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Hey all,

Should I remove these 3 items in the pic to maximize grade or will it matter?

Thanks!

Silver box looks like an oscillator of some sort which is usually good to leave. I would probably remove the two converter boxes though. High telco once they're off.

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Awesome, thanks!

That "silver box" is a crystal oscillator. So for future reference for you. When you see a Mhz after a number. On a component simliar to what you pointed out. Look for. For example 8 Mhz. 12 Mhz. Even a long number with a decimal point. 16.0000 Mhz. Or even 20.1184 Mhz. It's a crystal oscillator. As Marked141 said. Leave it on. They actually have silver content. Also Sometimes. You will see small crystals as I have uploaded and pictured unlabled. Again. Yes. Echoing what Marked141 Leave them.
So those Lucent boxes. I'm personally impressed by two Dc to Dc Converters on one circuit board. There is good e-scrap value in any PCB mounted DC to DC converter. Those Lucent modules operate at max efficiency. How do we get there. Gold. Yes sir. Leave them on also.
I am onboard with Marked141 with the category.
Here to learn like everybody else.

I know that this is kinda missing the point of the topic at hand.., BUT!.,

IMO, I think it'd be easier to see your pointer arrows if you used a better contrasting color instead of that blue. I think most saw the 3 things you were referencing way before noticing the arrows pointing at them?..? At least it was for me, no biggie though!
Just my 2 cents :D

Leave everything on.

Explained by Cat and mark (oscillator).

Agreed on arrows. Neon Pink, OJ, Lime.

Everything? I figure those heavy DC converters would drop it to low Telco

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Chris responded to an email on a bunch of telecom boards i have. Said the DC converters and power boxes on them need to come off.

I would say high peripheral as is with the boxes on.
Nice to know you can pop them for a telco rate.

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I assumed since I know what those can possibly contain but there's obvious reasons why to remove.

I can see on the bigger box because of the size, but most of the smaller boxes have a lot of gold or dies.

Pop the top on a few of those and see what's inside. We just had a conversation about these not too long ago.