Well this my first question and post.
Other than my intro.
I am trying to evaluate some "scrap" and decide wether it is better to try and sell these old CPUs or crush them up and give a go at refining.
Or rather should I save them until I am set up to do a bit of refining and as I have a quantity of definite scrap its not like I am compelled to start crushing.
Other than the fact that they were probably manufactured and shipped in 1996 they are literally brand new and still in the box they came in.
Or at least 42 are like brand new one I've sort of scratched a bit for tests.
They have gold pins on one side and a white metal plate on the other
The plate does not react to the platinum test acid when scratched (I've got one of those ebay kits of acid) its hard to make a streak with the white metal but best I can tell the streak also shows no reaction.
Nor do the various golds testing solutions produce any noticeable reaction.
Here is how they are marked:
Pentium I200
FV80502200
SY044/VSS
So is the top plate platinum or am I reading the acids wrong?
Should I crush or is there a market somewhere for these old but brand new chips?
Thanks for any advice
Other than my intro.
I am trying to evaluate some "scrap" and decide wether it is better to try and sell these old CPUs or crush them up and give a go at refining.
Or rather should I save them until I am set up to do a bit of refining and as I have a quantity of definite scrap its not like I am compelled to start crushing.
Other than the fact that they were probably manufactured and shipped in 1996 they are literally brand new and still in the box they came in.
Or at least 42 are like brand new one I've sort of scratched a bit for tests.
They have gold pins on one side and a white metal plate on the other
The plate does not react to the platinum test acid when scratched (I've got one of those ebay kits of acid) its hard to make a streak with the white metal but best I can tell the streak also shows no reaction.
Nor do the various golds testing solutions produce any noticeable reaction.
Here is how they are marked:
Pentium I200
FV80502200
SY044/VSS
So is the top plate platinum or am I reading the acids wrong?
Should I crush or is there a market somewhere for these old but brand new chips?
Thanks for any advice