I think it's pretty cool how you gave someone else a shout out . A lot of people don't do that. Also appreciate you getting straight to the point with valuable information I learned a lot thanks a lot I appreciate it.

here's a year-late tip: do NOT over look the gold corner BGA chips on circuit boards. forward to 4:09 in the video. The large chip with the silvery looking circle in the middle. Those can contain ALOT of gold compared to other IC chips. remove the epoxy body from the fiber base. You will see gold foil on the fiber base, but the vast majority of the gold is in the bonding wires encapsulated in the black resin. There are a couple way to economically process them. Good Luck!

eWaste Ben is a legend

eWaste Ben operates on an industrial scale. But he has his streams figured. He has an immediate market for his circuit boards. He has two simultaneous things in mind as he deals with each circuit board, that being what to depopulate as against the quality of the board he wants to send on to his board buyer. It is what he wants to retain for future recovery as against what he wants to more immediately send on for processing by operators who will retrieve all the available metals. It is more cost effective to limit board depopulation to maintain board quality for his buyer. It is a categorical case of if you want something done right then you gotta do it yourself. If he let other people in to do it for him then it would get all fouled up. He's got quite a niche going there.

for someone like me that doesn;t do this type of thing but enjoys watching ...this was soooo informative and entertaining at the same time....excellent content ..look forward to more !!

Hey Thub, I really like your videos and have been subscribed for a while now as your channel has really helped me to learn a lot about scrapping and metal recovery/recycling. I just wanted to say thanks for this video. I have watched as many videos as I've been able to find from different creators on identifying tantalum capacitors , but for the most part they have been vague, and unfocused with too little information on what the different types actually look like, or if the videos did have good information it just wasn't presented well. The 30 seconds or so that you took to explain what to look for when it comes to Tantalum was better than all the videos entirely dedicated to the subject that I have seen so far. Clear, close up pictures of the notable types and identifying features! Hooray! Thanks again. Keep up the good work. Cheers!

Hey thanks for the info. It really helps knowing which is what and saves yourself a ton of time. Please continue with the great videos and your time.

Love your style and information. Please keep making videos as they are very enjoyable.

I watched a video from this dude and decided to get all of my back up devices...ya know tv's, computers, game systems and stuff....i am a dude in Kentucky with access to scrap electronics regularly and I mean 6 days a week I can load my car up.... I used to fix them just because I could then squirrel them away... Now I'm teaching my 7 year old son who is "teaching" his 11 month old sister about what's in what....Thub I believe they stated as your name keep going brother inspire the next generation

Enjoy your enthusiastic videos! Keep it up. Very educational. Another small time scrapper.

This and all of your videos have been the best, especially the way you explain, break it down, show pictures etc! I just found your channel a few days ago whilst searching for an explanation on #1 vs #2 copper. I don't throw any electronics away, I tell my family, "it's NOT trash, there's precious metal in there...somewhere!!" Now, thanks to you I know where and how to dig it out! We have a HUGE, heavy 70" tv from when they first came out, I think.. anyway, it has a removable adapter pack that people could buy after tv's upgraded instead of having to buy an entire new one, which were thosands of $$ back then, this giant thing has a pop up camera, HD, 3D, wave motion, voice command awesome picture & sound, I love it but when the Chiefs won the Super bowl over the Eagles, (we live in Philly), my hubby threw something very heavy and it hit the tv somewhere, IDK where it hit, i don't see any damage at all, (I wasn't t there for that scene lol) all know is when I plug it in it just buzzes then the pitch gets higher but theres no other sound or picture. Now, I know what to look for in it anyway.. Thanks Again! You're awesome!

gold isn't used for conductivity, as silver is much more conductive. Gold is used, especially on contact points as gold doesn't oxidize or tarnish, so the contact stays clean and allows conductivity to continue. silver or copper can tarnish making the contacts less reliable. its reliability is the key, not the conductivity itself.

E wast Ben is amazing. I'm inspired by him. I just need alot more dumpsters. Iv got a ton of the gold e scrap just waiting for the right buyer to come along and make it worth my time to sell.

Love it! So information proper!

Interesting. Thanks for this and keep up the good work.

Love the ewaste ben shout out. Seems like every scrapper on youtube looks up to Ben (myself included) keep up the good work

Your videos are HIGHLY UNDERRATED!!!!

best scrap page especially for learning !

Another gem Thub. Happy to heat that you're saving the worth while stuff and things. I also started depopulating boards months ago and have started to build a solid collection. It's more a hobby then a money maker. We see the value that is there, plus no one should want toxic substance's going to a landfill. Lastly I love and respect E-Waste Ben. I have been subbed for over a year and learned a ton of stuff. Keep Doin' The Thing buddy!

this is the most valuable video in youtube i ever seen. thank you

i watched 2, 2 hr long videos from your shout out with the chickens, almost pt e to sleep. Thank you for being more direct and informative in a fraction of the time.

Ik you are stock piling your gold circuit boards for a time in which you feel comfortable enough to attempt to carry out the process of gold recovery successfully and document it on camera to share with us. I can only ask you what is the wait for? You have experience enough to extract the gold from computer components now i think its time to figure out the next step. Today again I carried out the successful aqua regia process and it is much easier than you think. You need muriatic acid sodium nitrate urea and sodium metabisulfite. It is a $50 bill. It is awesome being able to extract the gold from what 99.99 percent of the world consider trash. A lot of people also sell you the concept of needing large amounts of circuit boards to get anything worthwhile but initially the most important thing is to discover that you have the ability and that simply requires a small amount. And by small amount I mean less than a lb of gold fingers will suffice to get you some beautiful brown pay dirt ready to be melted down. Simply one piece of advice is do not sell that stuff it is more valuable than you know. People down play its value yet buy it up for themselves. I will not sell my circuit boards anymore.

Educational. Entertaining. And just the answers I was looking for. Thanks!

Awesome stuff 👍

Thank you so much for this video. I always wondered what the hype was about; now I know 😄

You ROCK !!! Keep up the great work !!!

Great info thanks. I am being educated!

Awesome !! Love the humor !👍

I think that was one of your best videos.. Loved it nice work thub

M8 you're a legend on your own right. Keep up the good work. God bless y'all.

You do a fantastic job 👏 Thank you

Thankyou for infos and helping others😍

Thanks for all the info. Not really too sure what I will do with it.

Cool video! Got me motivated to go scrap!

Very cool info /thubs up cheers

Thank you for sharing.

Great video! The viewer can get a good general idea of where to start with the PCB’s.

Finally got a close look at your palm tat and... is that a Canadian maple leaf gold piece? Delightful. I like your style, dude.

Good info, thank you!

Hello Thub, Sweden here again. My regular yard pays flat rate for circuitboards, doesnt matter if it's a board from a TV remote or a telecom board. Check the currancy, I get 4 swedish krona per kg. The other yard takes high grade boards only, minimum 100kg. Stay safe and take care.

I Love Your Sweet Sarcastic Humor Its enjoyable and brings an extra hint of spice to the Video... Nice Work

this is a better way to know what is in these electronic boards. this is very informative.. all i need to do is find the buyers

Nice breakdown, very useful.

Yeah. Go on man! Scrap magic! Like it!

Thub, great video and very informative. I am glad you explained that selling the boards as is, is more lucrative then trying to recover the precious metals. Here's hoping that Canada eventually has a way for you to do so.

You have lots to learn my friend

Awesome brotha, thanks for the info...

A relay note to add… I’ve come across relays &switches with all solid gold guts once you get through the plastic housing.. little tiny gold balls, and clips. Only ever milspec & medspec

Well done. A start for beginners. Which, I believe was your main goal. Keep up the good work Thub.

Thanks.. I have to many bins of circuit boards and little knowledge of them... Now i know...

Finally....A Summary of parts. I'll save this one to look back on a few times. Thanks Man

Thank u for putting in the megaman music. It means a lot to me.

good quick hit on a saturated subject, thanks man

Najbolji ste, pozdrav iz Hrvatske

My old job had a long room with towers stacked to the ceiling, all late 90s early 00s. There were seriously 100 in there. I was asked if I wanted them and said no. They paid someone else to take them all, and a month later I learned about old computers having gold and the good chips

Finally! You Rock! And you did it in less than 5 min! Thank you! Honestly this is the 1st video I personally have found that actually explains what "Exactly" to keep. Every other one I have found says "keep this, but no explanation as to why and which one is or isn't except save them up"! But not that to do with them once I have them saves up?? Thoroughly appreciate you! I was in the middle of deciding to throw out the rest if what I've gathered as I took 3 bins of boards to salvage along with a bin of thick aluminum and a bin of copper. I walked out with $80. I was crushed as I knew there was more $$ in there I just didn't realize they actually want us to remove everything. They don't care or want boards with stuff on them! Who knew! Needless to say I'm now ready to do this correctly and have found an on liberal very reputable company to mail it to for maximum cash flow! Was the point, right! Again, many thanks!

Peace, Love and Gratitude Brother! Way to Love the Mother.

Thank you sir very helpful

I love these guides, keep up the great work!

Good info 🎉

love your content

Thank you for this informative video. I have been stripping down boards for Palladium, Silver, Gold & Copper, & hope to recycle to the bullion dealer from which I buy my wire for my craft work. I haven't actually sent any yet. Do I send it in it's raw state, as it is recovered from the phone/computer etc? Would appreciate your feedback, thank you..

Hey man, great video, great personality. Clear and concise. Also, I have a chance to buy 94 (mostly older laptops) for around 200. what would the return be like ? Do you have any rough numbers?

Wonderful

Thub you should be a school teacher. Your more interesting than any teacher I ever had. Its hands on teaching. Our schools need that.

Most places will say “nah it’s not worth anything, but you can drop it in this box and we will recycle it for you.”

This is pretty cool

I'm so glad I watched this. Now I know that recycling precious metal from my old laptop is more work than I want to do for the little money I would get for just one laptop.

Good info as I am interested in scrap gold bars

Very informative! Thanks for the info. Totally diggin the tattoo on your left palm too. Dope

Love the video it's very informative and easy to understand for those whom lack computer knowledge

I am going to start leaving you more comments to help you out. I also shared one of your videos on my families big screen tv. You are famous now LMAO.

Thubprint, Cheers and Thanks for your consise video re ; Gold and other metals, there are too many videos Online which are way too long in relation to precious metals in computers etc.

Your the legend too bro!

Thank you for the video, 'There is some gold in these words'.

Just got old military data recorder. Looks like it has at least 30 boards. Can't wait to see what's actually inside. Sypris data recorder from 2008

thanks for the info

Always interesting! Are there any non-metal things worth recycling for money? Well apart from bottles.

I have been tearing down and collecting this stuff for awhile now. But I am too nervous to use chemicals to separate the gold. Do people buy the stuff raw like I have it, pre separated, or should I attempt to harvest the gold using the acids???

Thank you sir 🤩

thanks man! great vid question is there any other way to remove the gold chips from a ram card etc other than acid?

everyone says gold is used because of it's high conductivity, but I really don't think that is the case. sure, gold is a great conductor, but not as good as copper or silver, so it can't be primarily because of it's conductive properties. i think it has something to do with it being a very resilient metal: it won't oxidize and is difficult to tarnish. but i'm not sure how these properties compare to silver, which is the greatest conductor and much cheaper in comparison. also, we have to remember about solder-ability as well as how expensive it is to actually apply the material, let alone the material itself. i've been looking for the whole answer for nearly a half year now.

Hey Thub could you tell me what kind of camera and mount you use in the car. Your videos seem extremely stable.

Can I recover the metals from any circuit board? What are the best boards for recovery?

Thankyou so much🤗🤗🤗🤗

That was cool

Nice Thub - you just need the white lab coat now to complete the mad scientist look! 🤣 I do like how the world wide scrapper community supports each other! I'm sure ewaste ben appreciates the plug! 😊👍

This was by far the best What’svaluableontheboard video out there. Very informative 👍👍 and yes. eWaste Ben is great

😅😂 you literally had me cracking up at chips

Well said, Ben should link your video

Scrapping old first generation to 3rd generation tv's. I'm finding some high gold boards in there as well

There's small buttons on certain circuit boards is there anything valuable in them? My next question is there silver inside switches that turn things on

I got a bunch of 2015 broken chrome books do they have gold or are they to modern

Hi. Ewaste best market for it where ?? Chaina or Jaban? Please can you share any details about this because I heard that big market foe Ewaste is Chaina,Jaban and Also Korea.

So glad u threw in the chips for laughs.✌🏻

Thanks for telling us that the best thing we could do is honestly sell the board and buy gold lol. your right.

Thanks

Bro saludos from Colombia you're really good bro

Yelo .. whats that goldish sircles on the greenbord made of and goldish corners

Glasses look nice 😎