Quote Originally Posted by armygreywolf View Post
Alloy, how many kw/hours do you think it takes to pull a lb off solder and board substrates? I've looked at the process in the past but I just couldn't figure that much power for the returns, of course tin was about 2 bucks at the time.
KW hours probably cost more than i would make from the recovered Sn, other factors that may discourage me from attempting this project is that both copper and nickel used on the boards would also become chlorides - not sure how one could selectively separate each as a refined metal.