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Computers and TVs are the most popular household electronics. Older models of cameras, radios, and media players have gold on their circuit boards. Games consoles, tablets and phones only have trace amounts of gold.
The gold used in the processing of computers, tablets, and phones. You can find gold in electronics.
The stable value of gold is better than most commodities. It’s useful for the manufacture of electronics. Some people find it profitable to try and get gold out of the scraps.
You would need 7,500 devices to get a kilo of gold from each laptop. How much gold is in a computer, laptop and cellphone?
Some items have large printed circuit boards and therefore large quantities of gold.
Jumbo old video-playing devices like VCRs and SonyBetamax players, the bigger the better.
The biggest circuit boards in both laptops and desktops contain the “mother lode” of gold. They have gold contacts on their edges. Thin layers of gold are applied to the boards.
A simple propane torch will not melt gold at 1064 C. For three months, [Josehf] collected, stripped, and dissolved electronic parts and netted 576.5 grains of gold.
Computers and TVs are the most popular household electronics. Older models of cameras, radios, and media players have gold on their circuit boards. Games consoles, tablets and phones only have trace amounts of gold.
Gold is used in electronic components that are resistant to corrosion. Since gold is expensive, today’s manufacturers try to use less of it. 7
It doesn’t oxidize or rust, making gold unique. The metal is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. While gold is used in electronics, dentistry, and more, it is mostly used for jewelry and a reserve currency.