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Got a quick question on the power supply/source box pulled from a computer. When I pull them out, should I scrap them down or sell it intact to one of the guys who buy/sell escrap? I would post the question there but they would not let me. I guess you need some fancy privilege to do that. Get back at me fellas and gals.
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You are probably better off cutting the wire and sell as two different commodities locally. Lot of weight to ship.
I don't think you need any fancy priveledges for that. On mine I cut the wires off and sell the rest as power supplies. I average .5 pound of insukated wire and 3 pounds of power supply per piece. Average out to around 1.60 per piece at the prices my yard pays.
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I personally strip them down. The boards in there are a pain to take apart but i save them with my low grade boards and breakdown on a rainy / snowy day.
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Ok, got it. I will not make any major plan on selling. I'm just gonna break it down when I havet.ime. Thanks
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I am tight on space and would rather hoard boards until i get 100 lbs, so i cut the wire for #2 and turn in as is.
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cut the wire and then sell the power supply "box" as i call it to buyers on here
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We cut the wires off they are sold as number two insulated, the power box goes as a electric motors sell them local, as said before to much weight to ship
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id set aside the ones 400watts and higher that have sata connectors, thats what i am seeing the most demand for, id try to sell them to local buyers or computer repair stores before i would consider shipping them
350 watts and lower are all scrap unless they are 80plus cetified
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I have pulled several apart in the last few days & found the plastic coated wires, with the clips weight about 250grams.
@NZ$3 a Kg for plastic coated wire, they are worth about NZ$0.75cents for each bunch of wire.
NZ$1.00 = US$0.82 cents so say they are worth about US$0.60cents each bunch.
Theres a few with solid copper sheet heatsinks & one power supply had a off board power regulator that was still holding electricity.....
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I pull the board out, cut the wires off 1.05# the board goes to my local buyer for .40# and the steel box goes in shreed for .10#
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I cut the wires while the box is still inside the computer and send the rest to shred. I hate power supplies with a passion.
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My yard buys them without the wires for the same price as transformers,,, .25 a lb.Originally Posted by rca987
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Thanks everyone, I gutted it as instructed.
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None of my yards buy them as anything but shred, and I hate breaking those down. Trust me, if I could get electric motor price, I would.
I sell them complete at my local yard, 30 cents a pound. Taking about 1200 lbs of them over there tomorrow.
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I have to agree with you on that one Jghilino. Anything under 400w isn't worth keeping, unless it's from a vintage computer that is in demand. Its really a personal choice, but shipping them in bulk would get expensive
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I guess its different strokes for different folks
Bring one to your scrap yard.
Ask them what they would pay:
Whole
Without wires
Wires with ends on
Wires without ends
My current yard will only pay $0.10/lbs for them and only $0.50/lbs for the wires.
So I am not bringing it to the scrap yard
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if you check the buyers section, there are atleast 3-4 buyers in texas. I don't know if any of them are near you.
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