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What parts to salvage/sell from a UPS?
"Ignoramus18142" wrote in message
... I have three UPSes: 1. Clary OnGuard 3 phase 5 kVa UPS, no batteries 2. Clary OnGuard 1 phase 5 kVa UPS, no batteries 3. Ferrups 3.0 kVa inline model UPS (no outlets), no batteries All are working. That generally won't make any difference with these dogs. You probably have late 80s early 90s vintage units. Plus, these are low-end units that have no customer appeal. I would like to demolish these UPSes, take out what I can sell and auction these parts on ebay. I recently demolished an even bigger Data General UPS (about 8 kW) and sold the capacitors from it for $75. The rest is a big pile of unidentifiable parts. Some look like huge diodes and transistors. I am afraid that some of those parts have value that I would have hard times capturing (maybe I took apart a large and usable rectifier, for example), so, I do not want to make the same mistake again. The capacitors are probably appealing to the ghetto-blaster-car-audio-crowd. Other than a few relays and some MOVs there really isn't anything worth popping the hood for. I would like to know which parts of those UPSes are really desirable. Capacitors? Rectifiers? Anything else? Some have Anderson connectors that you can get about $1.50 each. Any thoughts on this will be appreciated. I will use this as an opportunity to learn about electronics. Strip them for the fun of it, but don't expect to find any gold nuggets in them. Good luck and have fun. Rita -- http://212.68.147.44/Zehava-ben/ |
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"Ignoramus18142" wrote in message
... Clarys are $10,000 high end units. Not that it matter, now that no one wants them. I had dozens of them new on the skid and couldn't give them away. Yes, they were very expensive when new. This is due to the uneducated people in the government's purchasing department. Never handle any UPS unless it's an APC unit of 2200VA and above. And you should never handle any three phase units made by anyone else but APC or Liebert. I will probably convert the cabinet from the Ferrups unit into a meat smoker (smokehouse). Now that is a great idea. I wish I had thought of that. You might want to list one on eBay. Maybe, but those were high voltage kind. Some of the older units used either a 12 or 24 VDC configuration and had these larger caps. The newer 48 VDC and above units don't have anything worthwhile in them. I need to take them apart to take them to a dumpster anyway... I forgot to ad that you do have some heavy-duty transformers in these things that you can use as a crude welder if you don't already own one. Save the rectifiers for this purpose as well. What a hassle, I made $320 profit on this lot (on other pieces), but I hate every moment of owning it. Well, I got some useful parts out of those UPSes, but still I would not do the deal if I knew what Iknow. It's not even worth it with a forklift. Just be careful that you don't drop a nut screwing with these things. What about the rectifiers. See above. There is probably little eBay value in them unless you do some creative writing. Thanks. If I get $50 out of each, and some parts good for myself, I will be happy. Maybe I can get my retired FIL to do some disassembly in exchange for "profit sharing". I really like your smoker idea! Have fun and good luck. Rita -- http://212.68.147.44/Zehava-ben/ |
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I had dozens of them new on the skid and couldn't give them away. Yes,
they were very expensive when new. This is due to the uneducated people in the government's purchasing department. Never handle any UPS unless it's an APC unit of 2200VA and above. And you should never handle any three phase units made by anyone else but APC or Liebert. Wow look at Rita showing off her considerable knowledge of three phase UPS units! ef |
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anybody can google xxxxxxxx and be an expert parrot in no time.
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"Ignoramus18142" wrote in message
I made about $2,500 to $2,800 on APC 1,400 VA units, 2 years ago. Bought 2 skids with 28 of them, all with shot batteries, replaced batteries with help of a friend, and sold the UPSes on ebay. That's not bad. The 1400s fall well bellow our acceptable price per pound ratio and we don't screw with them. In today's market the 1400s are worthless. Even the Matrix 5000 is in the dirt. The Symmetras do extremely well off eBay. I discussed this on rec.crafts.metalworking, and concluded that i do not want to make welders. I could sell the rectifiers, if you think that they are worth something. I would try writing a creative description and a title that has creative uses for them and list them on eBay with a $50 starting bid. I find listing an item's alternative use instead of name and model number work great for items that don't sell. Rita -- http://212.68.147.44/Zehava-ben/ |
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"EF in FLA" wrote in message ... I had dozens of them new on the skid and couldn't give them away. Yes, they were very expensive when new. This is due to the uneducated people in the government's purchasing department. Never handle any UPS unless it's an APC unit of 2200VA and above. And you should never handle any three phase units made by anyone else but APC or Liebert. Wow look at Rita showing off her considerable knowledge of three phase UPS units! Like I said, sometimes I wonder just how feminine she actually is. She also hates gay men with a passion I've only ever seen in men. A |
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"Angrie.Woman" wrote in message
... Like I said, sometimes I wonder just how feminine she actually is. She also hates gay men with a passion I've only ever seen in men. LOL! Maybe you're questioning your gender? Maybe I should be selling Beanie Babies instead of what I sell to be feminine? And no, I don't "hate gay men with a passion". I don't know what gave you that idea? You need to get your head out of your ass and see what women are doing in the world today. Rita -- http://212.68.147.44/Zehava-ben/ |
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On 4 Feb 2005 20:26:48 GMT, Ignoramus18142
wrote: On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 15:18:43 -0500, Rita Ä Berkowitz wrote: "Ignoramus18142" wrote in message I made about $2,500 to $2,800 on APC 1,400 VA units, 2 years ago. Bought 2 skids with 28 of them, all with shot batteries, replaced batteries with help of a friend, and sold the UPSes on ebay. That's not bad. The 1400s fall well bellow our acceptable price per pound ratio and we don't screw with them. In today's market the 1400s are worthless. Even the Matrix 5000 is in the dirt. The Symmetras do extremely well off eBay. Yes, it seems times are changing. Even 2-3 years ago, Ferrups UPSes were selling relatively well. Since good line in teractive and dual conversion true sine wave u its have become reasonable, the Ferrups market has all but dried up - and that's getting well over 10 years now. I discussed this on rec.crafts.metalworking, and concluded that i do not want to make welders. I could sell the rectifiers, if you think that they are worth something. I would try writing a creative description and a title that has creative uses for them and list them on eBay with a $50 starting bid. I find listing an item's alternative use instead of name and model number work great for items that don't sell. I will give it a shot. I have a monster transformer that weighs 300 pounds. i |
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Ignoramus18142 wrote: [...] I would try writing a creative description and a title that has creative uses for them and list them on eBay with a $50 starting bid. I find listing an item's alternative use instead of name and model number work great for items that don't sell. I will give it a shot. I have a monster transformer that weighs 300 pounds. Advertise it as "Catapult ballast." Or perhaps "Tokamak LEGO set." -- B.B. --I am not a goat! thegoat4 at airmail dot net http://web2.airmail.net/thegoat4/ |
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