Recycling caps from circuit boards - does anybody else here do this?

From: terryf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Terry F.)
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:23:08 GMT

Instead of throwing away old circuit boards which are beyond repair, I
find myself removing the caps etc for possible future re-use (just
using a soldering iron, as wick is quite expensive). Is anyone else
here this sad? :-)

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