scrap yard

[cooperalp]

Soon I will be traveling to middle east primarily for a conference and some other research related work.

Lately I have this habit of checking junkyards, recyclers and other various "e-waste" related companies that are located in the vicinity of my destination, hoping to find new pieces for my collection.

As I was doing the same thing again, I came across this place and I have a good feeling about this one... I believe I will end up digging the piles that are shown below within several weeks.

If you notice anything out of ordinary, please let me know. Unfortunately these are the best pictures available for now. I am hoping to take decent pictures over there, if they allow me to do so.

cheers

[johnorun]

OMG--ALP Needs Help!!

Are these piles in Canada?
If the processors aren't missing from these boards, you made a real find!!!

[smithy]

I think these should be classified as CPU porn!

[Neon_WA]

lessons i learnt from going to my metal recycler

1) make a list of early CPU parts numbers u arnt familar with..plus another non-cpu chips that are sort after. << not an easy task

2) all that is white, purple or gold is not always worth grabbing especially if have limited time. (i would guess the purple & gold ones i can see are memory)

3) take boxes (or whatever) suitable to store chips for the trip home

4, 5, 6 & 7) take gloves.. the old boards have freakn sharp pins sticking thru them

looking at what is there.. n knowing how long it took me to go thru my metal recyclers stuff... my guess u would need 2 days to go thru it all if u were prepared

[Marcin]

and do not excite when you find something rare because they will charge you with extra price

[donutty]

scrap_3 looks like a major health and safety risk Take a crane!

Looks like there will be some good stuff there. I'd wear a dust mask too judging by 'scrap_2'

[D.8080]

Seeing stuff like this is better than morning coffee!

Yeahhhh!!

[donutty]

So, you need some extra delagates and researchers right? I'm OK in economy class, and I'll have the non-vegetarian meal thanks

[Windmiller]

[Cutabove]

Im putting together a team of thieves to go get this stuff ........whos with me
Where exactly were these pictures taken?

[Wizzard1]

That surely is CPU porn.

[Chiefish]

Ill bust out with the Ninja outfit and make a stealthy helper

What a great mountain of stuff to sort thru, I wish I was there

[cooperalp]

Thank you for your comments and suggestions guys.

The conference will be held in middle east technical university, located in Ankara, Turkey.

Most likely I won't have more than couple of hours for this visit, meaning that I won't be able to go through the whole pile.

I will make a list of make a list of early CPU part numbers, that sounds like a good idea and will target CPUs first. I will try to find a pair of heavy-duty gloves as well(thanks Neon-WA)

Any further suggestions are appreciated

[donutty]

So the scrap yard / recycling centre has accepted you to go and fondle this stuff? If so, thats very nice of them!

You're gonna have to work at lightning speed to get that done in 2 hours. I just got back from my recycler and spent about 2 hours and just took the PCBs away to process, never mind take the CPUs off in situ.

My advice would be to ask 'where are the oldest boards/' because it looks like that stuff has accumulated over several years. That probably means the oldest (and best) stuff is at the bottom!

[Neon_WA]