Hi.
There are a whole load of obsolete and broken cell phones in my cupboard.
I want to recycle them, but not before removing the memory chips.
Does anybody know…
1: Can memory chips be removed safely (with a 15 watt iron)?
2: Is there any common code or word that will be printed on the memory chips, which will help me to identify which chips are memory?
3: Are there any radioactive parts inside a mid-nineties cell phone (like there is inside some smoke detectors)?
I've looked for info on the circuits in these phones, but found nothing that makes any sense to me. That said, I am very new to electronics of any kind.
Thanks in advance.
Great forum - lots of interesting reading here.
K
There are a whole load of obsolete and broken cell phones in my cupboard.
I want to recycle them, but not before removing the memory chips.
Does anybody know…
1: Can memory chips be removed safely (with a 15 watt iron)?
2: Is there any common code or word that will be printed on the memory chips, which will help me to identify which chips are memory?
3: Are there any radioactive parts inside a mid-nineties cell phone (like there is inside some smoke detectors)?
I've looked for info on the circuits in these phones, but found nothing that makes any sense to me. That said, I am very new to electronics of any kind.
Thanks in advance.
Great forum - lots of interesting reading here.
K