Knowing your Boards

How to seperate your boards. Whats the difference between green & chinese mother boards? What is midgrade? Periphial boards? what does all this mean? Watch this video to find out.
1:10 Mother Boards
2:56 Back Plane
3:17 Gold finger Boards
4:04 Logic Boards
4:27 Peripheral Boards
6.30 Telecom
7:07 Mid Grade
7:42 IC Chips
7:55 Sim Cards
8:14 Low Grade

[@alexanderandro1895]

It's guys like you that post free, detailed information on subjects that are obscure to most of us that help make the internet such a wonderful tool, thanks.

[@MiketheScrapper]

Thank you Alex. I appreciate the comment.

[@MiketheScrapper]

Thank you Buddy. A scrap owner helped me when I knew nothing of scrap and this is my way of paying it forward.

[@MiketheScrapper]

Thank you ...The table of contents came up as I was redoning my Dvd..I think this wil help my viewers find an area in the video without having to watch the entire video again...Thank you for all the positive comments...I do have some new material coming out this year and you will all be amazed of what I have found...Thank you again.

[@Mothershipproducts]

Another extremely informative video by Mike the Scrapper. I really enjoy all your videos and can see the improvement over time. There are so many times I want to go back and see a particular part of a video but can't remember where it is, the timeline seems like a great idea. A "Table of Contents" if you will. Keep up the great work !

[@batiste1460]

I Have Given thousand of card and motherboards away not knowing,WOW!! Thanks again Mike!!

[@Yogamartial]

Nice start for 2013 Mike very informative video good luck.

[@Goodmorningroosterlive]

I just started scrapping. fun stuff. Thanks for the super helpful video. Subscribing hoping to see you upload more

[@kolobian]

Great video,the telecom transition page looked weird to me though, too long a fade in. I love the embedded links at the end.

[@timvivoda5208]

fantastic video mike im new to this and it was very very helpfull .I've watched it 11 times and have shared with friends .TIM from Australia Victoria .Melbourne.A1 video .thank you very much .

[@JnGbreaks]

thank you for this vid Mike, I will not be getting robbed anymore when scrapping these, peace

Thank you, I'm new to the e waste, your videos are very informative. You've got a new sub here.

[@timothyclark3220]

set it face down over a bucket, and slowly heat with a torch. most chips and connectors will fall into bucket. Some may need a little "persuasion". i use a hammer to gently hit back of board. Practice on one you dont care about first, as i burned my first one. but after i got the hang of it, takes about 15 min to clear the board

[@scrapratstv2058]

The strips from flat screens in your peripheral section, can go with your gold finger cards.

[@Rob-yt5of]

Scrap Rats TV The strips from flat screens are considered finger cards as far as scrap value?I've disposed of hundreds of panels with those boards still attached!

[@XtremeChiliPepper]

Wow! Very good information! Now, we need a "Knowing your GLOVES" video :D

[@terryrhuebottom]

Mike are all peripheral boards gold finger. I took apart a slightly older tower and I'm pretty sure that the contacts I'm looking at are gold but not perfectly sure.

[@poopman520]

I like that you added a time line very helpful thanku

[@MiketheScrapper]

Thank you. Think is so you can go back and see one item. Instead of having to watch the whole video.

[@MiketheScrapper]

Thank you...I did not have a server board or a 2 cpu mother board but I did ok...Thank you for the comment

[@streetcopper1151]

I love all your videos.. where did you go brother

[@MiketheScrapper]

I am here. Looking at a comeback.

[@streetcopper1151]

@@MiketheScrapper that would be great your one of the reasons I started my Channel.. all the things you showed me helped me get where I’m at

[@MiketheScrapper]

Thank you SenseBlogger..I am trying my best.Peace

[@dettpks8013]

Good introduction to boards. THanks.

[@MiketheScrapper]

DETTPKS Thank you..

[@dirtywhiteboy4963]

I stopped in and thought that this would be shit....and i was wrong! I have scrapped high end computer/ telecom etc. for years and every damn buyer is different it seems. Your best bet is to ''seperate'' everything just like you have and slowly learn the commodities and not get screwed !Thanks buddy! Have you ever taken the mylar from the keyboards?Lots of silver from them and old x- rays! and most people don't wanna deal with them!

[@MiketheScrapper]

Thank you...Just alot of hardwork

[@brandonmorris3874]

you said it doesn't matter if you break them. so do they take all the little pieces I break when im taking metal off of the boards too? every little bit counts

[@MiketheScrapper]

Thank you...Lots of info...

[@MiketheScrapper]

no. a lot do not have gold fingers. such as Cable box and DVDR boards

[@lamnot85]

mike could you do a vid and how you remove the copper and aluminum without destroying the board

[@terex1966]

Thanks Mike.....i learned a lot from your vidz........ YOU ARE THE KING OF SCRAPPERS. " PEACE "

[@scottsadventures7707]

Hey mike I have a board like the one you asked if you can find the socket in and I'm wondering is that all gold plating in the board. Got it out of an old zenith

[@justinmocio4618]

It's March 2021 and the prices are the exactly the same via boardsort. Crap......however, best video I seen on this topic. Why can't you break other boards besides the low G? I thought it all gets shredded? To confirm. Transformers are the difference between mid and peripheral boards? Is it not worth depopulating? I got a little osalating saw that just pops everything up and was the funnest part. - Appreciate you

[@restingmammalskeep483]

So for T.Vs (and other things) do I want to take the copper motors off or do I want to keep it as intact as I can?

[@stevenrose5831]

Hey Man, You need to open the Mike the Scrapper School for Scrappers. You are good at explaining this stuff. You need to also write a book or an ebook. Dude you'd make a killing. BTW, what state are you in?

[@MiketheScrapper]

I will try to fix those fade ins ...Thank you

[@DannyP979]

What components other than ic chips can I sell by the pound and do broken board sell for as much

[@josephrudnicky1810]

What about the boards out of a directv lnb on the dish. Is there gold on them

[@Jaybird196]

Do you have any advice for how to remove solder without professional tools? I realize it probably isn't worth much (to some people), but I'd like to save it :) .

[@mccunecp]

good info mike now I can sort my boards better. I been pretty much sorting my boards with gold on them as high grade and my brown boards as low. but I see I can sort them a little more. But my bigest problem is were to take them. do you know of a webside that will locate a place that buys them. so fare the scraps I have here dont. any ideas. because I'm running out of room.

[@painterdan666]

Very helpful. Thanks mike! As usual you've answered questions i didn't know i had between you and scrap metal forum my junk business is moving right along. junkfreak

[@MrRoyobentoni]

Thanks Mike.

[@jeffpac99]

Mike could you help me find a scrap yard that accepts these things in NW Iowa

[@thomasseidl3654]

thank you, boardsort answered my questions.

[@MiketheScrapper]

Awesome...

[@tonyrigo7750]

should I clean the board is it worth more that way

[@joellyos]

Great vid Mike (new subscriber here). Question for you. I have a bunch of unpopulated green circuit boards (with what looks like silver areas to put stuff on). They are flat and green on both sides. Can I scrap these? What category would they fall into? thanks

[@MiketheScrapper]

van allen Sounds like a mid grade board

[@MiketheScrapper]

Thank you

[@batiste1460]

Thanks Mike!!

[@silverado708]

if a person pulls the ic chips from logic boards or other higher grade boards would these companies dock money off the product for doing it

[@Hippiecat2]

What about removing pieces that contain copper? Are you able to sell a stripped down board?

[@MiketheScrapper]

Depending on strip down. You can take the transformer & copper off a low grade board. but if you cut the fingers of a PCI card. You will not get Pci card price.

[@thomasseidl3654]

hey mike, i enjoy your outlook and in depth knowledge. i scrap many years ,the basics, by ton (ferris) and as much non ferris as my bins fill up and i find time to take in. so... in regaurds to knowing your boards , please help me further. do you try to pull everything from a board ? do you sell a flat board of its grade ? put all capacitors in a bin ? i know the alluminum and copper. I guess im excited to have you do a DETAILED item by item of some of these foreign things on boards.thanks in advance and i should subscribe. im also semi computer illiterate.

[@MiketheScrapper]

lets say a mother board. pull the Ram CPU and heat sink. that's it. As far as capacitors I leave those alone. I do sell the board for the grades. Boardsort.com has some pics on what you should look for.

[@dsvtechieone]

Mike the Scrapper Don't forget the CPU heatsink retainer....Boardsort.com is a QUALIFIED source for information. Remember partial information still leaves people in the dark!!! ScrapMetalForum.com is a great community of people to get many different educaded views on scrap sourcing.

[@SuperDaveVideos]

2:56 is called a daughter board

[@scrapthatwithmatt9520]

SuperDaveVideos A good joke, why don’t you get more likes for this :/

[@southwestmichigancla]

Hey mike is a direct tv circuit board mid grade or low grade?

[@J0Boa]

so how much is each type of board worth per pound?

[@zedd125]

Where do you go if your local scrapyard doesn't take boards??

[@MiketheScrapper]

There are a few companies online that can buy them or find another scrap yard....

[@victordelc21]

Ps, I also wanted to ask if the scrap yards take the boards if they are broken some boards i have are broken in small pieces, Thanks again

[@MiketheScrapper]

victordelc21 Low grade boards are no problem. anything other than that you may have a problem.

[@victordelc21]

Mike the Scrapper Thanks again Mike !! Have A Great Holiday Season

[@MiketheScrapper]

should be peripheral board...Check the video...I did post one from a dvr...

[@AingonAtelia]

I don't find anyone in my area that buys electronic boards. How do you make money from them?

[@mattk1023]

Mike is it worth removing the ic chips and gold fingers or leaving them on and selling boards whole i really cant tell the difference between the boards what should i do please help

[@MiketheScrapper]

***** I would only remove the IC CHIPS from the Low Grade boards. ( Brown on both side or Green on 1 side and brown on the other).

[@mattk1023]

Thanks mike

[@danielpersson7483]

First problem is finding a buyer of boards...in your country it might be easy,in mine ivé searched for years finding none

[@MiketheScrapper]

Just the tubes... Don't break em ...

[@MiketheScrapper]

That is coming

[@ThisFish888]

What am I supposed to, or should remove from boards before selling? GREAT VIDEO BTW

[@MiketheScrapper]

Yeah, remove boards and any thing heavy. go to www.boardsort.com to see what they buy.

[@ThisFish888]

I 've checked out boardsort before, left me kind of confused, your video was more helpful, I understand they want heatsinks and large capacitors removed. I have a local scrapyard, sims metal mgmt nearby that buys escrap and I've separated all my lowgrade boards (I 've been scrapping lots of tvs, crt and flatscreens) from the others, I removed the heatsinks, ICs and copper/transformers the the lowgrade boards and the power boards but I have some boards from a pc and some routers and printers and the flatscreens, they look like midgrade or periphial, they have the gold corner chips and lots o f IC's and some gold pins or plating on the boards. I'm not even sure if it is enough weight to bother selling yet, maybe 20 lbs, low grade I have alot. I will go in today to sell my wire,motors,copper and aluminum and ask about the escrap. Do you have anymore videos you'd recommend for a new scrapper?

[@MiketheScrapper]

try Iscrapapp. com or Boardsort. com

[@PK-vk5nh]

I wish you would get into more details.like what's the purpose, where its usually used e.t.c. good video though

[@MiketheScrapper]

P KYBZ what kind of more details?

[@PK-vk5nh]

Mike the Scrapper like do you have a video describing what every part on a mother board does? like where data is stored ..how to know one is burnt out.and parts of a board, other than the sockets. it would really help me out

[@dsvtechieone]

P KYBZ How about taking a computer hardware course or basic electronics course, the questions you're asking need to be answered by a professional in the field!

[@rkb6783]

What was this about ?

[@MiketheScrapper]

Working on a new company...The last one stopped taking my emails...

[@kc9pnn]

just for your info go check this metal forum out scrap metal forum.com a lot of info on this site including a page on buyer and seller that are willing to take your computer scrap

[@MiketheScrapper]

They are gold plated...

[@MiketheScrapper]

I remove the copper, aluminum & transformers...

[@Frank-bh3cm]

Judging motherboards by color or socket size is nonsense. Just about every motherboard is made in China or Taiwan, it is made by OEMs to whatever quality specified by the vendor. Some vendors may have a budget line and a premium line, so brand alone does not say much about the quality either...

[@MiketheScrapper]

This is how scrapyards accept the boards.

[@MiketheScrapper]

LMAO...Sorry about that...

[@MiketheScrapper]

I have a solution to the problem...This year I will lauch my evil plans, for all scrappers to get free scrap from the public....MUHAAAAAAA

[@MiketheScrapper]

for low grade boards take as much off as you can....

[@MiketheScrapper]

ty this company cashforcomputerscrap. com

[@htimsnhoj5470]

What the fuck. You're telling me different color boards are worth different prices and that larger CPU sockets are better and that you have a fucking modem in your PC? Hahahahahahahahaha.

[@MissMeowtastix]

He also said in a previous video that he took a heat sink off of a Hard drive..... :/

[@dsvtechieone]

Htims Nhoj Yeah, older PC's and motherboards are graded differently and the fact that you do have a modem in your PC DOES mean it most likely is worth more because it is older!!! Just another case of the blind leading the blind because they have a video camera and a KZbin account. HINT just because you can record yourself doesn't make you a qualified educator in the business or this guy Nhoj might have understood if all the details were produced correctly!!!

[@davidhauschild5584]

You had three large socket boards . It’s nice to see someone helping out scrapers. There’s a lot Scrap yards thieves out there . I’ve found a couple strait up buyers . So now I buy boards and equipment in Chicagoland. So now I can pay electronic scrapers a fair price for there boards. I have some very reliable sellers and happy with my prices.

[@javierfaoro]

Thanks Mike!!!!

[@MiketheScrapper]

I will have a video on the gold in the summer months...I will have a series of video's on the precious metal process...Thank you for the comment.....

[@Helllllerrrrrrrrrrr]

Your videos are really awesome man. People like you on KZbin that share your secrets are great man. It's awesome that people like you are will go make videos to teach others your ways. Thanks again mike.

[@scrapper1019]

very very sweet resource man! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this as well as putting in the awesome timeline. I am new to selling my eScrap to boardsort and this is exactly what I was looking for to use to send in my first box of boards to them. I have this bookmarked as well as subscribed to your channel.

[@xIntoThePitx]

That's pretty weird Mike. I found a local scrap yard that'll take boards and now I'm going to start salvaging them and don't know too much about grading them aside from the obvious motherboards and crap boards from tv's. Logic boards from a harddrive I probably would of tossed in with the low grade lol! This yard is pretty honest though, so they prob would of took it out and said it's worth a shitload compared to low-grade. Thanks for the vid, gives me more info on grading boards!

[@macfixer01]

No offense to SuperDave who said daughter board, but the specific item you were calling a backplane is more generally known as a Riser Board. Risers are used to add more slots to a motherboard, for example in Dell 2U-height rack mount computers which are too short to have normal sized PCI interface boards plugged in vertically. Backplane is a more generic term for any board consisting exclusively of just slot connectors and very few if any chips or capacitors. Sometimes backplanes can be quite large, and often have slot connectors that are just press-fit so the pins aren't even soldered to the board. One other thing... In the motherboard section you called one type of motherboard you showed gold-plated which is incorrect. You are referring only to the color of the solder-mask coating which is most often green, blue, or red. There is also a yellow color solder-mask material which makes the traces look like gold when viewed through it, but the traces are still just plain copper underneath. Rarely certain circuit boards (possibly some HP/Tektronix/Agilent boards, or certain PC sound boards) can be found which have gold plated traces that have been covered over with solder-mask material. You will never see that on ordinary PC motherboards though, since gold plating is costly and unnecessary for their intended purpose. In that highly competitive market it's all about low production costs and high profit.

[@MiketheScrapper]

macfixer01 every board and chip I have explained in this video, is what they are called when they are sold. I do understand they are many other names. But this not to confuse.

[@jrockdaddy]

I have had some money misfortunes over the holidays. I scrap for the 1st time last week and it was awsome. $23 FOR GAS HELL YAA. I thank I might be hooked. Thanks MIKE

[@KennyChumsky]

Love this Vid!!! Mike!! You are doing a great job and great intro as well ;)

[@NellisBee]

Nice breakdown of all the different boards. Peace!

[@xIntoThePitx]

I took some boards to a local scrap yard and they said it's garbage, throw it out. So I emailed another scrap yard on the other side of town and they said they'll buy boards. (Bigger and more organized, and honest!) Hard to find reputable scrap yards.. most will rip ya off in a heartbeat if they think they'll get away with it.

[@Yogamartial]

Just done an Emac monitor I picked up from a high school dumpster now I know whats what thanks mike

[@theoutlawpreacher]

Really helped for someone who knows nothing thank you

[@kc9pnn]

i really enjoyed this video mike keep them coming

[@MiketheScrapper]

I do have some video's coming out this year on gold refining...

[@shaneveinotte380]

You the man, Scrapper Mike, You the man!!!!

[@MiketheScrapper]

Thank you..Worked my tail off on this one.....

[@MiketheScrapper]

Thank you... I work very hard for my viewers

[@kgryczan]

Nice video explaining the differences between board types. I'll need to sort through my green boards again and take any that appear to be peripheral boards and put them in a separate pile. What do you do with any thin ribbon cables (like those that come out of laptop CD/DVD drives) that have gold plating on the connector end? I got a few laptops in that I'm going through the process of scrapping and pulled a few out and noticed the gold on them.

[@haroldhoyt1838]

Great video Mike! Very helpful information. ;)

[@mccunecp]

some times I wish I new of a way to slavage the meterials my self. I do take stuff like Caps that are still good. heat sinks, switches. and plug connectors ect and save those with the wire still attatched for projects. and some times I take off bridge rectrifyers, and transistors and mosfets also. and research the part nuimber and if they are good I keep if not I throw out. so in a way I recylce in differnt ways slavage good parts and recycle the rest. wish all scrap yards would take ewast.

[@xIntoThePitx]

I wouldn't say it's illegal, but the garbage guys won't take it. It's the same here in Ontario, where they urge you to recycle your electronics. You can still put electronics to the curb but the garbage trucks will just leave it there IF a scrapper hasn't found it yet. Same goes for anything metal that isn't considered normal recyclables (blue box material..tin cans, etc) which the city recycle truck will pick up.

[@jkrush]

Diggin this here!! There's money in them boards!

[@MiketheScrapper]

It does happen that boards do break when removing the copper, transformers, etc...They will still give you money for the board although it is broken...They all go in a shredder. so no need to worry.

[@dylanc3464]

Hey Mike- huge fan here.

[@dylanc3464]

Could you explain what you take off boards (ex. aluminum, transporter, etc) and how? Thanks.

[@moosescrapper5928]

Hey Mike!! Great video!! One quick question, is it a flat back or flat pack? The paces I have ready about them call them flat Packs, like the north and south bridge chips. Thanks