Buying Ram, IC Chips, and Ewaste 8/12/19

Originally Posted by Breakage

This is sort of a bridge topic but since this seems to be the most current thread for these kinds of things, I will stick it here for Anthony and anyone else to reply.

Do you have to discharge the CFC in any of these appliances to get at the boards, controls, fans, etc.? Can these parts all be removed without puncturing or otherwise disturbing the sealed compressor system?

I'm trying to see how much stuff we can harvest from these things before we have to call in our EPA 608 technician.

I don't know about the compressor modules that would be a freonjoe question, but the main boards are a few feet up from the floor on the back. I have pulled a few compressor fans in which the lines had to be bent out of the way, but never cut.

Hey everyone. Just a quick update: I have currently been having severe difficulty finding outlets for the microwave parts I am buying, mainly the boards and magnetrons. As a result I am closing shop for 2 weeks starting this Saturday (6/9/18) to look at options and devise a solution. Shipments received before then will be totaled and paid out like a typical week. I will keep everyone updated on the situation. thanks

Originally Posted by 406Refining

Hey everyone. Just a quick update: I have currently been having severe difficulty finding outlets for the microwave parts I am buying, mainly the boards and magnetrons. As a result I am closing shop for 2 weeks starting this Saturday (6/9/18) to look at options and devise a solution. Shipments received before then will be totaled and paid out like a typical week. I will keep everyone updated on the situation. thanks

I have come up with a final decision:


Microwave Boards:
Unfortunately I made the tough decision to drop all of these boards both untested and tested from the list for the time being. Panasonic Boards will stay on the list and may even increase in price. There is a very good chance that microwave boards will be back on the list in a few months.

Microwave Mangetrons:

Good news! A majority of the magnetrons are going to stay on the list. The following magnetrons will no longer be accepted (please do not send any other magnetrons not included on the list):

-Galanz
-Witol
-Hitachi
-Toshiba
-Misc. Magnetrons

6/30/2018: New Items have been added! We are in the process of adding more ewaste related items to the buying list. Prices on tested boards are going to increase slightly in the next few weeks. Prices on untested boards are also going to increase in the next few weeks.

We are currently testing the market for the following items:

-Washer Actuators (Typically a small assembly with a synchronous motor attached)
-Refrigerator Crisper Bins and Drawers
-Server Power Supplies