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Default Scrap value of large electric motors, vs. small motors

They are neither rare, nor "prized".

I try to sell the better looking ones, though.

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On 2014-04-27, gotroot wrote:
You will get a LOT more if you disassemble the motors and retreive the copper seperately. The scrap yard will pay minimally if you don't. The difference is substantial--50% or more.
Having said that, have you tried to sell them in as-is condition? Motors that size are rare and prized. You will get much more if they are running, or even if you cna just warrantee the aramtures are not shorted to ground.
--Root
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