Phone system phones

**cisco1431** · 02-23-2014, 01:46 PM

Is it worthwhile to breakdown a system phone to recover board?

**Immulmen** · 02-23-2014, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by cisco1431

Is it worthwhile to breakdown a system phone to recover board?

Depends on the system. What do you have?
Chris

**BRASSCATCHER** · 02-23-2014, 02:59 PM

How old is the system....older ones will be loaded with high grade boards or they may be in demand for replacement parts. YMMV

**jimicrk** · 02-23-2014, 08:37 PM

I've scrapped a lot of phones and can tell you there are good and bad boards in new and old phones. I know that dosen't really tell you what you want to know but it's hard to say unless you open it up and look inside. If you could give us a model and part number I or someone else here might be familiar with it and could help you more. NEC phones usually have some nice boards in them and some of the Inter-Tel phones have a lot of gold plating in them. I scrapped some Avaya phones last year and they only had 2 brown boards in them and almost 50 (I'm serious) screws to take the dang things apart. You never know what you're going to get.

**cisco1431** · 02-25-2014, 09:37 AM

We have a mixed batch of Nortel Meridian (Serial #NT9K08AC35) and some Nortel Networks (Serial #NTMN33GA70). Also, I am having trouble posting pictures. If ya'll know how I can put one up. The 'insert image' button on the tool bar will only allow me to post a pic from a URL.

**Immulmen** · 02-25-2014, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by cisco1431

We have a mixed batch of Nortel Meridian (Serial #NT9K08AC35) and some Nortel Networks (Serial #NTMN33GA70). Also, I am having trouble posting pictures. If ya'll know how I can put one up. The 'insert image' button on the tool bar will only allow me to post a pic from a URL.

Most Nortel phones will have high grade boards but a lot of them are real small boards. What are the model numbers? most of the model numbers start with a M or a T. M7310? T7316? something like that.

**cisco1431** · 02-25-2014, 09:48 AM

M3903 for the Nortel Network & M2008 for the Meridian, which I believe is actually made by Northern Telecom.

**Mmarro89** · 02-25-2014, 08:42 PM

Phones are on of those items I put low on the priority list reason being their unpredictability. I tend to see if they have eBay or resale value. If none, I wait for a rainy day with not much else to do and break down. Pads the top of the scrap load

**jimicrk** · 02-25-2014, 10:27 PM

I looked at both phones on ebay and saw quite a few between 20 and 50 dollars but nobody seems to be bidding on them.

**Bear** · 02-25-2014, 11:16 PM

did you check sold/completed listings ?

**jimicrk** · 02-26-2014, 06:02 AM

did you check sold/completed listings ?

No but I will go back and check it out.
Thanks

**4barrel** · 03-24-2014, 12:18 AM

I've been looking at this auction - I'm mostly a computer/printer/monitor etc type of guy and scrapped a good number of phones...what do you say about these PBX systems and digital phones? Any ideas for what you would bid if you were within 20 miles?

**TheDude80** · 03-24-2014, 09:32 AM

It all depends on the model, as to if it sells on ebay. Nortel, Cisco, and Avaya are a couple I've had success with, but like the Golden Bear said a check of sold listings will tell you.