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Tim Wescott

Jan 1, 1970
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Melissa said:
Does anyone know what this is and if it might be worth anything? I have a
whole big box of them, packed in anti-static bags.

http://dimensional.com/~melissa/photos/Optotech 1178 boards.JPG

I suppose if no one wants them, I could always use 'em for shooting targets.
It's a random boards. PC boards without documentation -- or even with,
if they implement some obscure or seldom-used function -- are generally
worth less than cost of the components in them. You might see if your
town has an electronics surplus store, and see what you could get for
them there.
 
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Pooh Bear

Jan 1, 1970
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Melissa said:
Does anyone know what this is and if it might be worth anything? I have a
whole big box of them, packed in anti-static bags.

http://dimensional.com/~melissa/photos/Optotech 1178 boards.JPG

I suppose if no one wants them, I could always use 'em for shooting targets.

Conceivably an interface board from some piece of kit presumably made by
Optotech Inc.

Nothing of any real value there, although those optocouplers look of intruiging
construction.


Graham
 
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nospam

Jan 1, 1970
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Melissa said:
Does anyone know what this is and if it might be worth anything? I have a
whole big box of them, packed in anti-static bags.

http://dimensional.com/~melissa/photos/Optotech 1178 boards.JPG

It is a control PCB from some ancient optical disk drive (from around
1987). If the drives were ever in production they must have been obsolete
years ago so it will be worth nothing as a spare part and slightly more
than nothing for the parts which could be salvaged from it.

Optotech don't seem to be around anymore but were in Colorado Springs.
 
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Barry & Nikki

Jan 1, 1970
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know when you are going target practicing. My
wife OKed my purchase of the AR-10 I had been looking at and I got it as my
Valentines present. Always looking for anything to "plink" with it. Can you
hook power up to the boards and get them to run away; nothing better than
honing skills on a moving target.
 
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Melissa

Jan 1, 1970
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Pooh Bear said:
Conceivably an interface board from some piece of kit presumably made by
Optotech Inc.

Nothing of any real value there, although those optocouplers look of
intruiging construction.

Several things intrigue me. Here's a bigger better photo:
http://dimensional.com/~melissa/photos/Optotech 1178 boards2.JPG
look at that optical device in the lower right. One red and one green? What
is that?

What's a VQ1006J by the way? I've been out of the field for awhile but
don't recall those.


--
Yours In Liberty, Melissa - Colorado, U.S.A.
http://melissasliberty.blogspot.com/

The last best hope for liberty, to give the world its first Bill of
Rights: http://www.UPAlliance.org/billofrights.htm
 
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Melissa

Jan 1, 1970
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nospam said:
It is a control PCB from some ancient optical disk drive (from around
1987). If the drives were ever in production they must have been obsolete
years ago so it will be worth nothing as a spare part and slightly more
than nothing for the parts which could be salvaged from it.

Optotech don't seem to be around anymore but were in Colorado Springs.

http://www.optotech.com/


--
Yours In Liberty, Melissa - Colorado, U.S.A.
http://melissasliberty.blogspot.com/

The last best hope for liberty, to give the world its first Bill of
Rights: http://www.UPAlliance.org/billofrights.htm
 
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Melissa

Jan 1, 1970
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Barry & Nikki said:
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know when you are going target practicing. My
wife OKed my purchase of the AR-10 I had been looking at and I got it as my
Valentines present. Always looking for anything to "plink" with it. Can you
hook power up to the boards and get them to run away; nothing better than
honing skills on a moving target.

Anyone got a skeet thrower? :)

--
Yours In Liberty, Melissa - Colorado, U.S.A.
http://melissasliberty.blogspot.com/

The last best hope for liberty, to give the world its first Bill of
Rights: http://www.UPAlliance.org/billofrights.htm
 
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Watson A.Name - \Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\

Jan 1, 1970
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Melissa said:
Several things intrigue me. Here's a bigger better photo:
http://dimensional.com/~melissa/photos/Optotech 1178 boards2.JPG
look at that optical device in the lower right. One red and one green? What
is that?

What's a VQ1006J by the way? I've been out of the field for awhile but
don't recall those.

Q often stands for quad pack, of something like transistors or FETs.

The S logo is Siliconix.
 
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Robert Baer

Jan 1, 1970
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Melissa said:
Does anyone know what this is and if it might be worth anything? I have a
whole big box of them, packed in anti-static bags.

http://dimensional.com/~melissa/photos/Optotech 1178 boards.JPG

I suppose if no one wants them, I could always use 'em for shooting targets.
If you have a really large quantity of PC boards, some of the parts
are worthwhile (batteries, socketed ICs like the CPU and BIOS), and the
*GOLD* on them is well worth finding a recycler that handles such items.
Find at least three, know how many pounds (maybe better yet board
area) and get quotes.
They will deduct costs of reclaimation but usually pay spot value
(use Kitco for reference).
 
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Robert Baer

Jan 1, 1970
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Melissa said:
Several things intrigue me. Here's a bigger better photo:
http://dimensional.com/~melissa/photos/Optotech 1178 boards2.JPG
look at that optical device in the lower right. One red and one green? What
is that?

What's a VQ1006J by the way? I've been out of the field for awhile but
don't recall those.
Sorry about my previous response; the reference was not available.
I see no gold, and unless you needed some electrolytics, etc - the
best bet is try some local electronic surplus dealers.
 
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Rich Grise

Jan 1, 1970
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Several things intrigue me. Here's a bigger better photo:
http://dimensional.com/~melissa/photos/Optotech 1178 boards2.JPG
look at that optical device in the lower right. One red and one green? What
is that?

I don't see anything in that photo that matches this description. What are
you talking about? I see a couple of diode symbols with red background
near the upper-middle center; a couple of electrolytics in the upper
left; a header connector bottom left; and in the lower right corner, if
you're talking about the PCB, rather than the keyboard it's sitting on, I
see a C-shaped blue-grey shape like a wood-worker's clamp. I even see the
VQ1006J, below the 74HC86, and above the clamp-looking thing.

But nothing matching the description, "one red and one green".

What am I missing?

Thanks,
Rich
 
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