by LANWANMAN

Created on: December 11, 2010

Computer Recycling - Cash for Electronic Scrap

What is "Electronic Scrap"? Electronic scrap and e-scrap are terms describing outdated or broken electronic items disposed of by their owners. If you are a business or even a work at home individual, get quick cash for your e-scrap today!.

There's a lot of money to be made selling electronic scrap or "e-scrap." The cash flow from selling e-scrap is limitless considering the many thousands of computers and other electronic products discarded by their owners every year. To start your own work from home electronic scrap business, scout around for discarded computers and electronic equipment in your own backyard; or your neighbors backyard! You will need a trustworthy electronic scrap buyer or recycler where you can sell your scrap inventory online.

Computers are basically a box with some wire, circuit boards, integrated circuits, processors, and drives. Below are 12 easy steps to disassemble most computers:

1) Shut down the computer, and unplug it from the electrical receptacle.

2) Ground yourself electrically using a wrist strap or other suitable method.

3) Open the computer's case.

4) Remove the integrated circuit boards from the motherboard (main board).

5) Remove the RAM memory boards (memory sticks) from the slots in the main board.

6) Disconnect the power harness (wiring) connectors and any other cable connectors from the hard drive(s), DVD drive(s), CD drive(s), and any other components.

7) Remove each component (hard drive, etc.) one-by-one taking out the screws fastening each device to the computer's chassis and carefully extracting each device from the chassis. Set these components aside. They might need further dis-assembly.

8) Remove the heat sync from the central processing unit (CPU) except of course it is part of the processor itself (Note: heat syncs might be made of aluminum or other recyclable metals).

9) Disconnect the power supply cabling from the main board.

10) Remove the power supply. CAUTION: DO NOT DISMANTLE THE POWER SUPPLY.

11) Disconnect the power wiring cables between the motherboard and case fans and other components.

12) Unscrew the main board from the chassis and remove it.

This might seem like a lot of effort for just one computer. However, if you gather all the unwanted computers from your friends and neighbors, just think of all the money you can make. Then, continue repeating this process over and over again. Don't forget, there is no limit to the cash that can be generated considering the 1000's of computers that are tossed out every day. Locate a trustworthy electronic scrap recycler that will pay big bucks for your scrap inventory.

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