gagneet23 
What you are referring to as 'copper motors' are transformers. Rather than trying to just rip them out, which resulted in breaking the board and cutting yourself, try heating up the solder connections on the back side with a small butane torch or a soldering iron. I've also used my heat gun to loosen components without any resulting damage. There won't be much value to the card slot assembly as they are so common, but you should be able to sell the DTV card (aka CAM) on eBay, if they don't cancel your auction first.
Good Luck...
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