White circuit boards in humidifier? Cant decide what to grade them as.

My latest dumpster score produced a large humidifier, which I almost didnt take because of all the plastic, but then I thought "ya know, this thing is really heavy....heavy is good" and good it was, a good sized compressor, 2 alum/copper radiators, some copper tubing, wiring, and shred.

Plus these little buggers, my camera doesnt do well at night with the fluorescent lights, so the first pick is a little off color. The board is much closer to white than it is brown. Bottom is green, that combo in itself suggests low grade to me, but I wanted to check as in all my reading ive never come across these.



The top already has a transformer removed.


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Bottom

Sorry if I missed it somewhere in the search! I honestly did look!

The buttons might have a little gold disc in them...coulda sworn someone posted that at one point. Either BC or Burly..The b's blend to together!

Sirscrapalot - Doesn't push the buttons, he smashes them!

There may be silver contacts in those black boxes too. Googleing the part number off of the manufacturer's website can be helpful in determining the silver alloy.

Don't forget ic's

Originally Posted by Gravitar

That sounds like a DEhumidifier. LOL. If it was a humidifier, it wouldn't have a compressor or aluminum rads. Anyway, those are low grade boards. Just toss them in with the shred unless your yards buys them at a separate price. Just pull those little black boxes off the 2nd board. They have a copper spool inside.

so im not the only one who removes those little black boxes
nice to know

ive got a bit of them somewhere
have to sit down and smash them open & then smash the copper spool again so it seperates from the metal clip thingies around it.

I hear ya BC. Since I read that in one of your posts, I smash every button the electronics I do scrap. Toss them in my little OMG ITS GOLD Bucket™.

So thanks for the tip way back when BC! An yep, listening is good, it's remembering that's the issue for me. LOL.

An now I need to go make a OMG ITS SILVER Mason Jar... . I don't get enough or lest I didn't think I did to justify it's own container. I know Scott/Noble is crying on the inside if he reads this. Me..the cooler keeper, not giving love to the most noble of metals.

Sirscrapalot - Wants his own quote table at the SMF convention. Will sign autographs for frosty beverages.