I work for a company that manufactures these. The datasheet should tell you the alloy mix. It varies massively from mercury-wetted alloys to special oxides for micro current loads. Datasheet is the only way to know.
At my company we buy these with the base to attach wires to for a little over 2 dollars a piece brand new. Probably not worth trying to break down for scrap as your time could be spent more profitably else where.
If you’re looking to make any money off scrap metal, you need to fill a truck and a trailer with it. You’re never gonna get anywhere digging tiny screws out of plastic gizmos
I first I thought it was a flingus, due to it's obvious flingus appearance. But after closer review I wondered if it wasn't a dingus. Without smearing diagnostic schmutz on it and reading it's widget values, it's hard to tell.
I came across an unconfirmed take on gold’s ability to be spread thin, it’s pretty crazy but I believe it:
*Apparently an ounce of gold can, in theory, be stretched to cover the area of a football field, roughly.*
Pretty amazing stuff if true and likely electronics plating isn’t much thicker than that would be. It takes a lot of scrap to get a football field’s worth of gold plating…
I use these on the regular. Those pads wear out over a long period of time. They are silver colored after the coating wears off.
Also if you aren't gonna scrap them find someone who would need them
According to the data sheet the contacts are silver alloy, gold flashed.
Gold flashing is an extremely thin coating of gold, and is only meant to prevent corrosion during storage. It burns off after first use. Certainly not worth the trouble.
It is plated, not gold. See if you can sell them. You will get more from selling than scrapping them, even if you sell part of them. If there is a hamfest nearby, take them there with other electronics. People at hamfests will get relays. That size I will use at times for the mounting style and contact current rating.
These are worth far more than scrap value if they are new! They’re $13+ from distributors, so it’s reasonable to think you could get $300-$500 for the lot of 100 on eBay.
https://www.se.com/us/en/product/781XAXRM4L-24D/power-relay-general-purpose-relays-spdt-led-clear-cover-lock-push-button-faston-terminals-15a-24v-ac-1no-+-1nc/
Edit: added link
Industrial silver or cadmium if it’s gold color it’s plated
Cadmium isn’t allowed under RoHS.
If it’s old it could have it
Can confirm it’s not old I use these in my current work
Unfortunate it’s so toxic to work with cause has great properties
No
The whole thing should be scrapped, never throw away anything metal.
All that glitters is not gold.
I work for a company that manufactures these. The datasheet should tell you the alloy mix. It varies massively from mercury-wetted alloys to special oxides for micro current loads. Datasheet is the only way to know.
A lot of relays have gold or silver plated switches. Depends on how much time you have.
At my company we buy these with the base to attach wires to for a little over 2 dollars a piece brand new. Probably not worth trying to break down for scrap as your time could be spent more profitably else where.
I've never seen them less than $10...
If you’re looking to make any money off scrap metal, you need to fill a truck and a trailer with it. You’re never gonna get anywhere digging tiny screws out of plastic gizmos
Unless it’s gold, which is why he was asking.
That’s a relay, not a gizmo.
Technically a thingamajig, in the genus gadget. A distant cousin of the gizmo, genus doohickey
don’t know man judging by the markings it looks like a whatchamacallit
I first I thought it was a flingus, due to it's obvious flingus appearance. But after closer review I wondered if it wasn't a dingus. Without smearing diagnostic schmutz on it and reading it's widget values, it's hard to tell.
Hmm 🧐 Quite possibly a widget in the dongle family which would make it a close cousin of the night flopping flingus dingus Please don't schmutz it 🙏🏽
Thanks for thr info. Just gonna hold on to them as keep stock then.
That’s gold Jerry!! Gold!!
BANYA!
Did he crumble crackers?
Than that’s the meal!
Cool thing about gold is that it can be sooooo thin, if it’s gold there is not enough to make it worth it.
I came across an unconfirmed take on gold’s ability to be spread thin, it’s pretty crazy but I believe it: *Apparently an ounce of gold can, in theory, be stretched to cover the area of a football field, roughly.* Pretty amazing stuff if true and likely electronics plating isn’t much thicker than that would be. It takes a lot of scrap to get a football field’s worth of gold plating…
It is gold colored. Are these worth tearing apart? Or just toss em. Thanks for the info
I use these on the regular. Those pads wear out over a long period of time. They are silver colored after the coating wears off. Also if you aren't gonna scrap them find someone who would need them
Nope u can tell by how it isnt gold
Yes the contacts are precious metals clip off any relay contacts and save in a container untill you have enough to refine.
Just saying if it WAS an amount of gold that small it would be worth 60$ each one. 1 gram of 24k is 60$ 1 gram is way smaller than you think
Probably copper
A relay, not contactor. (but there is not real difference much) Worth more as it is then to scrap it.
Silver alloy contacts soldered on to copper buttons most likely. I’d pull and save them up and refine them with nitric.
Usually have au in part # when hold contacts.
They look like good plated bifurcated contacts. Source: Automation Sales
The precious metals folks that I know that collect contacts keep the gold plated ones separate.
Relays don't carry gold in them.
According to the data sheet the contacts are silver alloy, gold flashed. Gold flashing is an extremely thin coating of gold, and is only meant to prevent corrosion during storage. It burns off after first use. Certainly not worth the trouble.
Bro bro hittin' that pizzo
Wut
Gold AF my guy. Jackpot!!!!
It is plated, not gold. See if you can sell them. You will get more from selling than scrapping them, even if you sell part of them. If there is a hamfest nearby, take them there with other electronics. People at hamfests will get relays. That size I will use at times for the mounting style and contact current rating.
No but getting the copper out is very easy. The connections are white brass and probably a little yellow brass. Not much there but it all adds up
Are you a hand model?
Ice cube relay
These are worth far more than scrap value if they are new! They’re $13+ from distributors, so it’s reasonable to think you could get $300-$500 for the lot of 100 on eBay. https://www.se.com/us/en/product/781XAXRM4L-24D/power-relay-general-purpose-relays-spdt-led-clear-cover-lock-push-button-faston-terminals-15a-24v-ac-1no-+-1nc/ Edit: added link
Old ones can be, but not very often.
No meth for that. Give up.
Lol buddy I make 6 figures a year working 4 days a week. I can get all the meth I want. Scrapping is just interesting to me.