Man thank you shark .. that was awesome .. if I would of had you as a teacher in school I would of been a rocket Scientist .. I can’t thank you enough for your videos and your help .. 👊🏻👊🏻
Oh wow, I don't know how I'd put a video like that together. I try to address components and the metals in them as I scrap them in my vids. Let me think about this some.
@@sharkscrapper I agree. With only getting $11-$22/lb. for Ta depending on where you send them, silver value is worth way more in ounces, so I’d save them for that. I wonder if the refiners get value from Ta and the Ag is just the cream on top.
Niobium and Tantalum are in the same column on the periodical table and I’m sure they have similar properties and maybe value as both being rare earth metals.
There are two big challenges for the average home/hobby scrapper; how to get it and how to sell it. It's not like one's local scrap yard has a buy price for tantalum. I've only found two places in the US that will buy tantalum capacitors. I'm leaning more towards leaving them on the boards and selling the boards to the yards so they can sell them to commercial refineries.
4 :36 it is diode and should be code d 8:28 is also diode 8:30 High Voltage Ceramic Capacitors can contain silver rest fits to my version so all cool good job on vid 😀👍😀
The black thing with the band is an ovp ESD surpresdor diode. A lot if the yellow ones by card slots have been higher value mlccs rather than tantalum but have seen both types. If its polarized they are tantalum. The orange box ones are 100% tantalum slug caps. They also suck ime, tend to short out and burn out if the board sits idle too long. Niobium caps are a lot better ime.
I think your videos are going to be a big resource for me. Presently the I’m looking at the boards I have like a dog that’s being shown a card trick. Very confused!
tantalum is the root of wars in the congo DRC my country, Rwanda doesn't even have one Coltan mine or anything of the sort, they export tantalum and wood from the DRC but claim to be the country of origin...thanks for the info man
@@sharkscrapper Its widely known from the study of the universe with spectroscopes.Plenty of references on Google and wikipedia. Thats why i like this metal,not just for the colors that make anodised titanium look dull,but also because its the rarest element ( stable) in the universe. Niobium its a nice metal too and altough cheaper harder to get for me. I study develop ways to use these 2 metals for my art.
4:20. Nope. That round thing you are pointing at is not a Capacitor. It is a DIODE. CR or D indicates it's a Diode. I've been in the electronics field since I could hold a screwdriver and I can tell you what that was even before looking at the board. At 8:11 you're showing a small tub of other capacitors, Not all of those components are capacitors. The "Ball Shaped" component you are showing is also a Diode. CR on a board stands for "Current Rectifier". The Black line on the Diode indicates the cathode or negative side of the Diode. Also there are some square diodes look exactly like the black Tantalum capacitors. Knowledge is Power. More Power to ya!
Nice to see you enjoying that fine weather before it rains again. Great info my friend
LOL - I did have to record this between rain showers.
Thanks Shark! Always helping going deep into explanation for us!
Happy to help!
Great video , thanks for the help.
Always happy to be of service.
Great Stripping Down and Fantastic Information - we love it !!!! Keep Safe and many Greeting from us here in Australia !!!!
Thanks Michael - while I enjoy researching a making these geeky ones, I know they're not everyone's cup of tea.
Very informative video. Thanks for sharing your processes. Take care. 👍👍
Thanks 👍
Man thank you shark .. that was awesome .. if I would of had you as a teacher in school I would of been a rocket Scientist .. I can’t thank you enough for your videos and your help .. 👊🏻👊🏻
Happy to help.
Shark Scrapper you’re one of the biggest helps I’ve had brother
great informative video great stuff
I've also reached out to the folks south of me. We'll see where it leads.
Another great video! Love the explanations!
thank you
Could you do a video of all of your circuitry you have separated and explain what metals are contained with in them for separation
Oh wow, I don't know how I'd put a video like that together. I try to address components and the metals in them as I scrap them in my vids. Let me think about this some.
Just subscribed very useful info thanks, came over from Coonts.
Thanks for the sub! Coonts is a good man.
999 Dusan made a video showing a significant amount of silver recovered from Ta capacitors too. Probably more than the value of Ta. Interesting.
I like his channel. If I were going to do anything with them now it would be to get the silver.
@@sharkscrapper I agree. With only getting $11-$22/lb. for Ta depending on where you send them, silver value is worth way more in ounces, so I’d save them for that. I wonder if the refiners get value from Ta and the Ag is just the cream on top.
Yup they usually have a silver layer for the negative electrode for the orange box and gumdrop style. The silver is usually overcoat with tin.❤
Very interesting and informative ............... Thumbs Up
Glad you liked it!
Informative
Not your cup of tea which makes your time watching all the more valuable to me. Thank you
Shark Scrapper as you know I store all my circuit boards, sometime in the future I’ll get into this
@@Man-in-da-shed ah yes, the massive secret Ian ewaste stash I keep hearing so much about. 🤣
Very informative and helpful. Thank you Shark!!! Saved for future reference.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the clear explanation! :D
Glad it was helpful!
Niobium and Tantalum are in the same column on the periodical table and I’m sure they have similar properties and maybe value as both being rare earth metals.
There are two big challenges for the average home/hobby scrapper; how to get it and how to sell it. It's not like one's local scrap yard has a buy price for tantalum. I've only found two places in the US that will buy tantalum capacitors. I'm leaning more towards leaving them on the boards and selling the boards to the yards so they can sell them to commercial refineries.
@@sharkscrapper right. At least they know the value and how to extract/refine it and who to sell to after. Everyone is a middle man.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Take care, Poo
Thanks Poo
4 :36 it is diode and should be code d
8:28 is also diode
8:30 High Voltage Ceramic Capacitors can contain silver
rest fits to my version so all cool good job on vid 😀👍😀
Spot on Rafal.
Theres a company right down in FL that specialize in tantalum. nice Shark!!!
Yes, selling might be an easy thing for me.
Great information 👍
Glad you liked it
The black thing with the band is an ovp ESD surpresdor diode. A lot if the yellow ones by card slots have been higher value mlccs rather than tantalum but have seen both types. If its polarized they are tantalum. The orange box ones are 100% tantalum slug caps. They also suck ime, tend to short out and burn out if the board sits idle too long. Niobium caps are a lot better ime.
Interesting, thanks
Attack of the Tanalums ! Sounds like a sci-fi movie from the 50's.
😂
Really informative, thanks Shark.
My pleasure!
camera lenses apparently has tantalum in them
I've not heard that before. Can you provide some references please?
tantalum oxides
I think your videos are going to be a big resource for me. Presently the I’m looking at the boards I have like a dog that’s being shown a card trick. Very confused!
Happy to be a resource. Feel free to email me pictures if you have questions. The boardsort discussion page is loaded with good help as well.
Shark Scrapper thank you sir!
You really made that interesting, thanks!
Thank you - making geeky stuff interesting is an interesting challenge
Really helpful. Thanks a lot!
No worries!
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interesting but from a scrap point of view is it worthwhile depopulating these from the boards
*you got our like👍Au👍and a full view too*
Billy B only if you plan to sell them OR extract the Ta some time in the future. Otherwise don’t bother.
tantalum is the root of wars in the congo DRC my country, Rwanda doesn't even have one Coltan mine or anything of the sort, they export tantalum and wood from the DRC but claim to be the country of origin...thanks for the info man
It is such a shame that happens. All in the name of creed.
greed
love it
I have a funny reference for you chuckle head.😆
Very very informative 👍
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Tantalum its the most rare ,stable element in the universe( or at least the Solar Sistem).
Very interesting - can you give us a reference for those that want to follow that some more?
@@sharkscrapper Its widely known from the study of the universe with spectroscopes.Plenty of references on Google and wikipedia.
Thats why i like this metal,not just for the colors that make anodised titanium look dull,but also because its the rarest element ( stable) in the universe.
Niobium its a nice metal too and altough cheaper harder to get for me.
I study develop ways to use these 2 metals for my art.
@@mihaiilie8808 Thanks, I might do a follow up after studying some of the ref on Wikipedia.
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4:20. Nope. That round thing you are pointing at is not a Capacitor. It is a DIODE. CR or D indicates it's a Diode. I've been in the electronics field since I could hold a screwdriver and I can tell you what that was even before looking at the board. At 8:11 you're showing a small tub of other capacitors, Not all of those components are capacitors. The "Ball Shaped" component you are showing is also a Diode. CR on a board stands for "Current Rectifier". The Black line on the Diode indicates the cathode or negative side of the Diode. Also there are some square diodes look exactly like the black Tantalum capacitors. Knowledge is Power. More Power to ya!
Thanks I'll pull that little sucker from the tub.