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Rreyes097

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So I'm not much of an expert on finding which older components contain PM's. So before I dispose of these circuit boards I'd like a second or even third opinion on what else I should pick off. If it contains any known precious metals then I'll keep them and one day process them. I of course know the IC chips may contain gold. So no need to point that out. I'm just unsure about the smaller bits. Thanks for your input.
 

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Dispose? Why is that even an option?
If you did find 50 Cents on the street, would you dispose them or put them in your piggy bank?
I for myself would keep them. If you have the space, collect this kind of (mid to low grade) material. It all adds up, and PM prices are constantly rising.
This is no fancy stuff, but by no means I would dispose it. I also would not try to recover PMs from it because they are only of low concentration. I would collect more, stack it and then one day sell them in one batch for a fair amount of money.
 
I'm not throwing it away. Well eventually but my question was am I missing anything that anyone knows of? I just have a lot of knowledge when it comes to components that are less known. Or vintage. But thanks for the advice.
 
A few things I noticed. I’m fairly certain the small jelly bean shaped guys are early MLCCs. Should have some PMs

Check your top hat transistors. Many are gold plated.

Also the dip switches often have gold plated contacts in them.
 

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Rreyes,
depends on what your boards did. If they are general retail boards, there might be some silver in the traces. If your boards are commercial, you might get platinum and palladium in the components. If the boards are Industrial or Military grade, you'll get a fair amount of PMs from the boards and the circuitry...
 
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