Reed relays , Do they worth the effort to scrap them?

[MicheleM]

Hello everybody,
Someone knows if this kind of relays contains PM? I ask because they look not not easy to remove without heatgun. thank you, have a good day!

 

[orvi]

I stumbled across some of these. Not exactly these ones, but similar. Mine were easy to remove from inside.
Contact points inside the tube are often plated with precious metals.
Mine were rhodium plated. Need to be tested

 

[MicheleM]

Thank you @orvi !
Right, easy to remove from inside

 

[BlackLabel]

Just cut both wires at the ends of the glass tube.
In case the tube is glued inside the coil, break the tube.

 

[MicheleM]

Thanks @BlackLabel , Yes, I did it, I put a couple of them in HCl to dissolve the Fe-Ni 50:50 alloy of the main body. It looks more acid-resistant than I thought