12 Jun
2001
12 Jun
'01
1:01 p.m.
At 11:23 PM 6/12/01 +0100, Tony wrote:
That depends on the amount of gold plating, I believe.
Certainly I've
seen surplus PCBs in the UK which have had the gold-plated edge fingers
cut off, but where the rest of the board is intact. I assume this is
because the gold-plated parts are worth recycling.
I find this annoying, BTW. I don't know exactly what the gold on a card
edge is worth, but it can't be more than a few pounds.
Just as a rule of thumb, the edge connectors USED to be worth about 1
cent per contact however the price of gold has dropped
considerably. Makes you sick doesn't it?
Joe