Remove all the transformers and heavy metals and such, and depending on the number of ICs, palladium monolithics, and such (some have way more than others, I've found... even big ol' socketed EPROMs) you can get fingerboard price. Just make sure to get ALL the heavy stuff... it won't be anywhere near 4 pounds after you're done stripping it.
It will go as midgrade if you half-ass it and just remove certain things and leave others. If you're lucky. Leave everything on, you'll get power board. All depends on the buyer, of course, but this has been my experience.
Also, I've been told to trim the board if there's a large area that's obviously worthless. Check the back though, there's often large clusters of monolithic capacitors, you don't want to trim those off.
Bookmarks