How to easily remove gold pins from circuit boards and CPU chips using heat.

Hello scrappers and planet lovers. In this video, I will show you how to easily and effectively remove gold pins from circuit boards and CPU chips using a heat gun. Gold is a used in all sorts of appliances and electronics so why not get that free gold?

[@CandSMINING]

Another amazing video. Lots of great tips. I will use my dual temp heat gun in the future. I like the way it works on the chips with heat sink.😎😎⛏⛏🔥🔥

[@laragwen102]

Another great video. Thank you for producing such useful content.

[@TinManScrapper]

Thanks for watching Lara. I do appreciate the comment.

[@Atlantismonkey40]

Great information. Thanks so much.

[@digupstuff]

GENIUS!!! I have subscribed! Thank you for sharing! ♥️🥀🙏

[@HK47_115]

More people should see this. You saved me the headache of trying to obtain a decent sized bottle of nitric acid. I found some on Amazon that unfortunately is not very good quality and couldn't find any other listings. And I don't want to use sulfuric acid because that's going to damage the gold. And I did not want to have to jump through any hoop shifts to get some. Before anybody says what about muriatic acid, I don't know if that will work. I don't know if it'll eat away at the soldering or the board itself. I try to research it, but couldn't get a straight answer.

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you for the comment and kind words. Glad you liked the video and found it informative. Stay well and happy scrapping

[@djrocker1007]

I use a small butane torch. Great video my man!

[@idukkanci]

Great Job. Thank You.

[@cindystevensdiy1932]

Wow the heat gun works great.. and I already have a heat gun.. cool I wouldn't have thought of that..

[@robertlucero4725]

Appreciate it and thank you Sir .👍🏼

[@JohnnySwedishScrapper]

awsome info my friend thanks for sharing ;) great video

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you my friend.

[@JohnnySwedishScrapper]

@@TinManScrapper ;)

[@myhonda851]

Thanks, very helpful

[@streetthrifter]

Great video Tin Man 💣🔥

[@jamesbaldwin1471]

I love it thank you

[@cuetTimmonz]

i bought jewellers glasses, like 2 yrs ago.def a big help to see those tiny pins! i got them for about 10.00 or less now they sell for over 60.00 crazy!

[@TinManScrapper]

Good idea to have. Prices on everything has gone up unfortunately.

[@teamSHTF]

Nice way to grab some bits with out mass destruction!

[@michaelraulerson8875]

Thanks Tin Man. Hadn't really thought of using a heat gun, but will look into investing in one. Looks much easier than the method I have been removing pins from mother boards and such. Thanks also for the info on removing the core and magnets of the microwave mechanism. I have several that I haven't finished scrapping.

[@TinManScrapper]

Saves my wrists for sure

[@jj74qformerlyjailbreak3]

Sometimes a diy solder bath is best for server pins. And way easier faster. God Bless.

[@michaelraulerson8875]

@@jj74qformerlyjailbreak3 Pardon my ignorance, but what is a diy solder bath?

[@jj74qformerlyjailbreak3]

@@michaelraulerson8875 I had an old 3 burner coffee pot. All have separate controls on the hot plates. I have a little plate I fabricated i pre-melt old solder in. After molten lay scrap boards across and the components come out like butter. As long as you secure it 😆. But all in all very useful recovery tool.

[@BushDogScrapper]

I've been saving gold pins and other goodies not that I have the knowledge to refine any of it but maybe I can gift it really something to someone who does this scale of refining or has more use for it then I do ♻🌎👍p.s here in Alberta Canada we get charged for dropping off ewaste in our city's however county dumps and landfills out in the rural areas we have ewaste and plastic recycling bins but we pay for the dump/landfill use ito a extra charge with your property taxes but it covers all waste and recycling trash! They also have a up cycle sheds set up to leave unwanted things that still work or might have value or use to someone else and if the employee working there likes you he well let you even scrap out what you want from the metal and other waste bins at your own risk!

[@tracydalton9284]

Thanx for the videos I have found them very helpful..always learning new things. I have a question for you...I don't have a hot gun can I use a hair dryer it blows hot air would tht work?

[@TinManScrapper]

I don’t think it would get hot enough to melt the soldering.

[@bigredbullion3883]

Great video are u planning on getting into refining ewaste to get the gold?? Iv been thinking about doing it iv been resurching alot about it

[@channeleverydaythings3195]

Great Video How do you get the gold off the pins?

[@jaysworld9388]

I'd love to see a video on finding, pricing and figuring out what our time is best spent in. Just a an idea for a future video. I'm sure there's more ppl who wander the same.

[@TinManScrapper]

I do have videos on what items found are worth the most. I will say that a lot of times I am going to on my way to work. Giving cost of gas, it has to be worth it. Also taking into account time of day, competition, type of vehicle, etc.

[@jaysworld9388]

@@TinManScrapper The way things are looking. Your about to get a whole lot more competition. It's getting bad our here..

[@Gigachadly]

Could you ever do a video on gold extraction ?? Preferably without hard chemicals but however you do it at home.

[@maximog87]

I too am wondering how to take those gold scraps and separate the pure gold from it

[@TinManScrapper]

@@maximog87 I will eventually do gold boards, but not yet pins as I want a larger amount to make it worth while. It will be in the future plans, but want to also get a crucible so I can turn into bullion

[@Gigachadly]

@@TinManScrapper what would you personally use to extract the gold ?

[@TinManScrapper]

@@Gigachadly going to try first using high concentrated vinegar. Safer than hydrochloride acid

[@raten2791]

Yep 👍👍

[@dalebroome8953]

Hey tin,i work at a car dealership in Florida and they throw away car window and af switches i found out they contain gold boards with gold pins

[@TinManScrapper]

nice score for you. Perk of the job I guess for you if you get to take them and scrap them. Thanks for the comment. Stay well and happy scrapping

[@markavargosr36]

you can also use a clothes iron and make a holder to turn it upside down and leave the board to set on, make sure to move air outside away from yourself.

[@weldingsolutionskck2798]

Not bad. Remember solder is liquid at 300 - 350 degrees. Try a propane torch or soldering iron. .

[@pattipurpura5525]

I have read that that boards emit toxic fumes when heated. What are your thoughts regarding this drawback?

[@jamesfirth1280]

I think all scrapping can release harmful substances (grinding, etc) as long as well ventilated area, should be better

[@jamesfirth1280]

Besides, I am just warming the solder

[@jj74qformerlyjailbreak3]

Ammonium nitrate And hydrochloric will make quick work of those pins. Peroxide and hydrochloric. Thales forever. Usually let the sit all winter if I’m using peroxide method.

[@jj74qformerlyjailbreak3]

Great little tips for new scrappers.

[@vincentsmith4259]

I've been collecting circuit boards from electronics and flat screens and I have a few questions to ask you. There's tags connected to the screen and circuit board is there some gold in them? And in your opinion what would be a sizable amount to start the separation process? I wish I could show you what I've collected so far I think I have a nice collection but I'm gonna keep stacking it

[@TinManScrapper]

I keep stacking as well. The tags have a little gold inside and I keep them with my gold parts, although not a lot

[@vincentsmith4259]

Thanks for getting back to me so soon I appreciate the feedback

[@RedWhiteBlueYo]

How much weight in pins does it take to get an ounce of gold after refining?

[@sojourner1511]

Who do you sell the pins to? I've got 3 quart Mason jars full of them pins.

[@TinManScrapper]

Could send to boardsort.com or try to sell on eBay, etc. Since there are people who will buy them as well to refine. I have not sold mine yet. I am holding onto them since price continues to rise for gold.

[@johnross8939]

I've gone through two heat guns already. You'll find the elements burn out fairly quickly. If they have two settings, turn it from high to the low range before shutting it off. The lower setting will help it cool down without fatigue / heat cracking the element. I have a vice I hold motherboards in, place a tray underneath it to collect all the pins and chips during depopulation. I typically pry off the aluminum capacitors because they can explode when heated. The transistors, resistors, diodes, that I can cut off with my dykes (diagonal cutting pliers) I do so before heating the board with my airgun. The only thing I use heat to remove are the gold plated pins / sockets, MLCCs, mosfets, flat resistors, and IC chips off the circuit board. I find it pays to sort and stow away items I depopulate from the boards at the end of each day. This way, I don't have to sort through several buckets full of items over a week or two. Remember to take care not to burn yourself or catch adjacent items on fire.

[@TinManScrapper]

thanks for the tip.

[@tommyulman6623]

just a suggestion you might wanna try letting them set in the sun and get hot first then you wont have to use the heat gun as long

[@TinManScrapper]

Good suggestion, but hard to warm if winter out.

[@jayhope615]

i have 9 desktop computers i took the circuit boards out and 2 flatscreen tv's..how much gold do i have estimated?do flatscreen tv's contain gold because i pass a lot of them up on the street being thrown out?

[@TinManScrapper]

Yes, they have long green circuit boards with a gold plated strip down the one side. Depending on size sometimes 2 or 1. Not sure how much gold but all gold plated.

[@bethebank7049]

Love the channel and your enthusiasm but its gonna take you a lifetime to depopulate boards with the heat gun, whack a map gas blowtorch on the solder.

[@heidimccurdy4988]

Where do you sell your gold pins

[@TinManScrapper]

have not yet as I am storing them up, but Boardsort.com will buy as well you could put them online to see if people will buy per weight to refine themselves

[@daleleeman9916]

the metal on the back of the CPU's is usually #2 copper

[@user-nb8er4rk9h]

some people think it's just to small an amount of gold to bother with, however, prospectors never toss gold out for being small. think about it.

[@TinManScrapper]

Good point. I agree. Thanks for the comment. Stay well.

[@BushDogScrapper]

That was way faster using a heat gun over a soldering pen and a desoldering pump 👍

[@dustinzacharias8227]

Awesome video, but I can’t get it out of my head that you sound exactly like the guy in the show Dan vs.

[@keith102955]

What do you do with the CPU chip after you remove gold?

[@TinManScrapper]

the backing is copper so #2 copper

[@CaptainRadack]

What temperature is the heat gun please.

[@TinManScrapper]

920F or 425C on high.

[@CaptainRadack]

Thank you. Do you use an electronic device to test silver and gold quality? If so could you tell me what it is.@@TinManScrapper

[@TinManScrapper]

No I don’t. The gold is just gold plated, but gold is gold. @@CaptainRadack

[@claygarner1400]

Are the pins pure gold

[@joegti10]

no, gold plated.

[@kenstockton7793]

I mean the squares using the heat gun

[@kenstockton7793]

Tin man where are those located, are they on flat screens?

[@TinManScrapper]

The s squares are cpu chips from computer towers and laptops.the flatscreen TVs have long circuit boards usually at top or bottom of flatscreens that have strip of gold plating, not pins.

[@murlbailer3755]

In the USA those are vice grips. A pair of needle nose grips might be better.🐎🌻✌️

[@ralphkleyer9324]

that metal backing is a nickel plated solid copper heatsink. remove it .

[@E-wasteOwen]

I use a razor blade and cut the legs… it is way faster and cost effective and my opinion

[@TinManScrapper]

Thanks for the tip. Stay well and happy scrapping

[@cuetTimmonz]

by the way, who will but the gold pins, as is? if u cant refine them? anyone know?

[@TinManScrapper]

Boardsort.com will buy per weight

[@TinManScrapper]

Also could try putting on eBay, etc. people that do refine will also buy

[@loblollyms]

You may be breathing toxic fumes released from the melting.

[@Atlantismonkey40]

Tinman , shoot me an email. I have some scraping info to share.

[@TinManScrapper]

Allen here is my email to reach me [e-mail]

[@shaystern2453]

seems like way too much work

[@user-lm7uh2mk4c]

You talk too much you, 😲😲😲😲

[@TinManScrapper]

That is what is going to happen when you are trying to explain something in detail.