[modeleng] Re: Breaking up computers

Floppy and CD ROM drives contain numerous small gears, slides and springs
that will be useful for some kinds of work. If the computers have 5 1/4"
drives some of the stepper motors are quite powerful.

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> On Behalf Of Tim
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 10:29 AM
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> Subject: [modeleng] Breaking up computers
> 
> Hi gang
> 
> I am breaking up some of our computers. The data on the hard disks is such
> that physical destruction of the disk platters is necessary. The computers
> themselves are 10 years old and of no use even to a charity without the
> disks (and probably even with disks).
> 
> I'm hanging on to the magnets from the hard drives and some of the heat
> sinks and fans. For reasons I won't trouble you with I can't recover sheet
> steel from the casing. Are there any other bits worth recovering?
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> T
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