Removing circuit board pin/plug arrays for GOLD! Part 1

In this little series I give some tips on how to easily remove some of the various types of gold-plated pins and contacts one will encounter when scrapping e-waste. Some are tricky and developing a good method will speed up the process dramatically to get a result of clean pins ready for processing. Here I show the tools I use, demonstrate the methods, and even show a tip on minimizing the material you'll have to process to get the best yield from lower-grade pins.