printer pics

Originally Posted by dherik

I wouldn't break the IC chips open, they're worth far more complete. And worth even more with a good pull.

You're right, I should have been more specific about which ones are okay to break. To whomever else reads this please don't damage or scrap chips like these two. The bottom one "C4004" sells for more than $1000.00.

Originally Posted by fnord

You're right, I should have been more specific about which ones are okay to break. To whomever else reads this please don't damage or scrap chips like these two. The bottom one "C4004" sells for more than $1000.00.

Yeah I seen these before. There like rare Intel Processors

What about the smaller ones (dime size) and that size in pic, but are dark brown ceramic, on mother boards/ pci boards?? They seem to be in a plastic
holder but easily come out.....their value??

Originally Posted by iScrap

Thanks all. Is it possible then, that the old dot matrix in my basement which I wanted to sell for quite some time is worth more if I scrapped it and pulled the chips?

Depends, but quite possibly. If you have the patience, older printers have pretty robust gears and motors which are sought after by robot builder hobbyists.

Originally Posted by metal gypsy

What about the smaller ones (dime size) and that size in pic, but are dark brown ceramic, on mother boards/ pci boards?? They seem to be in a plastic
holder but easily come out.....their value??

metal gypsy, the ones with the stripes red yellow brown gold? Those are carbon resistors, they are almost as valuable as charcoal briquettes.

Notice the legs on the chips though? and the metal bits in the sockets that the chips are plugged into? Gold plated, the older the board, the thicker the gold plating is.