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as per ehow 2010 Tantalum Capacitor Scrap Specs
Tantalum scrap capacitors can themselves contain a bevy of recoverable materials in addition to the tantalum foil used in their construction. The capacitor shells are made of a combination of plastics and sometimes shielded metals, and the electrolyte can be a wide range of solid or liquid materials. Between each tantalum foil layer, paper or plastic is also present as a barrier. As of late 2010, tantalum scrap sells at a low end of $50 per pound and a high end of $85, depending on market flux and the specific buyer.
Read more: Specifications for Scrap Tantalum Capacitors | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/list_7688059_spe...#ixzz1e0GDU3gA
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Wow a lot of links, are we speaking of the infamous "flux capacitor" or did I miss something?
Edited to add; Not about to click any links here, if anyone does please let me know how it goes afterwards.
Edited again, Not to be a skeptic of this idea just a skeptic of clicking unknown string of links!
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All the links are good and discuss tantalum except the ''Click here'' in post #5. Yeah, dummy me clicked on em all.
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I deleted a couple of irrelevant posts but tantalum in itself is a legitimate subject for recycling. I didn't check the second ("Tokyo") link - it's a video that was taking too long to load.
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Sorry Lou, thanks for the information.
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hey thanks guys and gals... im new and over zealous...lot of good ideas though..
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So...
The tantalum capacitors go for roughly $50 a pound. Now, WTF are tantalum capacitors? I looked at one of yer ehow links, it showed a picture of some small capacitors, are those the tantalum caps? Because TV boards have a BUNCH of those.
Hmm.
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Here is the surface mount style
Here is a circuit board thru hole style,
And another stock photo,
Hope this helps Hoss,
Last edited by Mechanic688; 11-19-2011 at 03:25 AM.
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Here's a pic of one type of tantalum cap. They look like M&M's and come in all kinds of colours
I take them off low grade boards and save them. I leave them on high grade boards though.
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Originally Posted by lowtechlou
According to the link tantalum capacitors are worth 50-85.00 #? Must be for someone that is trying to sell to a refiner directly?
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