I did my research and I want to verify my results.

OK so I have been doing some reading. I think I have found the correct answers. I don't want to be the newbie with all the questions so I am just looking for a little reassurance that the info I think I have found is on the right track.

1. Power supplies and things are going to be worth more money broken down, based solely on the value of the materials. Obviously time is an issue, but solely(That is a word that I had to look at a lot to get spelled right) on the materials it is worth more apart.

2. Eproms and IC's are worth about the same, look basically the same on boards and should be taken off of low grade circuit boards.

3. The things connecting all aluminum heatsinks are transisters and are sold as #2 copper. I am assuming they should be taken off of all low grade too.

4. All CRT boards are low grade and all boards that are not green on both sides are low grade. Besides those crazy colored ones.

5. Motherboards, no matter the type, shouldn't be touched at all, save for the finger boards and RAM attached, and the CPU's. All the other copper stuff and sinks and things should all be left on there since they are worth less than the board is. Obviously any wires and ribbons too.

Ok I am sorry for this. Like I said I have done my homework so I am not asking for answers. I believe I have found the answers. If I have done my research incorrectly if you could just tell me what number is not correct and I will do the research some more.



I can understand the frustration with repeat questions so I am trying not to be the annoying newbie, but I hope you can appreciate how much it helps the newbie to get that vote of confidence that what they just found out is actually the correct thing.

I want to start out from the beginning doing this the right way.

Thanks again and you can ban me if I have become the annoying one already.

P.S. Is it wrong to add at the end here HOW AWESOME THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES ARE DOING FOR A CHANGE!!!!???

PA wont make the playoffs...

N everything depends on ur buyer..

I completely agree that power supplies are worth more broken down.

Although, if you get to the point where you are breaking down 50 plus towers at a time and have to do it quick in order make room for your next load, you will simply run out of time.

I used to break down power supplies and it wasnt too bad when i got 5 to 10 towers at a time. I used to think the guys claiming they arent worth it were crazy. But now i just do not have the time break them down, or the space to keep until i do have time.

On the boards, my yard pays $2 for motherboard, so if i get a foreign board everything stays on because they dont care. If i am mailing a board off i take off the battery, heatsinks, and anything else that isnt soldered on.

Thanks for your replies and reassurance. You are right mechanic, it is almost like an onion, you have to peel off a couple of layers of threads before you find your answers. Just like anything persistence pays off.

Yes as I have been going through the low grade there seems to be some with some gold connector pins on the sides. I am guessing I should be taking them off too.

As I have only been getting in a couple computers at a time the power supplies haven't been overwhelming at all.

Has anyone ever come across a tv with NO degaussing cable on it. I hope I didn't just miss it on a couple of older tv's I have done.

Thanks again.

Originally Posted by hosshoss

Has anyone ever come across a tv with NO degaussing cable on it. I hope I didn't just miss it on a couple of older tv's I have done.

Thanks again.

I've run across a rare one where I had to pull the tube out to locate it

Don't forget to take the processor off the mother boards, they are located under the large heat sink. Always check with your buyer before taking anything off any boards even low grade. Don't be afraid to ask questions, this a forum to help people learn. Do you take anything off of the boards you pull out of power supplies? I leave everything on those boards and get a little more than low grade but that will depend on your buyer. Yes I brake down all power supplies and DVD drives. As far mother boards go I take off all heat sinks and steel. You did good with your research. Best of luck to you.

Power supplies. Some yards buy them whole, with or without wires. I have been selling them at .20 a pound for the last year. (Without wires)

Jghilino, is $.30 really what you get extra from breaking down power supplies? If so, there's no way I'm breaking down another one.

Originally Posted by carolinajunkman

Jghilino, is $.30 really what you get extra from breaking down power supplies? If so, there's no way I'm breaking down another one.

Some power supplies Can be resold..

I save em for a rainy day..or a rainy month for me n my broken ankle..

Ive broken down 70 or so in the last week...they do suck to tear down, but once u get on a roll they are not too bad..Not a $$$ maker, but keeps ya busy with a decent return