Ewaste Marathon Conclusion! Was all of this Work Worth it?? Power Tools, Vintage Computers & More

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

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[@rickmoore]

Please keep filming these, they are fun to watch❤

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Rick, I'm glad you enjoy them! 👍😊

[@andyc972]

Thanks Chris, good total figure in the end and a decent return on your time in sorting and cleaning it all up ! Above all it's good to see these items getting a second life and not just ending up in the scrap !

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Yes Andy, there is very little scrap value in most of it so it's great to see the items stay in operational condition. Thanks for watching mate 😊👍

[@deej4101]

Wow! I'm amazed. I like the fact that the total is with realistic prices. I had a giggle with Coco and the vac. 🤣

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Dee. Yeah and the next day she wanted me to turn the vac on again! I think she enjoyed the experience after the initial surprise! 🤣

[@deej4101]

@@TheUltimateRecycler It's like having a new friend for her to play with!

[@edstevens701]

Great series of videos, I would definitely like to see more like this.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Ed! I'll do some more when bulk lots come in 😊👍

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

Thanks for sharing

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks for watching Cynthia 😊👍

[@freedomfighter8958]

That is awesome, good result, hopefully you can sell the bulk of this within 2 weeks

[@freedomfighter8958]

Love these videos also, helps motivate me

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks FF, that's great. I think the bulk will sell very quickly! 👍😀

[@troynixon209]

That sandwich press would be good for melting hdpe bottle tops for craft projects.

[@pajaro685]

My thoughts exactly. i wish i was closer, I'd buy it.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

That's a good idea Troy, but that's not something I have on my list to try in the near future! I'm a little busy! 😉😊

[@pajaro685]

The Fuse is from the 12v Amplifiers!

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Nah Michael, it's rated at 50 amps, so it's likely for a heavy duty winch or something that draws a lot of current!

[@Th3Pr0digalS0n]

Not bad at all. Looks like this was a great deal. Hard to believe all that would have gone to ewaste.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Some people just don't have the time, and don't really care - and are happy to just dump it all unfortunately!

[@jjslibrary]

It takes quite a bit of time to securely erase a hard drive, and it is not as simple as reformatting the drive. You need a program (ShredOS is a good one) that will write random bits to every section of the drive, then reformat, otherwise most of the files are still easily recoverable. A standard quick reformat only erases what are effectively the addresses of the files but not the files themselves, so all it takes is some data recovery software to retrieve most of the files (and therefore violate the privacy of the folks who threw away the hard drives). This is also a good reason to keep or physically destroy the hard drive from any computer you want to sell or donate if you ever had personal or private information on it. Note: SSDs work differently, so you would want to look up the tool to securely erase the SSD by brand. I haven't looked into whether ShredOS can do this safely.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks for that info JJ. Yes, I had looked into this one other time and knew that a quick reformat wasn't super secure. What about resetting the mini notebook back to factory settings - is that the same as a quick reformat? I'll have to decide what to do with decent sized HDDs & SSDs as I would like to resell them if it is safe and viable to do so.

[@jjslibrary]

@TheUltimateRecycler Resetting to factory is also very likely not secure, unfortunately. Unless you are specifically choosing a secure erase function, you can assume that the data is not securely erased. I don't know about specific hardware devices, though. SSDs and flash memory function differently, so it's possible that a secure erase happens or that the data would be unrecoverable after a factory reset on a specific device. This would be something you would have to look up for each device, though, not something I could tell you with any certainty.

[@johnanders2090]

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks John 😁

[@Zero-.-]

Why not sell the SSD? Maybe it would be good for like 15-20 bucks.

[@jjslibrary]

While it's pretty quick to securely erase an SSD, the tool to use depends on the drive manufacturer, so it's not super simple if you don't have the time or interest to figure it out.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

But you have to consider the time it takes to securely reformat the SSD. Besides 128gb is pretty small these days! Thanks for watching 😊👍

[@m4t42]

You should probably destroy the SSD to protect your clients data (If you aren't going to wipe it). Even as a bare board taken out of its enclosure it's probably perfectly functional.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Yep, good point mate! I'll hit it with a hammer! 🔨🔨

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

Interesting I thought the second lot of power tools you would have sold just as the skins without the battery. I thought you were definitely got $20 for a case full of tools even if it didn't have a battery, cheers Graham

[@scohen88]

Yah, me too. The guess-the-price Ultimate Recycler drinking game was hard on my liver this episode.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

I doubt they would sell Graham as good batteries would be hard to find for this older stuff!

[@scohen88]

I’ll give you $10 to get everything off your ping pong table! You need to practice and keep sharp!

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Yes coach! It was cleaned off directly after I finished filming this arvo and I'm training with the robot tonight! 😀