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For ideas on different ways to use some parts see [[Salvage Ideas]]. You may also find [[Free From Salvage]] useful.  Got an idea, please add it.
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Another page in early construction by russ_hensel, this attribution will be removed when I am "finished" with the page.
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For ideas on different ways to use some parts see [[Salvage Ideas]]. You may also find [[Free From Salvage]] useful.
  
 
== Parts -- Where to Find Them ==
 
== Parts -- Where to Find Them ==
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*Mother boards
 
*Mother boards
*Microwave ovens
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*Microwave ovens
*Modems
 
 
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Can be very useful, may want to replace or overlay the front panel. Sometimes use a different side of the case as a new front.
 
Can be very useful, may want to replace or overlay the front panel. Sometimes use a different side of the case as a new front.
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*Altoid Tins [http://www.instructables.com/id/MintyBoost!---Small-battery-powered-USB-charger/ MintyBoost! - Small battery-powered USB charge]  [http://www.instructables.com/id/Altoids-Amp/ Altoids Amp]
 
*Altoid Tins [http://www.instructables.com/id/MintyBoost!---Small-battery-powered-USB-charger/ MintyBoost! - Small battery-powered USB charge]  [http://www.instructables.com/id/Altoids-Amp/ Altoids Amp]
 
*Tea Tins  [http://www.instructables.com/id/Tea-Connector-for-Serial-RS232-Cables/  Tea Connector for Serial RS232 Cables]
 
*Tea Tins  [http://www.instructables.com/id/Tea-Connector-for-Serial-RS232-Cables/  Tea Connector for Serial RS232 Cables]
*Network equipment like hubs and switches for rack mount cases
 
 
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Usually have leads that are so short that they are not worth bothering with.
 
Usually have leads that are so short that they are not worth bothering with.
 
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*Diodes are cheap, you might just buy a grab-bag instead and get long-legged basic types and zeners. Scavenge rectifier bridges.
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*Computer mother boards.
 
*Computer mother boards.
*Computer expansion cards
 
*Some stores may carry massive bags cheaply so this may not be an interesting target.
 
 
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*Lots of CD Spindle motors seem to have them mounted at the edge of the rotor ( more or less ).
 
*Lots of CD Spindle motors seem to have them mounted at the edge of the rotor ( more or less ).
*Old VCR's
 
 
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|Keep your power components cool.
 
|Keep your power components cool.
 
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*PSU's, including PC SMPS
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*where
*power amplifiers
 
*VCR's
 
 
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|Infra Red Receiver
 
|Infra Red Receiver
 
|Useful for IR remote control projects. Usually tuned to about 40 kHz and have digital output.
 
|Useful for IR remote control projects. Usually tuned to about 40 kHz and have digital output.
For pin out see [[Infra Red Receiver Pinout]]
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For pinout see [[Infra Red Receiver Pinout]]
 
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*Any equipment with with a remote control
 
*Any equipment with with a remote control
 
*VCR, DVD players
 
*VCR, DVD players
*Some cordless headphones
 
 
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*Audio equipment and many computer mother boards.
 
*Audio equipment and many computer mother boards.
*Old PA, mixing and recording equipment
 
 
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|Use for audio or low power.
 
|Use for audio or low power.
 
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*Audio equipment. Sometimes on computer mother boards, sound cards and CD drives
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*Audio equipment. Sometimes on computer mother boards
 
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*Computer mother boards
 
*Computer mother boards
*Broken USB mice and keyboards yield complete cables
 
 
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*Computer Mother boards
 
*Computer Mother boards
*Old computer cases, serial addon cards, modems
 
 
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*Computer mother boards
 
*Computer mother boards
*Dead keyboards for complete cables
 
*5-pin DIN type is also used for MIDI
 
 
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|Please be careful.
 
|Please be careful.
 
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*Printers, CD ROM, dvd players
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*Printers, cd rom, dvd players
*Laser pointers
 
 
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*Many devices, often on a control panel separate from the main circuit board
 
*Many devices, often on a control panel separate from the main circuit board
*PC cases
 
*Network equipment have tons of blinkenlights
 
 
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|LED: Infra Red
 
|LED: Infra Red
|Usefully for IR remote control projects.  Note that they can be used as receivers as well.
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|Usefully for IR remote control projects.  Note that they can be used as recievers as well.
 
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*Remote controls.
 
*Remote controls.
*Some wireless headphone transmitters
 
 
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|LCD Displays
 
|LCD Displays
|Sometimes useless, too hard to find out the specs. Many are Hitachi compatible if you can find/trace the pinout.
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|Mostly useless, too hard to find out the specs. But sometimes you find "standard" ones.
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*Laser printers
 
*Alarm control panels and the like
 
*ISDN modems or other network equipment
 
*Smart UPS
 
 
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*Computers.  
 
*Computers.  
*Printers occasionally have nice, beefy, 20-40V, even AC psu's
 
*Christmas lights for 24VAC
 
*Obsolete cellphone chargers if you find a graveyard of them
 
 
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|Nice if you need a motor and every robot needs many, see also steppers.
 
|Nice if you need a motor and every robot needs many, see also steppers.
 
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*Windshield Wiper Motors (Quite substantial, Continuous Duty, 2-3 amps@15VDC) with gearhead!
 
          I recommend the ones from 1990's Toyota Corolla's. Be sure to bring your 10mm socket wrenches!
 
          [http://www.scary-terry.com/wipmtr/wipmtr2.htm nicely relevant info]
 
 
*VCRs, Tape Recorders
 
*VCRs, Tape Recorders
 
*Printers ( often stepper motors, but sometimes DC with encoders )
 
*Printers ( often stepper motors, but sometimes DC with encoders )
 
*CD/DVD drives
 
*CD/DVD drives
*Power (cordless) tools
 
 
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|Can be real useful for low power devices.  Can be expensive to buy.
 
|Can be real useful for low power devices.  Can be expensive to buy.
 
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*Printers, CD/DVD drives, some old floppy and hard drives.
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*Printers, some old floppy and hard drives.
 
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|Magnets
 
|Magnets
|More pictures on your fridge, Hold down tools on cast iron in the shop.  Often quit strong and/or of odd configuration.
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|More pictures on your frige, Hold down tools on cast iron in the shop.  Often quit strong and/or of odd configuration.
 
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*Hard drives, brushless motors.  
 
*Hard drives, brushless motors.  
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*Audio equipment.
 
*Audio equipment.
*VCR's are full of them
 
 
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*Microwave ovens.
 
*Microwave ovens.
*Modems
 
*Audio amplifiers
 
 
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|Usually useless, leads too short.
 
|Usually useless, leads too short.
 
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*Too much effort for plain types, better buy an assortment
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*Computers
 
*Computers
*VCR's, especially some Betamax
 
 
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*Computers and many other components.
 
*Computers and many other components.
*Flimsy and may not be worth the hassle
 
 
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Surface mount devices
 
Surface mount devices
Useless for many, hard to remove, small to work with.  Some of you may have figured SMT out, more power to you. Hint: hot air may be just the ticket.
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Useless for me, too hard to remove, too small to work with.  Some of you may have figured SMT out, more power to you.
 
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*Everywhere today
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*wherever
*Computers, hard drives, expansion cards
 
 
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*Many different devices
 
*Many different devices
*Computer PSU's often have a few (7905)
 
 
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*Audio equipment, TV's
 
*Audio equipment, TV's
*Power supplies
 
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|Transistors: Power MOSFET
 
|Extremely handy, often can find specification from part number.
 
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*Power supplies
 
*Power supplies
 
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Transistor: Small Signal  
 
Transistor: Small Signal  
 
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Some use, but may be hard to identify which are useful as many use house part numbers. For japanese transistors, add "2S" in from of the code.  A few hours work gave me a couple of bucks worth of parts [[russ_hensel]], probably not worth it.  
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Some use, but may be hard to identify which are useful as many use house part numbers.  A few hours work gave me a couple of bucks worth of parts [[russ_hensel]], probably not worth it.
 
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*Many different devices but usually not computers.
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Many different devices but usually not computers.
 
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*TVs Audio Receivers.
 
*TVs Audio Receivers.
*Power supplies
 
 
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*TV's
 
*TV's
*Some SMPSU's
 
 
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*Audio equipment particularly receivers.   
 
*Audio equipment particularly receivers.   
*Computer peripherals  but not computers.
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*Computer perifferals (sp ) but not computers.
  
 
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Switch, PB PC board mount
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Switch, PB pc board mount
 
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Many devices, often on a control panel separate from the main circuit board.
 
Many devices, often on a control panel separate from the main circuit board.
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== Sources -- What Can You Get Out Of Them ==
 
== Sources -- What Can You Get Out Of Them ==
  
=== Cellular phones ===
 
Full of incredibly tiny electronics, but for automated manufacture, many are in modules joined by contact springs instead of solder or connectors so many parts come right off. Small speakers, mic, power connector, SMD bulk caps occasionally, tiny eccentric weight vibration motor. A few models have display modules you can find specs for.
 
  
Don't forget about the gold on the boards...front and back.
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Computers
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Power supply is useful as a unit, or can be taken apart for transformer, caps, diodes, and similar. There are usually some LED and switches on the end of wires that plug into header blocks. They also may have CD DVD Floppy Drives see separate discussion. The connecting wires are often useful, sometimes taking the connectors off the mother board makes them more useful. Individual boards may be useful as they are. The mother board is not usually useful for its chips, most are too small and specialized for much use. Crystals may be found, not sure if frequencies are useful
  
=== Computers ===
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Floppy Drives
Power supply is useful as a unit, or can be taken apart for transformer, caps, diodes, and similar. Many have a filtered input connector which is rather valuable. There are usually some LED and switches on the end of wires that plug into header blocks. They also may have CD DVD Floppy Drives see separate discussion. The connecting wires are often useful, sometimes taking the connectors off the mother board makes them more useful. Individual boards may be useful as they are. The mother board is not usually useful for its chips, most are too small and specialized for much use. Crystals may be found, not sure if frequencies are useful. AT-era PC's often had D-connectors of both sexes on ribbon cables and peripherals have matching cables. Some have RTC modules, others have CR2032 lithium batteries. The big BIOS flash/eprom may be recyclable. Certain vintages have nice SRAM chips as cache. SCSI and other smart controllers have serial eeprom's for settings. Old ethernet cards and cables yield 50-ohm coaxial wiring. Loads and loads of screws in the case.
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Often have stepper motor and Brush less motors. The old 5 ¼ drives are most likely to have reasonable power steppers. most of the chips then to be too small and specialized for much use.
  
=== Digital cameras ===
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Microwave Ovens
Card slot if you can get it out. Battery, contacts and charger. Switching regulators. Very nice displays but hard to use. Be on the lookout for EL backlights, though, if you can power them. Nice smooth squares of very white light. Optics of varying types, connectors if you can get them out. Marvels of miniaturization and cramped-space engineering worth looking at in any case.
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Make sure you discharge high voltage capacitor prior to salvage, if you do not know how to do this find out firs. High voltage transformer ( dangerous ), high voltage capacitor and diode. Good magnets in the magnetron tube. Lots of micro switches. Small motor, motorized fan.
  
=== Floppy Drives ===
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Printers
Often have stepper motor and Brush less motors. The old 5 ¼ drives are most likely to have reasonable power steppers. most of the chips then to be too small and specialized for much use. The 3.5" power connector is reasonably easy to remove with most equipment.
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Often have stepper motors. Plugs, jacks, power transistors, diodes. Gears, shafts and other mechanical components. Control panels may have led's and push button switches.
  
=== Hard Drives ===
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Stereos, boom boxes, radios
Pretty platters, spacers and stator coils, strong magnets, odd motor or two.
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Plugs, jacks, power transistors, diodes.
  
=== CD/DVD Drives ===
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Laser diodes, motors (usually brushless for the cd spindle, stepper for the laser position, and DC for the tray), volume wheels, open/close limit switches.
 
 
 
=== Tape Drives ===
 
Rare. May contain springs under considerable tension! Some have beefy power components. SCSI terminators have resistor packs for picking.
 
 
 
=== Microwave Ovens ===
 
Make sure you discharge high voltage capacitor prior to salvage, if you do not know how to do this find out first. High voltage transformer ( dangerous ), high voltage capacitor and diode. Good magnets in the magnetron tube (WARNING: there may be beryllium oxide ceramic present in the magnetron tube, wear a respirator or N95 capable of filtering out fine dust. do not attempt to take apart a magnetron tube w/o a proper mask, the BeO dust can cause an incurable lung condition or cancer.) Lots of micro switches. Small motor, motorized fan.
 
 
 
=== Printers ===
 
Often have stepper motors. Plugs, jacks, power transistors, diodes. Gears, shafts and other mechanical components. Control panels may have led's and push button switches. Many laser printers have standard type LCD modules. Many inkjets have nice big external power supplies.
 
 
 
=== Stereos, boom boxes, radios ===
 
Plugs, jacks, power transistors, diodes. Audio power IC (TDA2030 is very common). Transformers and power supplies, sometimes symmetrical +-. VFD modules.
 
 
 
=== TV ===
 
 
May not be a good salvage candidate: There are high voltage dangers and dangers from imploding picture tubes. Also when you are done there is often a disposal fee as the picture tube contains a few pounds of lead. Do not dispose of irresponsibly.
 
May not be a good salvage candidate: There are high voltage dangers and dangers from imploding picture tubes. Also when you are done there is often a disposal fee as the picture tube contains a few pounds of lead. Do not dispose of irresponsibly.
  
 
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VCR
*[[http://www.mrjentis.com/computer_monitor.html How to dismantle a CRT monitor]]
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DC motors, plugs, jacks, power transistors, diodes.
 
 
=== VCR ===
 
DC motors, plugs, jacks, power transistors, diodes. VFD modules, neon lamps on few models.
 
  
 
== Salvage Techniques ==
 
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Do the parts work after heating this way: for me almost always.
 
Do the parts work after heating this way: for me almost always.
  
Using a Desoldering station and/or tool is a much better idea.  These are available cheap on EBay.
 
  
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