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    I trying to find out what type of electronics to find gold, silver, copper or platium. I need a list of items that i can start looking for. I found out most of these metals could found in a computer harddrive, and cell phones. What about cameras, or other things. Thanks.


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    Anything with a power cord and an on switch really.
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    Don't forget the palladium,
    also there is offhand about 20 different items I could mention that have PM's (precious metals) in them and are worth collecting.
    Start here and you should be able to read about them all.
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    Can you show a picture where i can find pallumin in electronics

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    Can you show a picture where i can find pallumin in electronics
    Thanks to Wiki;
    The second-biggest application of palladium in electronics is in the manufacture of multilayer ceramic capacitors, in which palladium (and palladium-silver alloys) are used as electrodes. Palladium (sometimes alloyed with nickel) is used in connector platings in consumer electronics.

    It is also used in plating of electronic components and in soldering materials. The electronic sector consumed 1.07 million troy ounces (33.2 tonnes) of palladium in 2006, according to a Johnson Matthey report.
    also we have a buyer that buys tantalum capacitors, which is etack. Look in the buyers section.

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    Mech, since your doing all the work already, maybe just save your self the time and link to the wiki on tantalum, an to etack's buyer thread....



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    Quote Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot View Post
    Mech, since your doing all the work already, maybe just save your self the time and link to the wiki on tantalum, an to etack's buyer thread....

    Sirscrapalot - I could use a cookie right about now.
    I try to be impartial to our buyers, as we have a lot of good ones but was just try to make my point that there is quite a few electronics and other things that have PM's in them. We have already shared the ideas and pictures but I'm not going to take them by the hand.

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    I was just teasing. I know you don't play favorites.



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    flux capacitors are where the real stuff's at ; )

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    Monitors are a good place, lots of those big heavy CRT monitors are full of gold and silver. Stock up on em.

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    Quote Originally Posted by drozenski View Post
    Monitors are a good place, lots of those big heavy CRT monitors are full of gold and silver. Stock up on em.
    Well that's a good thing I have a couple of hundred in storage for my retirement

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    Quote Originally Posted by drozenski View Post
    Monitors are a good place, lots of those big heavy CRT monitors are full of gold and silver. Stock up on em.
    Thanks for the advice, drozinski. I'm going to run out and corner the market before the OP beats me to it. Anybody got any they want to sell me?
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    Flux capacitors. Are they next to the skyhook?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dburge87 View Post
    Can you show a picture where i can find pallumin in electronics
    right here.
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    I buy Tantalum Capacitors and offer other services. Check out my thread for more info.

    http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/scrap...-cap-more.html

    http://recycletantalumcapacitors.com/

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