+rwg42985 Thanks Russ! Fuses would have been my next guess, but I was thinking that they were a bit big to be fuses. I think you are right though... each fuse leads to a 5KOhm potentiometer... makes sense! My next guess would have been bridging/track joiners, for unused IC sockets :) Thanks for your input :)
i love scrapping, unfortunately all i come across are post consumer stuff so appliances and what not, i dont have a legit scrapyard to go to, just a dumpster behind a thrift store, i have found some pretty good stuff there though. plenty of printers thats for sure :)
+SuperBrainAK It's always good fun taking things apart and finding useful parts... especially when it's free! Thanks for your comment & keep salvaging :)
+johnb003 I'm just lucky that my scrapyard accumulates a wide variety of goods from various industries. Unfortunately, the parts that are in my videos are usually found deep inside scrap equipment and needs to be salvaged, cleaned and tested, which I usually do before showing the parts on video. This takes quite some time, but it is definitely worth it :)
+Energy Fabricator awesome! do they charge you for the stuff you take? Actually after watching this video today, I went dumpster diving and found some awesome stuff!! I'll make a video about it, I even found a working DLP projector!
johnb003 No, I usually just take what I want, but I do have a give and take relationship with the guy there. Every time I go there, I bring him some scrap metal, wire, motors, transformers etc... In return, he lets me take whatever I want. I usually shout him a smoke or bring a coffee for him..It's fair and works out well for both of us.
+luckygen1001 No, I always go to the yard with my tools & I only take the parts I need. Sometimes if I find something really cool and I don't have the right tools, I'll take it home, salvage parts off it and return the scrap to the yard. The good thing about microwaves at the scrapyard is that they are almost always open with the transformers removed. Usually, all I have to do is remove the earth screw on the diode and unplug it.
