If you ever wondered what the inside of your computer monitor looks like, here you go. I’m trying to get into micro-scrapping, so the PCB is the most interesting part to me. I think e-waste is still a huge issue, so I’m going to be trying to find some second hand stores that can’t sell their old electronics for good deals. Anyone have any other recommendations for the best way to acquire small amounts of high value e-waste that would be sent to a landfill in the Chicago area?
What do you intend to do with the scrapped parts?
Micro scrap, sort, and store the pieces. To serve as a basis for finding more e-waste and doing the same process. In the future, if I accumulate enough, then I’ll find someone to buy the sorted parts.
In my city there are a few auction houses that occasionally work with school/government IT to auction off old hardware. For instance, there’s often whole pallets of old/broken monitors in lots that go for a few dollars.