Originally Posted by
ozarksewaste
How common are these on tv boards? I see some on occasion that look like they could be...
Also, do you need all of the leads nicely pulled out of the board or is a quick clipper job off the board ok as long as the main body is in good shape?
Since they are so small, hard to find, and expensive...
Unsolder them from the board and keep as much of the leg intact as possible.
I get the impression that one, or both, of the legs can be/is solid Tantalum.
Even if it isn't, depending on the sort of capactor I guess, it adds to the weight and the buyers aware of it anyway.
Tantalum caps is something I wish I'd known about earlyer. But since I don't know what I missed out on, its not so bad.
Its even more fun than finding Gold, which is pretty fun anyway....
Older electronics can have quite a harvest, same with servers, same with car electronics.
But you must know what to look for. The positive markings a giveaway, only Tantis have that, and the odd shape silver canisters in older stuff.
'paint drops' in car electronics. They are about the only thing to get from car electronics, weird that.
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