13 Jun
2001
13 Jun
'01
8:18 a.m.
At 06:50 PM 6/13/01 +0100, Tony wrote:
I know that I would. I've tried to explain that to the scrappers
around here but they're just plain nuts about gold!
Joe
At 11:23 PM 6/12/01 +0100, Tony wrote:
Yep... Most of the cards I saw were S100 type things (so figure on $1's
worth of gold). Perhaps $1.50 for a DEC quad-height card...
You know, I would have gladly paid that much extra to have the cards in
useable condition. I think most people here would as well.... 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? -tony