what if any items other than computer contain high grade boards?
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what if any items other than computer contain high grade boards?
I recently had an oscilloscope and a vectorscope that I scrapped, they were from 1967 and the boards were high grade. Cable boxes and modems come to mind also.
like the direct tv boxes?
Yes, especially the ones with DVR. I believe they are mid-high grade boards.
wow...i have been throwing them in with shred....please guys anything else you can think of
Surveillance camera I tore apart had small high grades in it. Cable boxes appear high grade.
Servers of course.
Some tvs (lcd and ect..not old style), hand held items (games), printers, xbox pr ps2/ps3, some clocks, cars/trucks
rule of thumb...if it has a power button and has alot of buttons to do many things...most likely there is a high grade board.
Car stereo amplifiers have what looks like a high grade board and usually a bunch of gold plated terminals.
I just tore down a small Dell flat screen monitor and found a mix of boards. There was a hidden high grade behind a stainless cover. Most of the base was cast aluminum too.
DVR ones have a hard drive or 2 in them too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
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Cable boxes and modems come to mind also.
And Dish network boxes.Quote:
like the direct tv boxes?
Also anything else that has a memory of some sort should have a hi grade. Also floppy and CD Rom drives but the floppy's are harder to remove.
A friend and I tore apart a TV from the 50s awhile ago and there were boards with gold fingers on them. Cell phone boards are high-grade too. It also depends on what your buyer considers high-grade
Wow I would have paid you good for those. They would look great on my mantel . I am interested in all older vacuum tube equipment . Not for scrap .....Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
floopy and cd drive boards are hi grade same as mother boarrds????????
I think so old dude because they have the gold pins on the back of them.
yep,,Quote:
floopy and cd drive boards are hi grade same as mother boarrds????????
But the cd/dvd boards are pretty easy to remove, but figuring time to money it's better to leave the floppy's intact and sell to someone like Easy or Escrap or a couple of the others, They pay by the pound that way. The cd/dvd boards come out real easy so it's worthwhile to remove, then the rest can go shred if you want. Me, I remove the motors then the rest goes in the steel pile.
Floppy drives in most case are not high grade. If you look they are green on one side and brown on the other and are low grade board. The ones where the IDE cable connector end is easily exposed just break those off and put them in with the gold connector ends.Quote:
Originally Posted by olddude
How about this board?
It's encased in a rubbery type substance that isn't coming out very easily. Case is aluminum.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...11020-1838.jpg
I wold say break out the gold connector at the top and throw that in your AL breakage. I dont think it would be worth the time to get that thing out of there.
do the high grade boards from xbox,cable boxes,dish network boxes,modems,ect, go in w/ motherboards?
I am interested to know this also as the board from ps1's and ps2's I have are highly populated on both sides instead of one like motherboards.Quote:
Originally Posted by fl1870
Also, I have found that certain boiler pcbs can have partial (usually around 50%) high grade boards that are also dual side populated. Snap off or use a wide wood chisel to separate. So far I have seen these on Vokera linea and the slotted finger board Worcester pcb's but have not seen them on Ideal Classics.