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Scrapping (electric motors)
#23621682 - 09/07/16 11:30 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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I have about a dozen old electric motors here... I was wondering when it comes to scrapping them for cash would it be best to just get the rate for the motors as-is, or should I (try to) rip them apart and get the copper or whatever out first?
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: shLong]
#23621686 - 09/07/16 11:30 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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What kind of motors?
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: idiotek]
#23621688 - 09/07/16 11:31 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Theres no way they'll be worth your time
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: idiotek]
#23621692 - 09/07/16 11:32 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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There is definitely a fair amount of copper, it depends on how may HP and torque, etc. You might have to unwind coils and take stators apart, stuff like that. I don't know if it's worth really doing all that unless you just want the copper.
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: idiotek]
#23621711 - 09/07/16 11:41 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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idiotek said: What kind of motors?
Similar to this
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: trees]
#23621716 - 09/07/16 11:42 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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trees said: Theres no way they'll be worth your time
Yeah? That's kinda what I was thinking, but wasn't sure
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: shLong]
#23621720 - 09/07/16 11:43 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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In various sizes...a couple football sized ones and the rest about 14/16 inches long and like10/12 inches in diameter
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: shLong]
#23621740 - 09/07/16 11:48 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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The look pretty big, might be able to get a bit of beer money out of em.
I just thought it wouldn't be worth it because: I recently took about 80 lbs of ballasts full of copper to a scrap place, I got a little less than $40 I think, it took me a while to gather all those ballasts.
Plus, old motors are always dirty, dusty, makes a mess
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: trees]
#23621766 - 09/07/16 11:56 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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I don't mind hauling them in there as-is.. I just wanted to know whether it'd be worth it to rip them open or not.
I mean, I know that I can't retire off of the haul, but $20 or whatever would be worth the time since it's right down the road.
And I have about 7 pounds of pure/solid carbide I need to take in anyways. That'll be about $30-38
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: shLong]
#23622025 - 09/07/16 01:26 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Idk those motors are probably worth more as motors than for parts.
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: koods]
#23622043 - 09/07/16 01:34 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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How would you recommend I get the most out of them then?
I was just gonna take em to the scrap yard where I take my aluminum cans. There they buy motors and shit by the pound I believe.
I assume they grind em up and then separate the metals.
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: shLong]
#23622047 - 09/07/16 01:35 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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craigslist the lot for 50$
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: JohnnieYen]
#23622053 - 09/07/16 01:38 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'd have to see what the scrap yard would give me for them 1st because I assume anyone who would want them would just want em for scrap, no?
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: shLong]
#23622059 - 09/07/16 01:39 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Unrelated, but I also have a few rolls of copper wire like this.
and that's just about all wire... Very little plastic wrap-around thing. Not sure what that'd be called..? Spool?
What should I do with these?
Long story, but they were left at my place and I don't have use for wiring.
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: shLong]
#23622065 - 09/07/16 01:42 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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They're not worth tearing apart. I'm an HVAC tech, and keep all of the motors I replace, then recycle them about once per year. I don't even remove the fan blades anymore, after spending hours doing so, for a negligible increase in profit. They're definitely worth money though. I usually get a couple hundred dollars each year. It pays to keep an eye on what they're paying out per pound of scrap copper/motors, and going at the right time. Good luck!
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: grewya]
#23622068 - 09/07/16 01:43 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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grewya said: They're not worth tearing apart. I'm an HVAC tech, and keep all of the motors I replace, then recycle them about once per year. I don't even remove the fan blades anymore, after spending hours doing so, for a negligible increase in profit. They're definitely worth money though. I usually get a couple hundred dollars each year. It pays to keep an eye on what they're paying out per pound of scrap copper/motors, and going at the right time. Good luck!
How many are you taking in? And what size? Comparable to mine?
And thanks for the tip
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: shLong]
#23622070 - 09/07/16 01:44 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Scrap probably.
Tell me how this goes. I have dozens of feet of old copper pipe that I should sell.
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: koods]
#23622076 - 09/07/16 01:45 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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I think it's also important that people don't throw away cooper if they can salvage it. It is a limited resource.
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: shLong]
#23622081 - 09/07/16 01:47 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Do the motors work? Maybe Ebay? That's what I'd look into with the wire as well. It all just really depends on how much of their value you want to get out of it. The more time you spend trying to sell stuff like that, the more you get out of it. You can sell stuff like that pretty fast to scrap yards or even on craigslist if you're not trying to push for every dollar you can get.
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Re: Scrapping (electric motors) [Re: shLong]
#23622087 - 09/07/16 01:51 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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I would say most of the motors I recycle are smaller than the one in your picture. At a certain point, bigger motors can be rebuilt. If you've got a dozen motors like the one in your pics, you're sitting on a gold mine. I may be exaggerating a bit. Definitely worth a trip to the scrap yard though. Maybe call around for prices if there's more than one in your area.
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