Thanks for all the replies. Living in an unincorporated area of Alabama, it is difficult, most people I have contacted do not even know what I mean when I ask about electronics recycling.
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Thanks for all the replies. Living in an unincorporated area of Alabama, it is difficult, most people I have contacted do not even know what I mean when I ask about electronics recycling.
Is a business license necessary if you are just starting out? This is just going to be part time for now.
Went to pickup at one of my regular stops that usually does not have that much other than printers and got this!
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=731&stc=1&d=1386988716
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Great finds!
Quick tip for checking computers without hard drives. Do a google search for linux and download a copy. Ubuntu or one of its variants, Puppy, Knoppix, doesn't matter. Burn the iso to...
Went to the only close-by scrapyard that takes printers today. As I started to unload, the head guy came out and told me that they were having to drop the price from 8 cents per pound to 6 cents and...
The case is a removeable IDE hard drive caddy. The U-shaped bracket fit in a 5 1/4" drive bay and the drive was placed into the drawer. That one has a key lock to prevent accidental removal of the...
Some of the little round button springs are gold plated. Also, if you find red dip switches, they will have a tiny gold plated ball inside each switch.
Mike
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A 486DX-25 means it is a 80486 CPU running at a whopping 25 MHz! The DX means it is the full chip that included a math co-processor built in. Intel made a cheaper version of the 486 that was marked...
I have been looking for someone to even take them for free for over a year. Recycle USA paid a $1 each for a short time, but now charge $0.20 a pound. I had nearly 500 in storage and finally put an...
In the top picture, the chips that have the aluminum cover and green epoxy on the bottom, check to see if they are IBM. IBM used to use chips like that and they would often contain palladium.
Mike
Found inside towers...
Working Palm Pilot.
Half dozen plastic toys.
Playstation Harry Potter game in its case.
Dog chew toy - used.
Mike
www.goldrefiningforum.com
Mike
If they are the ones with lond leads and a hole at one end, they are power transistors. Not really ICs and not sure about the PM content.
Mike
Try using a sharp wood chisel at an angle to cut the pins. Works great on the flat, black ICs with lots of pins.
Mike
The ram card was used as storage, not system memory. An early form of today's USB flash drives.
Mike
Just thought I was adding something worthwhile. HCL is much safer than Nitric and I did add cautions. Feel free to delete if the post does not fit.
Post removed for safety reasons.
For more info, check out the Gold Refining Forum. Lots of good people there and tons of info.
Mike
The extra socket was for a math coprocessor or possibly an overdrive chip.
Mike
What are the odds? I just joined and am also from the Birmingham area and work in the medical field.:)
Mike
Hi everyone!
Have been lurking on here awhile and decided to join the fun.
My name is Mike and I live in central Alabama. I have been recycling computers for about 3 years and mining silver...