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Making money recovering silver solder on circuit board

how do you extract the silver solder? well I'm trying to make some money because I just lost my job and I came across your website and I don't like to read that much or type but you got me intrigued. THANKS

BRAD WELCH
- GREENFIELD, OHIO
October 26, 2010

October 28, 2010

Silver solder is a high temperature alloy. I don't think you'll find it used on circuit boards. What you will find is ordinary tin-lead solder which is nearly worthless.

Jeffrey Holmes, CEF
Spartanburg, South Carolina

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