What can a Maker Salvage from Old Computer Parts?

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• KO

  @kostas8018 · 2 years ago

  DVD and power supply enclosures can be used as project boxes, in addition to the top and side aluminium panels of the case. Lots of different colored wires in the power supply are always useful and easy to cut off, chunky 2w resistors and odd value Zener diodes at the power supply board can be handy, and I always save the special insulating screws that attach the components to the heatsinks.

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• GE

  @georgeandrews2839 · 3 years ago

  I flip the boards over and use a heat gun to de-solder the parts as it heats them less.

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• BR

  @bryans8656 · 2 years ago

  I have a big box full of parts I've salvaged from dead PCs but I've never gone as far as pulling things apart to save internal components.  Frankly, I wouldn't know what they were good for a week later.  Case fans and optical drives, especially the slim type, have really come in handy.

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• DI

  @didotb01 · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMAmxJF7SYM&amp;t=32">0:32</a> oh god the ram 😂

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• NE

  @neodiy · 5 months ago (edited)

  The SMD mosfets from computer motherboards are the most valuable to me ...i use them to fix other electronics and they are high grade mosfets that could possibly cost more than 5 bucks each

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• GL

  @GlishaSo · 2 years ago

  Haha, I did all that you said at the start of the video every thing &nbsp;but never salvaged anything here to see what&apos;s up &quot; :)

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• KE

  @ketas · 1 year ago

  he lost the electroboom&apos;s favorite component&quot;

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• SO

  @soonersciencenerd383 · 1 year ago

  save the wire. i have save all of the different gauges of wire (even the transformer wires-made SW radio coils) to replace with old wire in radios. very durable.<br>torroid coils- radio projects.<br>worm motors- 3d printer motors.<br>happy salvaging!

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• AR

  @artysalt · 2 years ago

  Protip: Make a DIY capacitor discharge tool by soldering two wires or aligator clips to the leads of a 5W, 1kΩ cement resistor and you&apos;ll be able to discharge any capacitor you come across. Don&apos;t forget the heatshrink.

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• _A

  @_Amilio_ · 3 years ago

  I scrapped a sattellite decoder recently and got a 2TB hard drive, a power supply and a fan which i use for soldering extraction now. Score.

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• GU

  @guaiqueritech · 3 years ago (edited)

  Despite not having your background in electronics, I’ve also disassembled my fair share of components 😅 I’ve got boxes of those switches, cooling fans, power sockets and small motors… they eventually DO come in handy <br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMAmxJF7SYM&amp;t=327">5:27</a> I’d salvage the heatsink bracket, as I’ve dealt with some of these old motherboards with a broken tab on the bracket, which prevents the heatsink from firmly securing to the CPU, requiring fastening it with cable ties 😂<br><br>Great video

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• DI

  @disband_thebbc5933 · 1 year ago

  It depends what you&apos;re into but printers can be a good source of motors, motor controllers and stainless steel guide rods. I&apos;ve always stripped my old electronics for components prior to discarding them unless i find someone to give them to or sell on

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