On 2012-09-30, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 22:09:32 -0500, Ignoramus23622
wrote:

On 2012-09-30, Richard wrote:
On 9/29/2012 8:36 PM, Ignoramus23622 wrote:
I have several electric motor-like things, they are called
motor-generators. It is a motor paired to a generator.

For scrap purposes, they are both electric motors. They are about 100
HP in size.

I bought them as complete units and I expect that I will be scrapping
them and selling off contactors and such.

When I look up prices of "scrap electric motors", I only see prices
published for fractional horsepower motors.

My question is, are large motors valued at a higher price per lb, or
lower, than fractional motors.

The total weight of these devices is 14,000 lbs, so I better do a good
research before selecting a particular scrap yard.

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If it works (?) it's worth a hell of a lot more than scrap value!


Who needs a 100 HP motor generator making 417 Hertz?

Someone making a hybrid electric bus?

Find an avionics client?

I got a grand last night from the golf cart my neighbor gave to me. I
had lots of expenses in repair, though: $4.95 for a 10" battery cable.

Recycling is good!


Awesome! This kind of stuff is what makes life fun!

In this case, I would need to find a user of an old IBM mainframe who
needs a 415 Hz power supply. Which is not something that I hold my
breath for.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login...number%3D44248


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