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Step 2Stripping
A quick and dirty way to get your parts is to heat up one side of the board where the part is and pull on the other with pliers or fingers. Rocking it back and forth as you do will work it out slowly.
WARNING WATCH THOSE FINGERS SO YOU DON"T GET BURNT!
Please be careful as you could burn yourself on this step. Always prep your iron before use, cleaned and tinned for maximum efficiency.
Gather as many parts as you can, off any thing you can find.
VCRs, computers, clocks, printers, stereo equipment etc. are great sources for parts
I keep mine in a compartmentalized box sorted by type, color, shape and/or size.
WARNING WATCH THOSE FINGERS SO YOU DON"T GET BURNT!
Please be careful as you could burn yourself on this step. Always prep your iron before use, cleaned and tinned for maximum efficiency.
Gather as many parts as you can, off any thing you can find.
VCRs, computers, clocks, printers, stereo equipment etc. are great sources for parts
I keep mine in a compartmentalized box sorted by type, color, shape and/or size.
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Apr 16, 2009. 8:59 PMNeonKnight13
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Any idea where your cousin got them?
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Apr 16, 2009. 10:11 PM
nnygamer (author)
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nnygamer (author)
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My cousin used to install/upgrade LAN systems for companies but switched (fired.layed off) jobs. He kept all the old boards when he upgraded systems. Being a pack rat runs in my family.
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Feb 28, 2009. 10:32 AMShane1163
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I've got probably thousands of components I've pulled out of several electronics and computers.. then sold the circuit boards to a scrap yard for precious metal content.. (I think at the time like 45-80 some cents per pound depending on grade.. so you can make some money off this too!) I still have these components maybe I should make things like this out of them! Oh and Radio Shack has a special desoldering tool that has a bulb and the tip has a hole, you simply put it on the lead you want to remove the solder, it melts and and you suck it out.. much quicker, easier, and safer then a soldering iron. they don't cost too much either I'd recommend one of those if your going to be taking a lot out.
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Aug 22, 2008. 3:58 AMraj.dabholkar
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WOW!.. How many man hours did you take to get all those out!.. But worth it I must say!
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Aug 22, 2008. 8:33 AMnnygamer (author)
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nnygamer (author)
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It did take quite a few hours but after I got rythem going and a simple technique each part took only 10-15 seconds. Luckily my cousin had given me a giant box of obsolete LAN boards and junction boxes. At least 4 had boards over 1' wide and almost 1.5' long with hundreds of resistors and capacitors.
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