View Poll Results: What do you do with ribbon cables / connectors?

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  • I try to maximize my profit and cut off connectors

    58 82.86%

  • I sell them with connectors because my buyer doesnt care

    6 8.57%

  • I sell them as is and lose a little, but I dont have time to cut off

    3 4.29%

  • There is no profit in it so I cant be bothered even if I had the time

    3 4.29%
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  1. 11-27-2012, 11:31 AM #1
    CarolinaEwaste
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    Would also be interested in the numbers such as how many lbs of IDE connectors to get one lb of pins

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    Quote Originally Posted by CarolinaEwaste View Post
    Would also be interested in the numbers such as how many lbs of IDE connectors to get one lb of pins
    Me too, CE. I'm guessing appx. ten (just from guessing the pins to be appx 1/10 (or 10%) the weight in an IDE connector
  4. 11-27-2012, 12:24 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by CarolinaEwaste View Post
    Would also be interested in the numbers such as how many lbs of IDE connectors to get one lb of pins
    Yesterday I took apart 3 cables with 3 connecters each and had 9 grams of pins. So about 10 cables for 1 oz.
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