does trimming the gold leads on the motherboards devalue them?

**happyisthealero** · 12-02-2012, 06:54 PM

What about crystals? Can I still remove them and get full price?

Also! What is the best way to remove the gold pins? I have Robogrip pliers I could just snap the whole pin assembly off, or can I use needle nose pliers to remove them? Seems like a pain to do so, because I would have to remove each, one by one.

**happyisthealero** · 12-03-2012, 06:10 AM

Originally Posted by happyisthealero

What about crystals? Can I still remove them and get full price?

Also! What is the best way to remove the gold pins? I have Robogrip pliers I could just snap the whole pin assembly off, or can I use needle nose pliers to remove them? Seems like a pain to do so, because I would have to remove each, one by one.

Anyone?

**jghilino** · 12-03-2012, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by bnbsfsd

I've a bunch of HP boards, motherboards that is, small socket, with gold fingers on the edge.

I figure I can put these into the finger boards, as they do have gold fingers on along the edge of the motherboard..

is that correct. or would they go into the high grade, or chi boards.? input would be nice. thanks.

cut the finger off and toss it in with the lower grade motherboards, or see if a buyer will give you green board price on it, ive sold them both ways

Originally Posted by happyisthealero

Anyone?

happy if youw wanting to remove gold pins from motherboards quickly the fastest method ive seen it to use a heat gun on the back side of the board and then pull it off the other side with pliers, works great for ribbon cable connectors and the like

**happyisthealero** · 12-03-2012, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by jghilino

cut the finger off and toss it in with the lower grade motherboards, or see if a buyer will give you green board price on it, ive sold them both ways

happy if youw wanting to remove gold pins from motherboards quickly the fastest method ive seen it to use a heat gun on the back side of the board and then pull it off the other side with pliers, works great for ribbon cable connectors and the like

Do you have a video? Sorry I'm a visual learner lol. I can try it, but seems like a waste of power, for the heat gun, to be using it.

**pcscrapper** · 12-05-2012, 01:55 AM

getting back to this post

not sure why If You cut the fingers off the bottom of the board thats on the edge will make this board a low grade.

lets say there wasn't that finger on the board along the edge.. it would be consider chi boards anyway.. but why low.

I'm trully confused. so.. is it CHI Boards, High Grade, btw, its small socket, but I know for sure its NOT LOW GRADE.

Originally Posted by jghilino

cut the finger off and toss it in with the lower grade motherboards, or see if a buyer will give you green board price on it, ive sold them both ways

happy if youw wanting to remove gold pins from motherboards quickly the fastest method ive seen it to use a heat gun on the back side of the board and then pull it off the other side with pliers, works great for ribbon cable connectors and the like

**DWJ** · 08-09-2013, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by happyisthealero

What about crystals? Can I still remove them and get full price?

Also! What is the best way to remove the gold pins? I have Robogrip pliers I could just snap the whole pin assembly off, or can I use needle nose pliers to remove them? Seems like a pain to do so, because I would have to remove each, one by one.

Have you found a buyer that's interested in these crystal oscillators?

**Mechanic688** · 08-09-2013, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by DWJ

Have you found a buyer that's interested in these crystal oscillators?

Do you know what's inside them?? I'm thinking gold wire, but I could be wrong.
Trying to remember back.

**DWJ** · 08-09-2013, 08:15 PM

I believe I found in an old post there is silver, platinum, and palladium in these. I could be wrong, though. Happy has sent me on a chase for a needle in a haystack looking for who buys these. Only thing is, as I dig through the haystack (the SMF archives) I find needles I didn't know I was looking for and get sidetracked. I'll get back on task tomorrow regarding the crystal oscillators/timers/units, and let you all what I find.

**Mechanic688** · 08-09-2013, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by DWJ

I believe I found in an old post there is silver, platinum, and palladium in these. I could be wrong, though. Happy has sent me on a chase for a needle in a haystack looking for who buys these. Only thing is, as I dig through the haystack (the SMF archives) I find needles I didn't know I was looking for and get sidetracked. I'll get back on task tomorrow regarding the crystal oscillators/timers/units, and let you all what I find.

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