Sealed motors

**PartTimeScrapper** · 12-16-2011, 07:29 PM

I saw a video on youtube where the dude used a band saw and cut right in the middle of the motor. Then punch out both sides.

**freonjoe** · 12-16-2011, 09:19 PM

Through the stator and all?

**PartTimeScrapper** · 12-16-2011, 09:20 PM

no just the windings and core.

**eesakiwi** · 12-18-2011, 09:18 PM

I used a hacksaw & thought it worked well.
Untill I noticed that there was a bunch of teeth missing..
Since the individual wires are small dia, they fit in between the teeth, then they break them off.

I found this out once when I cut a worn hand wire brush in 1/2, ruined the hacksaw blade.

Chisel & hammer's probably the best way, clean, no overheads, no loss of copper wire.

**eesakiwi** · 12-18-2011, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by freonjoe

Through the stator and all?

I have used a big fat meat cleaver & hammer to do the same thing, works well if you get the right laminatins.
Some are welded together as well as bolted.

**Gatorcore** · 12-19-2011, 11:39 AM

We are currently paying .23 for Sealed Units.

**freonjoe** · 12-19-2011, 11:41 AM

With or without oil?

**hobo finds** · 12-19-2011, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by Gatorcore

We are currently paying .23 for Sealed Units.

Thats a good price. By me sealed units are .12 with the low for the year .10 in Jan, and the high of .15, These have the oil in them.

**EcoSafe** · 12-19-2011, 01:42 PM

if you check the serial # on the compresor I have found most aluminiu wound have an A at the end of the #.
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