I actually have a C64 in the box with the original 1980-something receipt. I'll be putting it on ebay next month or the month after.Quote:
Originally Posted by RLS0812
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I actually have a C64 in the box with the original 1980-something receipt. I'll be putting it on ebay next month or the month after.Quote:
Originally Posted by RLS0812
Beautiful score. It's amazing what is sitting somewhere hidden, just waiting to be found!
Picked up a small load from a Craigslist ad. Ended up with about 5 lbs of mixed wire and cords. A printer and a old digital camera. An older Pentium 4 tower and a few powered speakers. Also got what I first thought was a scanner, turns out it was an old laptop.
IBM PS/2 Model L40 SX ; powers and boots up
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appears since u have a power adapter that laptop is much more valuable
There is also a double wound copper coil in it. It is not easy to split like a MW coil, but it is better than shred.Quote:
Originally Posted by HipoGear
I will also add that I can buy them at garage sales for $1 to scrap. I have gotten some monsters, and it is cheaper to buy batteries for them than it is to buy a new UPS. I have my desktop and modem and printer hooked to one, my wife's desktop hooked to another, and my TV and cable gear hooked to another. Number one, it offers protection from spikes and brown outs on the stereo and other electronics. Two, it gives a temporary power to keep the stuff from just clicking off when we have a momentary interruption. Here is the UPS I have running the entertainment items in the living room. 1000 watts with two batteries, it will run the equipment for an hour or so...
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I ended up fully scraping out that UPS. It was heavy as hell and that was WITHOUT batteries. I was a little bummed when I saw that it had no bats in it but once I saw how big the transformer and the coils were... I got over it. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by t00nces2
I got a chance to pick up another load from my "honey hole" barn cleanout. I took my trailer to haul the printers because i knew i wasn't going to be able to unload them before dark. The printers i got from the first load have been broken down and this weekend i plan to continue with load 2.
I continue to clean and research the terminal units. Most look to be good candidates for resale to a collector and/or refurbishment.
The printers i have decided to just scrap out fully. Most of the plastics are broken in some form and moisture has rusted all exposed steel. Large telcom boards with the occasional gold ceramic IC has made things interesting. Many heavy transformers and stepper motors are the gravy.
Im looking at at-least one more load of this type of material possibly in 2 or 3 weeks from now. This will be it for the printers and terminals from this ONE room. I will be returning this fall to help continue the cleanout of the top 2 floors of this barn. Possibly a ton of smaller, more interesting items for the future. More to come, stay tuned.
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keep the pics coming
before and after pics would be nice too
so we can see what goodies are found in which items
This weekends project about half done.
Fenders ; Northern Tool/Equipment = $65ea
LED light kit ; Harbor Freight = $23
6 cans Rustolium Gloss ; Home Depo= ~$12
Diablo Cut-off wheels, Home Depo = $10 /pack
Scrap potential = Priceless
Still need the timber, run new wire from kit, clean up brakes and come up with a winch mount for a light duty winch I have
Once done, I already have 3 cars I need to haul in. That should pay for the upgrades.
Would love to see it. Trailer or Car Dolly? Too bad your pic isn't showing for me :(
Slap a piece of sheet steel on top of the tongue just behind your jack and bolt winch to thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Faceball
I use the Harbor Freight (Badlands) 12K >> $300.00 with a coupon nowadays
You have some high dollar keyboards, even if they aren't fully functional. And some valuable apple stuff too. Apple collectors are crazy and pay big money. If you think an old apple is in bad shape, it's worth looking up every card out of them and even selling as-is untested...
Got a small load during a clean-out this week and got an old tower. Interesting chip. I have never seen a i486 that wasn't ceramic. Anyone know anything about this chip? rare? common?
With me only doing e-scrap for around 2 years now, i have hardly "seen it all" but every now and then, i find something that makes this so fascinating.
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I can't tell you anything about it other than I had one myself. Nice to find new to us things. 73, Mike
I got one like this recently. I still have it laying around somewhere. My guess is these type aren't the "common" ones, but I do see them around. I've only been doing scrapping of electronics on a large scale for about 7 years now, so I know I haven't seen nearly anything.
The deck of my trailer is done and its first load was delivered late yesterday. Also decided to turn in all my transformers and motors due to space. I also had a few car batteries laying around that were shot.
Totals:
Car w/engine / Tin shred = 2540# @ 166 GT = $188
Electric Motors/ Transformers = 353# @.23 lb = $81
Dirty Alum = 68# @.12 lb = $8
Batteries = 104# @.30 lb = $31
Total= $310
This Payday more than paid for the upgrades to my car trailer. Time to make some money
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This is a little more than a years worth of collecting Transformers and small steel case motors from various electronics
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I cleaned up the shop and a little around the back door area. Felt I had a bed full enough to do a small load to the the yard and hit a burger and cocktail with the misses on the way home.
Prices seem stale. I've been trying not to hold material just to wait for the market anymore. If I have enough for a full bed and/or trailer, and have a reason to go "that way", Ill do it.
Well, anyways, this is what I brought in with prices. Enjoy
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Tin = i tossed on top a few PC cases and bunch odds and ends just to round out the load
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Didn't realize Wietsman's dropped $30 a GT this month. I thought it was only down $10 to $20.Quote:
Originally Posted by Faceball
I recently scored a load of cable boxes and DVR receivers. All Motorola. I was sooo excited after I got them home and unloaded. I got a nice work area all cleaned off and started ripping into them .... DOHH... I have never seen this security screw before. At least nothing I have come across in my scrapping as of yet. I went through every tool box I have and nothing would even come close. Off to Mr. Google I went.
Turns out there are many types of what they call "security" screws. I found a nut driver made for the Motorola cable boxes but they wanted $20 for ONE driver..... um .. NO. Further research told me Motorola borrowed this security screw from gaming systems and cartridges from back in the day, Nintendo, Saga and such. So I dug out my old NES and low and behold... victory, same screw. Anyways, they make a gaming repair set with the said drivers I need for my boxes. $7 and change. Received it yesterday and we are back into business.
With the money I get from this load, it should be enough to get a 180 piece set I have my eye on that has all the security drivers and bits that exist.... hopefully.
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This is one of the Motorola cable boxes
Motorola DCH200
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Question: You guys that do alot of e-waste with the RF coax connections with what I call, RF "cages", how much of the shielding "cage" do you remove? Just the lid?
Pulling off all the tin edging is a pain because alot is soldered if not all of it. On these, i'm pulling the lid off because of that nice copper shielding under it, but not all are like that tho.
Also I don't know much about these Motorola M-Cards. Are these greater than scrap?
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Nice score there!
I remove the shielding in the same way, never had a problem or been downgraded.
I too have run into those screws...usually some cussing and then BFH time!
Interested in that 180 piece set you mentioned. Can you post a link?
Wow it must have been late when I typed that. SorryQuote:
Originally Posted by mthomasdev
The set I was looking at is this one at 103 pieces. Its got the gamebit and tons of other security screw bit. affordable too
https://www.newelectronx.com/proddet...er-bit-set-103
The set I ended up with was this small kit plus 2 driver bits
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N8XIG4I...a-383713256565
https://www.amazon.com/Security-Scre...CETCXFM72RRPQW
Last weekend I went to a Warehouse Auction and they had tones of Ewaste. Got a little over my head but hopefully I will make a good profit. This is just HALF of what I have. About 4 more pallets of towers, around 60 monitors and about 100 phone units not pictured. Total investment; $150
Time to get busy
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At that rate it is impossible not to profit. The very best way to do auctions is what you have done on this one.
My favorite saying passed on to me "Profit begins when you buy not when you sell". If you buy it cheap enough you can be assured of making a profit. Thanks for sharing. 73, Mike
finished breaking down around 20 different network switches from that huge auction lot i got a few weeks ago. The most interesting ones here
Kalpana EtherSwitch EPS-2015RS
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Don't remember the brand of this one (Xylan Corp?) . Sorry, crappy pic but all tracing and pads are gold, both sides
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