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Capacitor scrap metal

Jotto

Aug 24, 2012
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What do you do with the leads of the capacitor after you cut them off?

I save all of them for jumpers and test points on equipment, some I leave in for future troubleshooting. The are also fairly good for repairing traces on damaged boards.
 

GreenGiant

Feb 9, 2012
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I do pretty much the same, I toss them sometimes due to the sheer volume that I already have saved, but they come in very handy especially the larger caps and resistors that have thicker leads so you get some nice stiff bits
 

BobK

Jan 5, 2010
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Well, they are better for drilling!

Bob
 

Jotto

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I also make metal spiders out of them. Yes, you do end up with a lot of scrap.
 

shrtrnd

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My employer says they're contaminated with hazardous waste, with solder still on
them, so they pay to have them removed as hazardous waste.
Gives other people jobs, I guess.
 
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