This was covered in a thread I started ages ago. One of the best pieces of advice to come out of that thread was the suggestion to keep all the screws in a bucket. When the bucket is full use a...
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This was covered in a thread I started ages ago. One of the best pieces of advice to come out of that thread was the suggestion to keep all the screws in a bucket. When the bucket is full use a...
That's a very expensive piece of industrial equipment which runs switches, relays and other devices on the plant floor. It is unlikely that you would have the wherewithal to properly test it unless...
a heavy hammer and a 1 in wood chisel is one of your most important tools when working e waste.[/QUOTE]
OLDDUDE, you've mentioned this method a few times including here. How do you keep the board...
My point wasn't that you weren't believing what he was saying; my point was to listen to what he was saying.
That, however, wasn't even the main point of my reply. While I think you should...
After months of research and experimentation with ewaste, I have to agree with Old's conclusions. He truly is providing you with years of hard earned knowledge. Listen to him.
OLDDUDE is...
As an entrepreneur, I've done well with strategic alliances and collaboration efforts in other fields, but not as yet with my interest in escrap.
I wonder if anyone has been involved in any...
I'm located in Asheville, NC. Welcome to the formum from another NC ewaste fanatic.
Where soars Mount Mitchell's summit great, In the "Land of the Sky," in the Old North State!
Do these gentlemen have an unlimited supply of electronics/appliances or do they have computers? The type of e-scrap they have to unload will help guide you in your decision as to what to invest. My...
When I was a kid, back in the late-70s, my father used to make me "clean" the key machine in his hardware store so he could scrap the brass shavings. I must have swept shavings off of that machine a...
George, I think what that means is he'll accept either 1) a whole cell phone or 2) a board from a cell phone. It doesn't follow that there would necessarily have to be a third catagory (e.g., a cell...
I knew when I destroyed one of these that there had to be a trick to removing the heatsink. Now I know for "next time."
This board is excellent. Thanks for the tutorial, AJR.
I picked one up today too. From what I gather from eBay, it's worth about $40 if it works and you have the keyboard. I wouldn't say there's anything special. If you held on to it for another decade,...
I completed my first transaction with Ewasted. I want to say how impressed I am with not only the speed of the transaction, but also the quality of the communications. All enterprises--big and...
This is an excellent suggestion. What prices have you seen for some of the more-than-scrap-value boards? Also, I assume, correct me if I'm wrong, that those prices are based on having the board...
It sounds like you have the right mix and the right attitude. I feel the same about computers, but I don't have the space for the other stuff, so I guess I'm in the minority. I'll have to be...
I wasn't referring to computers. I was replying in regard to all the other stuff mentioned. My whole point is my interest in computers but I dont see how someone can expect to find thousands of them...
That's a heck of good pace, Mike. I don't think I could match it day in and day out. You ought to post a YouTube video--in real-time--showing you do 15 in one hour. I'd watch it.
That's an excellent point... but I have no interest in dealing with A-Z scrap--just computers. So, each person has to evaluate their own situation based on unique circumstances. For me the numbers...
This is an extremely interesting and helpful post. I believe your numbers are sound but as Recyclotrops points out there are a few other components that have value unaccounted for. Let's assume,...
LadyScappers, I would suggest buying an hour of a lawyer's time to get the legal skinny directly from an expert familar with local laws and regulations.
My yard takes them with the plastic as #2 copper, but, as you know, every yard is different.
You are referring, I belive to the Bozo Circus Grand Prize Game, yes? I'm under 50 but not by much.
I'm not a buyer so I'll let them answer questions #1 & #3, but I can tell you that the little thingies attached to the heat sinks are made of copper, not brass. They will bring you #2 copper price at...
Yes, I do know the value. Part of the reason for my question was to get a better sense of trade exchange rates--from others with experience in actually making such trades with computer technicians...
In other threads, I have read recommendations suggesting trading working computer power supplies (MPSUs) and/or CPU fans for non-working motherboards (MBs) or memory cards. In none of those posts did...
I'm glad you posted on this topic. Pulling pins is an idea I've been wrestling with myself. In regard to a hammer mill, can you tell me what you use? Did you buy one or build one? If bought, what...