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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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6.

8.

7.

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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6.

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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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1.

2.

3.

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5.

6.

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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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1.

2.

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6.

8.

7.

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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1.

2.

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7.

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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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

8.

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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1.

2.

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5.

6.

8.

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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1.

2.

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7.

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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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

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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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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

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