Pilfering an appliance circuit board

[ArchDukeOfTops]

Well, the bad news is I have to buy a new oven.  I think I narrowed the problem down to the clock control board, and, apparently, those are so relatively expensive that its usually more cost effective to just by a new unit.

So since I have to buy one anyway, I couldn't help but take the circuit board out and look at it, since I'm just beginning to learn about such things though pedal building.  I was pleasantly surprised to find a lot of components that were familiar to me, diodes, resistors, aluminum capacitors etc. 

That got me thinking, what would be the probability of unsoldering some of these and using them?  It would be cool to have enough to make a simple buffer or boost.  Anyone ever do anything like that with a discarded board?

Here's the board from the oven/range:

[icecycle66]

Looks like there is a handfull of nice diodes in there.

[nzCdog]

Get a heat gun and nail the back of that board, holding it upside down... all the goodies will just fall out and then you can play with whichever bits you want

[ArchDukeOfTops]

Sweet, I might go pawn shopping and see if I can get some cheap stuff and do some diode swap mods.  Everything is a learning experience for me right now.

[slimtriggers]

I wonder if anybody out there traces/clones boards from old appliances?   

[TNblueshawk]

I did this when my 2 month old washing machine mother board went south. It was all SMD 

[ArchDukeOfTops]

I wonder if anybody out there traces/clones boards from old appliances?   

all the best ones are gooped. . . .  ;

[9Lives]

looks like the pcb is mod ready LOL check out all the empty spots for resistors.