Hey guys,
I guess this post would be so different from any other ones. Why ? It's about the art of repairing and creating. The reason is. To save money. LOL. I'm a stupid yet good recycling agent. I have tonnes of trash in my room. Parents used to mumble of having an untidy and a garbage store in my workspace. How did I give a response ? One man's trash is another man's treasure.
Electronic wastes. Junk. When collection is ready to throw, there's something strikes my mind. Why I don't I tear off all of the removable components before throwing it? How much did I save? In fact, this not about money or cost reduction. Electronic waste is one part of trash which takes years to dispose completely. What matter most is the impact on the environment. Well, I'm not promoting how green I am. It's just how far I can do to reduce wastage. Even with my little effort.
The tools I'm using to tear off the components out from their root are mainly:
Screwdrivers. To remove screws from its chassis.
Look nearer to the picture. Most of these were stripboards from projects I have screwed up previously. It also has some consumer electronic products like computer mouse and speakers. Overall, the main components extracted from these trash were:
The tools I'm using to tear off the components out from their root are mainly:
Screwdrivers. To remove screws from its chassis.
Tweezers. Helps in remove desoldered components gently.
Pliers. Helps in remove desoldered components in a HARD way. It can also cut off unnecessary parts.
Marker pens. Jot down something.
The most important ones. Soldering kits.
Soldering iron.
Test pens.
Cutter blade.
Look nearer to the picture. Most of these were stripboards from projects I have screwed up previously. It also has some consumer electronic products like computer mouse and speakers. Overall, the main components extracted from these trash were:
Digital Flip-Flop counter
Components: wires and resistors.
Low power audio amplifier with LM386
Components: 3.5 mm Audio jack, wires, electrolytic capacitors, coupling capacitor, switch, trimmer and LED.
Computer mouse
Components: LED and IC.
Simple transistors circuit
Components: Wires, resistors, buzzer and battery cap.
Motor driver shield for Arduino
Components: Wires and headers
PSP transmitter. Component: Tiny LED
Old TV remote control. Components: LED and IR transmitter.
PIC project
Components: push button, resistors and wires
PIC project
Component: 9-V battery holder
H-bridged motor driver with transistors
Components: transistors and wires
Temperature monitoring system
Components: wires, headers, LED and resistors
Gaming toy. Components: LED and joystick
PIC project. Components: LED and switch.
Flashing LEDs
Components: LEDs, resistors and wires
Low power audio amplifier for speakers
Components: ICs, wires and LEDs and capacitors.
AV converter. Components: sockets, capacitors and trimmer.
Low powered audio amplifier for speakers.
Components: LEDs, Capacitors and trimmer.
Optical mouse. Components: IR transmitter and receiver, rotary encoder and IC.
Hand phone charger for car. Components: USB socket and LED.
In total, the extracted components is shown:
Old components should have undergo functionality test upon them. Good components return back to their home now. You too can make a difference by spending sometime with what I have done.
Thank you.
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