I grew up scrapping aluminum cans and mixed steel. I recently started taking stuff apart to get at the circuit boards and wire to make a little extra. I'm a stay at home dad and hope to add a little income to the family.
But I have little idea what I'm looking at. I've just been taking out all the screws and sorting out as best I can. I have a stack of circuit boards, a bucket of wire, a pail of aluminum, a small stack of old cell phone batteries, etc. Before I disassemble much more I thought I'd check with people who do know what they're doing so I don't get things to jumbled from the start.
How much cell phone disassembly is necessary? I've taken the plastic casing off of the boards, removed the cameras, removed the batteries. Is all the necessary to sell them or could I just be tossing phones into a pile as is?
When I crack open the box part of a wire that plugs into the wall there is a small circuit board. How does this rate and is it worth removing?
Other small appliances like vacuums, bread machines, fans all have circuit boards in them but I wasn't sure how to classify and sort them. I assume they are classified differently than the boards that come out of computers?
Once I have a board removed from a device how much stuff should be taken off, or should I just put it in the appropriate stack and ship as is?
There's a lot to learn about all this but I feel like there's a fair amount of money being thrown out or dropped off at best buy in the form of remote controls and small appliances. Any and all help is needed. Thank you in advance!
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