Low-Grade Circuit Boards

Usually it is a better idea (and more often than not more economical) to leave the low grade boards as is, unless removing large/heavy transformers.

Destroying the boards, depending on type of board can devalue them.

Telephone, microwave boards, all have a range from typically $.10 to over $1.50/lb

I should yank the transformers and keep the aluminum, steel, spool inductors and electric motors attached? That would add a lot of weight.

What should I do with my bucket of broken circuit boards? Should I keep my pcbs seperate? Telephone, microwave and TV piles?

And remove the motors... personally i'd leave the rest. I dont know how anyone could justify the cost of time to remove anything else... oh and as for the steel the board cant be enclosed, some buyers let you get a away with a a small percentage of steel being attached.

Certainly not! $.15/lb to $.20 /lb of value to us
or "shred pile' as most people do.

Originally Posted by axiomrenovations

is my tub of broken board trash?

no its not trash. im assuming this "broken board" you speak of is also low grade board. if you cant find a local buyer, you can always mix it in your shred and get light iron price for it... or stuff it in a washing machine or something, so its not "worthless" but if you can find a local buyer who will puchase low grade board, then you should go for it. im not sure about VA, but you could probably find someone if you look hard enough. googlesearch, my friend. googlesearch

broken or not they should be the same price. they are pulverized and leached for PM recovery. they dont need to be intact. and yes, theres many different grades of boards, but most buyers tend to lump them all together into two or three groups. those are low grade/brown board

why are they dangerous? I just yank them and put them in an electric motor pile

Hi guys, I was wondering if you discharge your CRT monitors or if you just wait a few days, if so how long?

If they have been unplugged for over a week, they should be ok, key word here is should. Here's a link to an older episode, it'll explain itself; http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/showt...as-possible...
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/showt...ll+try+to+keep

I've dismantled over 100 tv's this year and never got jolted.....until yesterday. Scared the hell out of me. I'm fine now fine now
fine now fine now fine now fine now......

Hoss says it so much better that I could.

As the mechanic up there oh so nicely brought up, i been shocked before.
I make sure my stock pile has been unplugged atleast a week. (The way my stock rotates, i have no problem with that.)
After that, i take the back plastic off, then cut the red thick chord. I take my needle nose pliers, take the suction cup off, then use my all and air the tube.
I also run my long rubber handled flat tip screw driver on the back of the circuit board to release any stored up power. I thought that didnt work at first, until i got a nice little jolt one day when my hand slipped and touched the screw driver when runnin it on the back of the board.
What i do works, hope some of it works for you.

It's all pretty explanatory, just take the time to read up a little.Just Play Safe, a TV is not worth dying over.

I figure the examples tell the tale better than I could, It is a h*ll of a way to be a teacher. LOL
Take care out there,,Hope your seeing the other side of the TV pile.

Originally Posted by TheHoss

Mech, i'm thankful that my boy shockin' story gets a good laugh outta you LOL.

Lord have mercy i will never live that down. Hahahaha. Totally worth it.

It seems like the best part of the zipper story was left out.