Thermocouple wires

[Antoox]

Hi guys, Ive found a couple of thermocouples in the trash form my work (working as a process engineer here in Sweden) Type S so its mostly platinum. So, to my question, you can find gold and stuff in computer CPUs, RAM, motherboards, cellphones etc. What stuff should I search for in order to find precious metals? I dont want to collect two tons of phones but can someone please tell me which items contains most precious metals? Gimme a list please :-D And oh, one more question, on national geographic theres a nice show called "Från metall till jackpot" here in Sweden, I cant find the english translation for the show, any ideas? Basically, the direct translation is "From metal to jackpot"

Thanks
A

 

[Lou]

Well you did just fine with type S. Those ~94-95% Pt balance rhodium when melted. They make a very enduring alloy and nice jewelry!

Lou

 

[lanfear]

Hi guys, Ive found a couple of thermocouples in the trash form my work (working as a process engineer here in Sweden) Type S so its mostly platinum. So, to my question, you can find gold and stuff in computer CPUs, RAM, motherboards, cellphones etc. What stuff should I search for in order to find precious metals? I dont want to collect two tons of phones but can someone please tell me which items contains most precious metals? Gimme a list please :-D And oh, one more question, on national geographic theres a nice show called "Från metall till jackpot" here in Sweden, I cant find the english translation for the show, any ideas? Basically, the direct translation is "From metal to jackpot"

Thanks
A

The show that you are thinking of is "Money Meltdown" and I am trying to find full episodes online without luck. If anyone know where I could get them.


Jon

 

[patnor1011]

One member of forum feature in this show. If you cant watch it directly from discovery then try search for torrent.

 

[g_axelsson]

That show contains a bit of truth and a bit of fiction and it's been discussed on the forum before. For example :
http://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=20007
http://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=19414

... unless there are a new show showing with a similar name.

Göran

Göran

 

[sena]

here's some colour code

 

[Antoox]

So type S is 20% platinum?

 

[Lou]

Read my post above.