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Jon Elson[_3_] Jon Elson[_3_] is offline
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Default Scrap value of large electric motors, vs. small motors

Ignoramus350 wrote:


I agree, I will give this question my utmost attention, maybe there is
some easy way of doing it. And larger windings are easier to deal with
than small windings.

It depends on how the motor was dipped. Some have relatively loose
windings, after cutting one end, you can drive the winding out of the
stator slot with little effort. On others, they are essentially
epoxy-potted, and the windings won't come out without roasting the entire
stator for days in an oven. And, then the EPA will come looking for
your hide.

My guess is the larger units are never made the potted way as the epoxy
just gets too expensive.

Jon