Breaking down an electric motor for copper - Page 2

Originally Posted by little726

Starting at the beginning, in the third photo, is there copper inside the dark part? The part is located above the fan.

Not in this motor it was solid. no copper winding inside it. It was aluminum with iron outside.

Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper

Not in this motor it was solid. no copper winding inside it. It was aluminum with iron outside.

Thank you, PartTimeScrapper. I've been hack sawing an old sump pump motor and came across this same looking core.

Do some of the motors have copper in that part?

I will keep the oil trick in mind and use it next time I have a tought one. Very generous of you to share that info, Mike.

YEs but its obvious. You will see the windings. I throw that part in my breakage though. I think its to time consuming to get it from there but one of the other experienced motor breakers might have a good idea on how to do it.

PartTimeScrapper

Nice post....nice pictures..very well done .

Thanks.

ginofrater

The motors I have pulled apart are from pool pumps. The weird thing was that the copper windings were not copper. It looked like an aluminum winding with a varnish on it. I am still a noob, but I take it is not the same thing right?

Then:

Total after teardown : 14.78 $

Now:

Total after teardown: 7.55 $

It's the same amount of work for half the pay. Thanks for the update N.P.