How To Get Cheap Electronic Components (Salvaging From Circuit Boards)

How To Get Cheap Electronic Components (Salvaging From Circuit Boards)

In this video, I will show you how I get cheap electronic components by salvaging from circuit boards. I get circuit boards from defunct electronic devices that I get practically for free, then I desolder all the useful components from them and sort them into drawers. It is a really cool way to get components cheaply.

A Good soldering iron to use:
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A Solder Sucker:
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A way to hold your parts:
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A Good desoldering iron:
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A Multimeter to test your components:
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50 Comments

  1. EL FLACO on February 17, 2023 at 4:47 am

    i wish my son had half of the interest on learning stuff

  2. Jorge Argente on February 17, 2023 at 4:48 am

    Component reuse/selling is way more profuitable and eco-friendly than gold recovery, which isn’t even profitable

  3. Christopher thumm on February 17, 2023 at 4:50 am

    Any old dog can buy electric components so my respect tends to go to the ones who can find and reuse

  4. motoputz on February 17, 2023 at 4:52 am

    0:41 perfect thumbnail captured

  5. Scyth3934 on February 17, 2023 at 4:54 am

    Where do you find your circuit boards/ewaste?

  6. exiled1 Gaming on February 17, 2023 at 4:55 am

    Nice video dude. How did you make that component tester? That looks like a really educational project.

  7. Mr. Rusty on February 17, 2023 at 4:56 am

    Dumpster…

  8. joseph gary sanchez on February 17, 2023 at 4:56 am

    I also keep circuit boards from discarded devices. Even if most of the simple components can be bought cheaply online, the pure satisfaction from building something useful from old components is almost addictive, hehe.
    I know you might not reply to a comment on your older videos, I just like to ask, should hobbists be concerned with lead exposure from desoldering/soldering on old boards?
    -someone in southeast asia

  9. Hugh's garbage trucks on February 17, 2023 at 4:56 am

    Yes you do what I do

  10. Magnus Wootton on February 17, 2023 at 4:57 am

    Dont forget your safety specs!!! solder flicks everywhere when u do this.

  11. Scyth3934 on February 17, 2023 at 5:04 am

    this is exactly what i do

  12. JAKUB on February 17, 2023 at 5:04 am

    I suggest taking all the ceramic capacitors (the blue flat ones) since they are useful for high voltage projects such as voltage multipliers and high voltage capacitor banks

  13. Alan Curtis - Engineering DIY Making Porjects on February 17, 2023 at 5:05 am

    it is cool and love you project

  14. AQAVAR on February 17, 2023 at 5:06 am

    Give up kid, go enjoy a life, smoke a POT and chase girls or you’ll end up like me a SINGLE.
    After 60 years you’ll have plenty of time for that.

  15. Star Bravo on February 17, 2023 at 5:06 am

    Great idea..! Thank you…!

  16. Gorilla_With_Jetpack on February 17, 2023 at 5:08 am

    THIS VIDEO IS AWESOME!

    You are an amazing teacher and you explain things quite well. I’ve subscribed and I wish you luck with your endeavors.

  17. John Smith on February 17, 2023 at 5:08 am

    What’s a good electronic to loo out for for salvaging low volt mosfets? 4-5v in paticular. Thannks!

  18. Victortilla MillaMonster on February 17, 2023 at 5:08 am

    If only companies did this and not leave all the labor to hobbyists!

  19. The lich king on February 17, 2023 at 5:09 am

    Thank you for your time 🙂🙂

  20. Super Specialty on February 17, 2023 at 5:09 am

    Excellent FYI, but doesn’t stay focused on the subject matter i.e. too much video presentation on the individual!

  21. Ken_fb on February 17, 2023 at 5:11 am

    Yoooo thats alot

  22. Efdawah Fan on February 17, 2023 at 5:12 am

    maasallah gj keep it bro love it !!!

  23. Mohamed Sh on February 17, 2023 at 5:13 am

    My friend I want to ask about old computer PC what is the electronic components I can take from it?

  24. Travis Hurst on February 17, 2023 at 5:13 am

    Great Video. awesome bench setup with great ideas. Please continue to make more videos

  25. River on February 17, 2023 at 5:14 am

    Good vid but it’s hard to see everything. You need better lighting.

  26. Sebas Eu on February 17, 2023 at 5:15 am

    Aside salvaging the components, you can also repurpose whole boards as they are; for example, I used a microwave oven control board to command a UV lamp for erasing EEPROMs or for making PCBs. As is essentially a timer, I choose one with display (VFD) that also display the remaining time. Other repurposed thing was a garage door controller with its own remote control to switch on or off the outside lights. The limit is your imagination.

  27. Daniel Prieto on February 17, 2023 at 5:15 am

    Impressive video. I enjoyed watching it from start to end.

  28. Yum Yum on February 17, 2023 at 5:16 am

    What does this have to do with being transgender?

  29. trajectoryunown on February 17, 2023 at 5:16 am

    What. in. the. heck. was that AMAZING tool you used in the intro!?

  30. Aleziss on February 17, 2023 at 5:17 am

    harvesting capacitors from defective equipement, specially power supplies, will probably make you stock defective capacitors… you should all test them for ESR and capacitance… most of the time, powersupply fails because of bad capacitors…

  31. Jonathan's Garden on February 17, 2023 at 5:17 am

    I’m 38 and only now getting into hobby electronics, this video is a lifesaver and very informative, thank you! I had an old lcd tv that the screen broke and the lcd ruined, so i just today took it apart and saved the boards and useful parts, now i’m going to begin unsoldering!

  32. amir tavana on February 17, 2023 at 5:18 am

    your component tester and identifier is very attractive and useful and interesting for me

  33. NAYAKA Creativity on February 17, 2023 at 5:19 am

    In my country, I can get almost many type of scrap circuit board, scrap working powerfull server power supply, and each of them are very cheap!

    For example I bought scrap but working xbox 360 power supply, 203 watts version for just $1.4 each, and powerfull PC power supply at just under $1 each

    And many type of scrap circuit board in just under $1 for 1kg

    *sorry if there any broken english

  34. Renata Heinzova on February 17, 2023 at 5:20 am

    1:23 i have completely same lol

  35. Muppetpaster on February 17, 2023 at 5:22 am

    10:45 Shotty diodes?? lol….

  36. no name x on February 17, 2023 at 5:22 am

    You remind me of myself when I was 15 and salvaging old electronics from broken neighbours devices and use it to build led flasers and radio transmitters. Now I am studying electrical engineering.

  37. JVinsnes on February 17, 2023 at 5:24 am

    Dude what a classy intro

  38. José María Folgueiras on February 17, 2023 at 5:24 am

    You are awesome.
    Shall I ask wheter you know where we can find diac and triac ?

  39. Nina Parenteau on February 17, 2023 at 5:24 am

    the transistor tester is genius

  40. hunter q8 on February 17, 2023 at 5:26 am

    “tanner tech tanner tech tanner hello this is tanner tech” its the coolest theme ever

  41. PK F on February 17, 2023 at 5:29 am

    You should make your self an activated carbon extractor for the fumes as solder has nasty stuff in it.

  42. Yvonne Z. Amador de Garcia on February 17, 2023 at 5:30 am

    Excelent 👍🏻

  43. Jack Poyraz Simpson on February 17, 2023 at 5:34 am

    Love the intro lol

  44. Doodfromellay on February 17, 2023 at 5:34 am

    It’s like treasure. Lol
    I like looking for discontinued ICs.

  45. Kino Kills on February 17, 2023 at 5:34 am

    challenge: take a shot every time he says Circuit Board. Great Video!

  46. Doodfromellay on February 17, 2023 at 5:36 am

    I thought I had the fever.
    You a 50 mile lead on me

  47. THE SUS BOOMER ROBLOX on February 17, 2023 at 5:38 am

    I take the resistor from old and new boards if they no work there is most likely gold on it some have silver over time it will be worth I think new boards don’t have gold on them

  48. musicjazzvez on February 17, 2023 at 5:39 am

    I need help to fix my reverb. Any advice? Thank you!
    https://youtube.com/shorts/y8LQNUhKtqA?feature=share

  49. Ron Thompson on February 17, 2023 at 5:39 am

    Are you still making videos

  50. alkalomadtan on February 17, 2023 at 5:43 am

    Those heat sinks might not worth inhaling all those gases during the soldering.

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