What's Inside a Keyboard & Mouse

Some people were curious about what's inside a keyboard or a mouse and is it worth it to break it down. The keyboard has a plastic sheet inside (called mylar) with a small brown board attached to the cord. The cord end is not gold plated. Some people save up the silver plastic sheets and sell them to a reclaimer to reclaim the silver out of them. http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/.../S20100012.jpg
The mice have a small low grade board attached to the cord, and that's all that's inside. The rest is plastic and rubber. Correction, the ball is metal under the rubber cover.
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I already know this but thanks for posting because I have seen countless people asking about these two in particular!

actually the ball is steel, its is just rubber coated. but yeah not really much to either one.

the mice without mouse ball have a high grade board in them i believe...I can't remember.

Good post buddy. Im sure this will help a lot of people out.

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the mice without mouse ball have a high grade board in them i believe...I can't remember.

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Nope. Low grade.

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because I have seen countless people asking about these two in particular!

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Yep, that's why I did it, and I was bored. That way the new-bee's don't have to keep asking,,,

i seem to find a good amt of keyboards that i just toss in with mix tin so i get .10 or .09 depending - so might be same a actual take apart and reclaim

I just put them in the scrap pile adds a little extra weight

wireless mouse has a high grade board plated with gold ive got about 12 of them saved up so far

mylar sheets with silver tracing were going for as much as 2.00 per pound (before shipping cost) since i have last sold them silver has dropped some.

WHY.... did anyone think that 39 screws were needed to hold this keyboard base together??!!??

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WHY.... did anyone think that 39 screws were needed to hold this keyboard base together??!!??

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Because china.

Keyboards that have a card reader slot have a small high grade board in them instead of a brown board. Also the newer keyboards come with a usb plug which is a gold connector.

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WHY.... did anyone think that 39 screws were needed to hold this keyboard base together??!!??

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Or when they pop-rivet the keys to the bottom with a framework.

I found a few w/ big brown boards under the keyboard, rather than mylar.

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the mice without mouse ball have a high grade board in them i believe...I can't remember.

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Theres a optical sensor in there with at least 8 gold wires inside it

Has anyone tried to design a co2 gun that could fire mouse balls ? Just sayin I would buy one , also I expect 25% royalty's from the engineer that reads and designs it .

The reason for the 39 screws..
Is to hold the metal plate on..
The reason for the plate is so you can line the bottom of the computer case..
The reason for lining the bottom of the computer case is so the 39 screws won't fall out....

The optical eye looks pretty, possable jewlery?
The switches have the 'Gold bar' contacts. Probably a gold plated silver bar.
The opto switches that are around the kind of spoked wheel also have a fine gold wire in them.

Maybe try freezing paintball pellets, might work?

Hi ! Thanks for the post im pretty good with my metals but no nothing about ewaste.I see all the computers getting thrown out all tne time where I am so im just starting to learn more about it.Thanks again I found this to be helpfull.HAPPY SCRAPING.

Now I'm a see my marshmellow shooter will shoot one...

You all gotta stop giving me such ideas, I get in enough trouble on my own!

Sirscrapalot - Mouse Ball firing in 3...2 .....1!

My scrap yard buy keyboard and mouse at 0.08$ lbs, so I cut the cord and sold as is.

Don't pry apart every keyboard that you find! If you find an older model keyboard try removing one of the keys to see if it's a mechanical keyboard. If so (like a IBM Model M for example) they can be worth a lot of money. Mechanical keyboards are coming back in popularity for their tactile feel and durability compared to rubber dome keyboards.

A good way to see if the keyboard is mechanical is to listen when you press down the keys. If they make a click clack sound (for lack of a better term) when you press them down then you may be in luck. You'll want to remove one of the keys (gently!) and see if there is a mechanical switch underneath. If the bottom of the keycap is cylindrical in shape and goes down into a hole when you press the key then you have a boring old rubber dome keyboard that's basically worthless (although not always the case, but that's another topic in and of itself) and you can probably get rid of it.

Completely off topic, I apologize, but usurp, is that Phil Kessel for your avatar?

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Completely off topic, I apologize, but usurp, is that Phil Kessel for your avatar?

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Haha yup. I'm a huge hockey fan and the profile pictures that team USA did for the olympics were hilarious. That picture is the result of one of them.

That being said, GO FLYERS! :)

I thought he always had that stupid look on his face...I'm not touching the "go flyers" comment...

Yeah he looks like a kid who really enjoys eating Oreos and watching cartoons.

And thanks for not touching that, I've been through enough this season...

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I thought he always had that stupid look on his face...I'm not touching the "go flyers" comment...

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They all have that look after someone explains to them how much they're making.

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Yeah he looks like a kid who really enjoys eating Oreos and watching cartoons.

And thanks for not touching that, I've been through enough this season...

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He does, doesn't he? And didn't know that Philly wasn't doing well, maybe you can guess how I know Kessel's ugly mug and you will know why I didn't want to mention NHL teams!

today i learned

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