Looking for some advice.

Have come across a gold mine while doing some spring cleaning at my work (mechanic shop).

Just was wondering what you guys would do with some of the stuff i acquired.

Got a good 700lbs+ of alternators and starters. Should i separate the or take as is?

Also.. while trimming off insulated.. do you guys leaves connectors on, and take it in as is? (referring to car wiring harnesses).

Thank You!

Starters & alternators go to a core buyer.

I break the alternators and starters down to individual components. Copper, aluminum housing, steel. I have been told that I am losing money when you figure in time to do that. The stators and armatures can be a big time suck.

Once I figure out a better and faster way to get the copper, I am going to patent the idea. J/K

I leave all the ends on insulated except for battery cables, I get the lead separated.

Here is a site for a buyer. His prices are pretty good.

http://www.firstamericancore.com/

my yard takes wiring harnesses as is, but they may want it different...

Where are you located? If you're not too far away i'll buy the starters and alternators.

Same here. If you're close, I'll buy them as is & take them on my annual road trip to the core buyer.

Thank's for all the responses!
Basically all I do with insulated is... If its solid core, strip it (romex) and battery cables or thick braided wire... strip it anything else goes as insulated..P.s I have a drill powered stripper!

I am located in Ontario Canada... so I doubt it would be worth it to come pick up some scrap :P

Another thing.. The wire out of alternators has a kind of coating.. do most scrap yards care about this or is it still #1?

Thanks!

My copper buyer takes it as #1. Others might vary.

This site sells a great wire stripper. It works really fast -removed-

Originally Posted by motormouth

This site sells a great wire stripper. It works really fast -removed-

seriously this is the third post of three to refer to that site....

Originally Posted by dherik

seriously this is the third post of three to refer to that site....

Good catch dherik! "Third of three" caught me as funny until I realised that we have a spammer on our hands.

Originally Posted by c4f5

My copper buyer takes it as #1. Others might vary.

So you are telling us that your guy buys coated windings as #1 copper? I call BS on this!
There is not a yard north nor south that pays #1 for coated wire yet the fact that the wire itself is # 2 to start with coated or not!

Why do you try to Bs us in your posts?

Originally Posted by injunjoe

So you are telling us that your guy buys coated windings as #1 copper? I call BS on this!
There is not a yard north nor south that pays #1 for coated wire yet the fact that the wire itself is # 2 to start with coated or not!

Why do you try to Bs us in your posts?

His buyer may indeed call it that, but based on a previous post by him he only gets 2.25 per pound or something like that. So, I am thinking this may be the case.