Moniters leave em at the curb - Page 2

i grab every monitor i can they have a large piece of aluminum plate in them some ferous and a small load of copper followed by gold fingers on the boatds. i think they are worth the trouble

Guys all the talk about lcd boards.I opened up an older NEC moniter it was the screen teensy bit of wire and the circut board for the buttons.So stop yapping about lcd boards and

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Jghilino, where do you get 15.00 for 3oz of gold trimmings? Please not tell me e-bay, not my bag. I know I could cut the gold off and get 80.00lbs. Maybe I missed something but you said you cut the boards with scissors? My buyers wants all the green off. I was thinging about using a scroll saw but don't know if it is worth the investment. I still have 2-3lbs of those boards and more comming.

Dose anybody use a scroll saw for this, I don't want to spend the money if they don't work good.

Originally Posted by AdamTheScrapper

Flatscreen computer monitors have not even a penny of scrap in them unless you enjoy smashing glass over a trashcan.But yeah when you open it up theres the screen and a tiny low grade board nothing to it.What it gives you?Well you get a tiny low grade board,a screen,and some wire.

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There is a buyer out there for everything and anything. I have a buyer that gives me $3-10 a piece for them, working or not, depending on age. That's a bit more than a penny, I'd say...

Originally Posted by happyscraper

Dose anybody use a scroll saw for this, I don't want to spend the money if they don't work good.

i wouldn't tell you to use scroll saw to cut 1 is dust which is harmful .i used to build circuit boards ,mostly honeywell, Lockheed, Lockheed and martin,any way the chemical process to put traces and pads on boards are etched with acid,also boards contain lead,copper ,fibers,trust me the chemicals are nasty nasty stuff ,some are radio active when they come out of the etching machine ..i got paid well but when the machine taking off the laminate usually at the end of the run there a little triangle sayn 2 on radioactive scale ...im not saying that computer boards are the same but im sure there made in similar way .you can do what you want but id rather cut with a paper cutter ...

New learner here, whats the use of buying lots from ebay? I understand why to sell on ebay. I hope I dont sound crazy...but is there money in buying that kinda scrap off ebay?

Originally Posted by AdamTheScrapper

Guys all the talk about lcd boards.I opened up an older NEC moniter it was the screen teensy bit of wire and the circut board for the buttons.So stop yapping about lcd boards and

PEACE!

Your post clearly shows you never took one apart. Just like an LCD TV there are several different boards. x, y, power, main, ect...