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BUYERS TRAINING MANUALELECTRONIC SCRAP
VERSION 1.0CREATED BY: JUSTIN ERVIN
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Whole computer(PC) towerscan bepurchased as-isifnone
ofthecomponentshave been
removed.
Inthephotos youseethe
variouspartsthatmakeupacomplete PC Tower.
Theseindividualpartscan be
removed by aWise Recycling
employee,orthewholetower
can besold as-isataprofit.
Thistutorialwillexplainwhat
thevariouspartsare,howto
identify,purchase,andsort
themifdesired.
COMPUTER (PC) TOWERS
Front View Rear View
Side View (case removed)
(ES-PCTOWER)
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Floppy/CD-DVDDrive
Motherboard
PCI Cards
Hard Drive
Power Supply
Processors (CPU)
Memory Cards
COMPUTER (PC) TOWERCOMPONENTS
(still mounted in tower)
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COMPUTER (PC) TOWERCOMPONENTS
(removed from tower)
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Becoming familiar with the
terminology for the
individual parts is very
important.
1. PowerSupply
2. PCI Cards
3. Motherboard
4. Processor(CPU)5. Heat Sink
6. Memory Cards
7. Floppy/CD-DVD Drives
8. Hard Drive
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7.Thepowersupply doesexactly asit
sounds,suppliesthe PC withpower.
Itisusually inarectangularsteelhousingandhasvariouscordscomingoutofitthatgivetheothercomponentspower.
Thesuppliescan be boughtforscrapintwocategories,withorwithoutcords. Theonly differenceisthecopperrecovery onthesupplieswithoutcordsisslightly less,sothey
willnot bringashighofapriceperLB.
1. Power Supply(ES-POWSUP)
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7. Thispartofyour PC cancomeinavariety ofshapes/sizes. Theofficialtermforthemare SlotPCI Cards becausethey aremountedinthetancoloredslotsonthe Motherboard.
Thegold fingers thatmountintothemotherboardiswhatistryingto berecovered.
These Boardsareconsidered HIGHGRADE.
2. PCI Cards(ES-HG PCB)
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Themotherboardisresponsiblefor
connectingalltheindividual
componentsofthe PC together.
Many partscan beremovedfrom
themotherboardandsorted.
Theabovephotoshowsafully
brokendown board. This board
isalsoconsidered HIGH
GRADE.
3. Motherboard(ES-HG PCB)
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The ProcessororCPU (Central ProcessingUnit) storesaseriesofknowninformationthat yourcomputerusesoverandoveragain. Thisallowsthe PC tooperatefasterbecauseitdoesntneedtocontinuallyreinventthewheel.
Theabovephotoshows 5 categoriesofCPUsandeacharedifferentpricesperLB.
The CPU isthemostvaluablecomponentoftheentire PC tower.
WewillreviewthedifferenttypesofCPUsin
moredetaillater. (continuedonslide 13)
4. Processors (CPU)
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7.A Heatsinkisapartofthecomputer
thatisgenerally mountedontopofthe CPU. Itisusedtocooldownthe CPU similartoaradiatorinavehicle. A miniaturefanisusually usedto blowairacrossthefins.
Heat Sinksareusually madeoutofaluminum,copper,orsteel. Theycan besortedinto yournormal
ferrous/non-ferrousmetalcategories.
5. Heat Sinks
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7.Memory cardsarealsoreferredtoas RAM
(Random Access Memory). UnliketheCPU,theinformationinthememory cards
continually changes. Themore RAM thatisinstalled,thefasteryourcomputercanmakedecisions.
TherearetwocategoriesofMemory Cardswhenitcomestoscrap. They arebought/soldas GoldorSilverMemory.
Intheabovephotothe Gold Cardsareontheleftandthe SilverCardsareontheright.As youcanseetheonly differenceisthe
metalthatisplatedtothefingersofthecards.
6. Memory Cards
(ES-GLD RAM)
(ES-SLV RAM)
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The Floppy/CD-DVD Drivescan be
removedfromthe PC towerand
soldintheirowncategory.Thereistypically aminimal
upgradedpriceperLB. overthe
currentsteelmarketvalue.
Howeverthey arevery easy to
identify/removefromthetowers
soitmakessensetoremove
themmostofthetime.
7. Floppy/CD-DVDDrives
(ES-FLCDDVD)
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7.The Hard Driveisusedtostoreinformationon
yourcomputer. Mostofthetimethey aremountedonthesame bracketastheFloppy/CD-DVD driveandcan beremovedby takingoutafewscrews.
They aregenerally boughtforscrapintwocategories. Witha Board,orWithoutaBoard. Thetopleftphotoshowsaharddrivewith boardattached. Ifthose4screwswereremovedandthe boardwassoldseparately,itwould beconsideredaharddrivewithout board.
Someofthemetalsrecoveredfrommost Hard
Drivesinclude Gold, Silver, Platinum,Copper, Aluminum,and Steel.
8. Hard Drive
(ES-HD-WBRD)HARDDRIVE W/BOARD
(ES-HDWOBRD)HARDDRIVE W/O BOARD
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Processors (CPU)
SLOT CPU (ES-SLT CPU)
X86CPU (ES-X86CPU)
CERAMICCPU (ES-CER CPU)
PLASTICCPU (ES-PLA CPU)
NO PIN CPU (ES-NOP CPU)
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Computer Boards
HIGH GRADE (ES-HG PCB)
MID GRADE (ES-MG PCB)
LOW GRADE (ES-LG PCB)
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THE END..FOR NOW
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Notes:
ITEM $ /LB DES CRIPTIO N
BOARDS:
PC/Mother Boards (Under 2K/Over 2K) $3.75/4.00 Motherboards, Video/Sound Cards, PCI Cards, etc.
Hard Drive Boards $8.00 Intact Hard Drive Boards
High Grade Boards $4.00-4.25 Telecom, Medical, Military, Cell Phone Boards (Graded on Sort)
Mid Grade Boards $0.75 A/V Boards (Graded on Sort)
Mid Grade Boards $0.35 Printer Boards (Graded on Sort)
Low Grade Boards $0.20 TV/Monitor Boards, Power Supply Boards (Graded on Sort)
PROCESSORS (CPUs)
Intel 386/486 CPU's $105.00 Intel Ceramic 386/486
Motorola CPU's $80.00 Motorola Ceramic
Pentium PRO CPU's $50.00 Pentium PRO Gold Ceramic
P1 Ceramic CPU's $30.00 Pentium 1 Ceramic
AMD, IBM, Cyrix CPU's $25.00 Miscellaneous Ceramic
P3 Plastic/Fi ber CPU's $10.00 Green, Brown, Black Plastic CPU's w/ Gold Pin
P4 Green CPU's $10.00 Green, Steel back Pentium 4
SUN, IBM Flat CPU's $5.00 SUN, IBM Flat, No Pin
Slot CPU's $10.00 Slot CPU Cards, Single or Double CPU's
MEMORY CARDS (RAM)
Gold Memory (RAM) $13.50 Scrap Gold RAM (40 lb minimum)
Silver Scrap Memory (RAM) $8.00 Scrap Silver RAM (20 lb minimum)
Mixed Memory (RAM) $8.50 Scrap Gold and Silver RAM mixed together (40 lb minimum)
INTERNAL COMPONENTS
Hard Drives (w/ board) $1.00 Whole Hard Drive with Board
Hard Drives (w/out board) $0.45 Whole Hard Drive without Board
Shredded Hard Drives (w/ board) $0.42 Shredded Hard Drive with Boards present
Shredded Hard Drives (w/ out board) $0.15 Shredded Hard Drive without Boards present
Floppy Drives/CD Drives/DVD Drives $0.22 Mixed Drives
Power Supply (w/ wires) $0.46 PC or Server Power Supply with wires
Power Supply (w/out wires) $0.38 PC or Server Power Supply without wires
Aluminum Heat Sinks $0.42 Heat Sinks from Boards
Computer Fans $0.10 Internal Plastic or Metal Fans with Copper motor winding
WHOLE UNITS
PC Towers $0.40 Complete PC Towes. All components intact
Laptops $0.30 Complete Laptops. All components intact.
Servers $0.45 Complete Servers. All components intact
Incomplete PC Towers/Laptops/Servers TBD Graded based on remaining components
SAMPLE LIST ONLY CHECK CURRENT MARKETVALUE BEFORE BUYING ANY SCRAP