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jw7783 Quick question about gold... 02-12-2014, 08:04 AM
etack They are GP and a waist of... 02-12-2014, 08:47 AM
spinroch What connector did the pins... 02-12-2014, 10:46 AM
etack they came from ide ribbon... 02-12-2014, 10:50 AM
lousypirate any idea of what they are... 02-12-2014, 10:53 AM
etack about $10.00# or .25g/# in... 02-12-2014, 11:29 AM
Bear got a photo of the connector ? 02-12-2014, 11:48 AM
jw7783 Says TYCO/Electronics and on... 02-12-2014, 12:49 PM
Bear Thanks JW. I've never had one... 02-12-2014, 01:15 PM
jw7783 No problem. Any idea if they... 02-12-2014, 01:27 PM
EcoSafe Takes a lot of them to be any... 02-12-2014, 02:02 PM
jw7783 Ya I figured since they are... 02-12-2014, 02:10 PM
brandon where they touch the pins on... 02-12-2014, 02:12 PM
Bear there are some old threads... 02-12-2014, 02:54 PM
MattInTheHat you can sell the connecters... 02-12-2014, 03:02 PM
spinroch Just cut the ribbon cable off... 02-12-2014, 07:10 PM
jw7783 Well I've been doing this... 02-12-2014, 07:59 PM
eesakiwi They are flash plated just at... 02-12-2014, 08:06 PM
jw7783 That's kinda what I was... 02-12-2014, 09:41 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by lousypirate View Post
    any idea of what they are worth value wise per lb/oz? just curious as to why they are a waste. I think I can do about one connector every 20 seconds if I'm opening up the plastic while it's still connected to the ribbon and pulling pins that way.
    about $10.00# or .25g/# in recovered gold.

    Eric

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