Going to look at a big load of these tomorrow. Sent a picture of them but no idea what they are.
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/...k124/board.jpg
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Going to look at a big load of these tomorrow. Sent a picture of them but no idea what they are.
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/...k124/board.jpg
no clue
looks like old cable box, i see the access card cage on the board
hope your getting them for shred price or lower and have a buyer close for low / midgrade boards
Hi-mid at my buyer, satellite board/green, power board/brown. Top/bottom cover is shred.
Ok, thanks. There is twelve pallets but they're a little over 60 miles away. Worst part is I'd make a round trip to get them, then another 100 mile one-way trip to a buyer. I just emailed that I'd pass. Anybody in the South Portland, Maine area who is interested, PM me and I'll pass along your information.
id pass on them unless they were free, so much work for so little $$
Mick gave me his contact info and I went and looked at them today. I took back some samples and made a rough estimate of 5500 pounds. Some of the graylords say "returns" but they are mostly in there own small box. They where stacked 2 high so it was hard to look in every box but one I could had around 20 DVR's. The DVR I took back with me had a 320GB sata drive so I hope there are a lot more of them. I will be making arangments to pick them up after Xmass. I did pay for them but less then shred.
Chris
It is some sort of cable / satellite box. They are pretty simple to scrap. they range from $1-4 each to scrap depending on contents, and buyers.
While each is different here is what I have found in them in the past.
0.5-1lb of double sided green board. (b pop low for me. However they range depending on buyer.)
1-1.5 lb uncased power supply
2-3 lb tops and bottoms are tin / shred, screws
ribbon cable (around 1 oz)
#2 wire (2-6oz)
Stainless (less than oz.) - Around AV or Cable hookups, over some boards.
aluminum (1-3oz) in heat sinks occasionally
Brass (less than oz) - if they have built in wireless
*cards with sim chip looking contacts - these you can trim and sell as gold bearing.
*hard drives - normally better resale as they fit laptops and game consoles, but can be sold as is or stripped.
Keep in mind if the tops are on, you require special bits to get into these a Philips on inside and a 1/2 or 9/16 deep socket to get board loose from back. Some also have a tiny Philips on the back as well. A pliers can also be substituted for socket. If you cant get the safety / tamper resistant bit there are two ways I found work. File two sides of the screw till a vice grips grab tight or you can also use a grinder or sawzall to cut V's around the screws on the case. The inside ones are Phillips normally.
They are definitely worth the time if properly setup to do them. I did 5 not all that long ago and it took me about 45 minute complete tear down. This includes time to find suitable tools and how to get around the safety / tamper resistant screws.
Cant believe you would just pass on those! I would eat them up in a heartbeat. unbelievable
Over 2.00 a lb for the boards + the steel cases for about 5 -10min. teardown, = money to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
You must be making a fortune to pass up easy money.
It was just more than I wanted to deal with right now, especially as I didn't know what the payout would be. Like I said, 60 miles away. I'd have had to un-bury the trailer which I've put away for the winter. I said I hibernate during the winter and that's what I do. I don't want ANYTHING but I'd probably take it if someone brought it here. I've got enough in the basement and garage to keep me busy tearing stuff down at the dining room table till the snow is gone. It all comes down to motivation and I have none.
Right now I'm stripping a couple boxfuls (several pounds) of CRT degaussing cables. There is more in the shop if I do finish these. And hard drives, a couple hundred pounds of insulated wire etc.
Those screws are not anything special, they are called torx bits and are easly found at any where tools are sold.Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrepurposing
I believe the ones he's speaking of are called spline. I've gotten them loose occasionally by gripping them with diagonal cutters. They can be a real pain, literally, blood blisters. If I've got the correct disc for my Dremel, I prefer to cut a slot across the head and use a flat screwdriver.Quote:
Originally Posted by happyscraper