Product Overview
Assorted Precious Metal Recovery Material with Semiconductor Headers and Edge Contacts
Condition
Condition: Used. Evaluation: Visual inspection only. Function testing not performed. Material is unsorted electronic scrap for gold recovery and precious metal refining. Markings legible on select pieces: MC1438R 8029, 2289 6424.
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Product Overview
Unsorted electronic scrap weighing ~100 grams, assembled for precious metal recovery, hydrometallurgical processing, or chemical refining. The assortment includes gold-bearing hardware retired from vintage commercial and industrial electronic equipment.
Contents feature cut printed circuit board gold edge fingers, gold-plated wire connector contact pins with crimp barrels and color identification bands, right-angle RF coaxial connector shells, stamped socket contact strips, and semiconductor headers including TO-3, TO-5, and TO-18 packages with gold-plated pins and baseplates.
Key Features
- Total weight: ~100 grams of mixed electronic scrap
- Material type: Gold-plated and gold-flashed contact hardware and semiconductor packages
- Connector contacts: Gold-plated cylindrical pins with crimp cups and color-coded bands
- Board contacts: Cut fiberglass PCB card edge connector fingers with intact gold traces
- RF hardware: Gold-plated right-angle coaxial connector bodies and shells
- Semiconductor headers: TO-3 baseplate, multi-lead metal cans, and transistor headers
- Intended processing: Precious metal extraction, wet chemical leaching, or smelting
Applications
- Precious metal recovery operations isolating gold via chemical precipitation, acid leaching, or electrolysis.
- Small-scale refining hobbyists and assayers processing gold-bearing vintage electronics scrap.
- Jewelry makers and metal casters melting scrap brass and copper alloys for artistic casting.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of components are included in this assortment?
The material consists of mixed electronic components including gold-plated connector pins, cut PCB edge fingers, right-angle RF connector shells, and transistor headers.
What is the gold yield or plating thickness of this material?
Plating thickness and total gold yield vary by component and manufacturing vintage. The material is unsorted and unrefined.
Can any of these components be reused in working circuits?
No. Evaluation is visual inspection only, and components have cut leads, clipped pins, or solder residue from equipment decommissioning. This material is sold as-is strictly for precious metal extraction.
Heavy gold plating was once the only way engineers trusted critical signals to cross a dirty connection. Now the equipment is retired, and turning vintage metallurgy into pure return is your job.
