Glad my post was tasty. I'd hate to give everyone indigestion on my first try.
The ICs that are glued on, not soldiered, seem to give me the most trouble. I will keep trying, on the lesser-boards. Is it best to keep the north and south bridges on the motherboard, or do people remove them? Is it best to keep everything on the motherboard? So far I've removed the fan and heat sinks and CPU. I see some copper wound around what look like ceramic doughnuts, but so far have kept them on out of fear of removing the wrong thing from the motherboard.
Please forgive me if I don't have the e-terminology correct yet.
Thank you, everyone, about the crystals. Easakiwi, those are great photos! Is the one mentioning a 'disk' missing? How did you get those tiny components open?
I don't mind removing random things from the boards while I watch TV. It's soothing. Eventually, I'll figure out what I consider worth my time to futz with.
This one old computer tower (curbside find) yielded a lot of interesting drives and other goodies. I might save the power supply to use with my solar panels. If anyone has done that, I'd love to hear about it.
Today, I also worked on breaking down a lawnmower, a dishwasher motor, a photo printer, a keyboard (got the mylar out), and a VHS camcorder. I usually just wander around and pick up metal garbage from parks, and recyclable trash from curbsides...but suddenly I'm getting the urge to destroy appliances to see what lives inside. I want to find a microwave next.
Having trouble getting into the motors. I know I can sell them as is, but I'd love to get the wads of copper out. I'll keep reading and see what other people do. I guess I need a grinder.
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