What to salvage from:[]
Printers / Scanners / Photocopiers[]
- Stepper motors
- Belts
- Gears
- Slides
- Optical encoders
PCs[]
- ATX power supplies
- Ribbon cables
Cars[]
- Alternator
- Windscreen wiper motors
- Central Door locking mechanism:
- Low current triggered relay (located in dashboard / fusebox)
- Lock actuator (located in door)
- (more info: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIbkLjjlMV8)
- Battery
- Add more
Bikes[]
- Add stuff here
TVs[]
- Add stuff here
Microwave ovens[]
- Add stuff here
Toasters[]
- Add stuff here
Electronics[]
If you feel like desoldering lots of parts, go for it, but surface mounted stuff is harder to reuse than through-hole stuff. Look in particular for commonly used general purpose stuff like 555 timers and capacitors.
- 555 timer - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_timer_IC