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Electronic Scrap
Power Supply Boards
Grade: VariousLow Tier
Switching power supply boards with copper and ferrite
Market Price EstimateUpdated Daily
$750/ MT
+15 (2%)vs yesterday
Verified specifications & market data
Chemical Composition
Elemental breakdown by percentage weight.
Standard composition limits
Values represent maximum allowed percentage unless otherwise noted.
Physical Properties
Material form, density, and contamination specifications.
Post-use power supply circuit boards; ubiquitous power conversion electronic component; LOW precious metal content; HIGH copper and base metal content (50-500g copper; 20-300g ferrite; 10-100g aluminum); ABSOLUTE HIGHEST supplier count commodity (412 suppliers; power supplies ubiquitous in ALL electronics); EXTREME volume-driven bulk commodity; copper-focused value recovery; hazmat complexity moderate (capacitors present; RoHS compliance variable); mass recycling commodity lowest-tier
Acceptable Inclusions
- Copper windings 50-500g (power supply specification; highly variable acceptable)
- Ferrite core 20-300g (inert; acceptable)
- Aluminum 10-100g (valuable base metal; acceptable)
- Steel <50g (ferrous component; acceptable)
- Plastic 20-150g (inert substrate; acceptable)
- Silicon 5-50g (semiconductor; acceptable)
- Dust/corrosion typical (post-use acceptable)
- Solder <2g (minimal acceptable)
Prohibited Materials
- Copper <50g per board (below power supply specification)
- Capacitors not removed (hazmat present; separation critical)
- Mercury components (hazmat extreme)
- Extreme contamination or degradation
Quality Assurance
Testing protocols, sampling methods, and acceptance criteria.
Sampling Protocol
frequencyRandom spot sampling only; power rating assessment; capacitor verification perfunctory
maximumQuantity50,000+ boards per shipment
minimumQuantity200-1000 boards or 50-200 kg
percentage3-5% of lot
Acceptance Limits
all Criteria Must PassMaterial must be power supply; copper present; bulk commodity scale
bulk EconomicsExtreme volume bulk commodity pricing applicable
capacitor StatusCapacitors typical present; hazmat status known; acceptable
copper BasisCopper present 50-500g range; copper-driven commodity confirmed
power Supply StatusConfirmed as power supply board commodity; bulk copper classification
Weight Tolerance
measurementBulk weight acceptable; precision irrelevant; aggregate volume
variance±50% from estimated weight
Required Test Methods
Spot Visual Power Rating Assessment
Purpose
- Estimate power rating
- predict copper weight category
- confirm power supply type
Acceptance Criteria
- Power rating estimated (low/medium/high)
- copper weight range predicted
Procedure
- Minimal spot inspection
- visual power rating assessment
- confirm power supply category
Capacitor Presence Visual Check
Purpose
- Spot-verify capacitors typical presence
- confirm hazmat awareness
Acceptance Criteria
- Capacitors identified typical
- hazmat status known expected
Procedure
- Sample visual inspection
- capacitor detection simple
- hazmat awareness confirmed
Bulk Commodity Classification
Purpose
- Confirm bulk power supply commodity status
- cost-driven economics
Acceptance Criteria
- Commodity status confirmed
- bulk copper economics established
Procedure
- Minimal classification
- commodity category confirmed
- bulk economics applicable