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SS Grade vs. S Grade Circuit Boards | Ohata

Compare SS Grade and S Grade circuit boards under the Ohata Board Scrap Classification System. Learn how to identify their typical sources, CPU and BGA configurations, socket requirements, component density, recycling value, acceptance standards, downgrade conditions, and rejection risks. This guide explains why complete, clean, undamaged, and properly sorted telecom, enterprise, server, desktop, legacy computer, and non-SATA hard drive boards receive better recycling value, while stripped, broken, burned, corroded, contaminated, or mixed circuit board loads may be downgraded or rejected.

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S Grade vs. A+ Grade Circuit Boards | Ohata

A board should not be classified solely by its size, color, age, or original selling price. The processor configuration, socket construction, component density, gold-bearing features, semiconductor packages, and physical condition must all be considered.

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A+ Grade vs. A Grade Circuit Boards | Ohata

Correct identification is important because mixing A+ Grade boards with A Grade, lower-grade computer boards, appliance boards, metal scrap, or miscellaneous electronic waste may reduce the value of the entire shipment.

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A Grade vs. B Grade Circuit Boards | Ohata

Correct identification depends on the complete board rather than its color, size, or equipment name alone. CPU socket construction, gold-tab BGA chips, gold fingers, component coverage, metal attachments, missing parts, contamination, and physical condition can all affect the final grade.

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B Grade vs. C Grade Circuit Boards | Ohata

Final classification depends on the complete board rather than its product name alone. Socket type, BGA packages, gold-plated contacts, component density, attached metal, missing parts, physical damage, and contamination can all affect the grade.

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C Grade vs. D Grade Circuit Boards | Ohata

C Grade and D Grade are commercial recycling categories used to distinguish standard-value computer circuit boards from lower-value computer boards. The classification depends on the board’s CPU socket construction, component density, gold-bearing features, attached cooling hardware, recoverable metal content, and overall condition.

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