs CND
Nickel Scrap 6.18 8.24 lbs CND
No.2 Steel 369.73 462.17 ton CND
Stainless Scrap 0.67 0.89 lbs CND
Old Mixed Zinc Scrap 0.25 0.51 lbs CND
Car Bodies 77.03 128.38 ton CND
Aluminum Wheels 0.68 0.89 lbs CND
Battery Scrap 0.10 0.17 lbs CND
Catalytic Converters 28.27 47.07 each CND