More Horse Power = More Copper? 15hp vs 30hp motor for copper recovery
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More Horse Power = More Copper? 15hp vs 30hp motor for copper recovery
1 475 просмотров · 3 года назад
scrap2cash
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Taking apart 2 massive scrap motors to recover the copper, one 15hp motor and one 30hp motor and comparing the weights.
Time stamps:
0:08 First look at massive scrap motors
1:18 explaining how I take the motor casings apart
2:11 time-lapse of taking exterior shell off of electric motors
4:22 Removing the armatures from big electric motors time-lapse
4:50 massive armatures out of electric motors
4:59 first look at copper windings in motor
5:20 explaining how I break the casing off of the stator
6:09 Struggling to break cast iron casing in half with sledge hammer
7:08 Quickly breaking cast iron motor casing in half
9:26 big electric motor snapped in half
10:00 explaining how I cut copper windings with jackhammer
10:10 cutting copper windings off of motor stator
13:57 Custom attachment I made to remove copper wire from motors
14:30 removing copper windings from the stator with jack hammer
17:27 Weighing the copper from electric motors
18:20 Weighing 15hp motor copper windings
18:55 Weighing 30hp motor copper windings
19:19 pouring copper into bigger bucket