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    PTAC compressors

    Today's project was breaking down rotary compressors from hotel PTACs. Had 10 compressors with a total weight of 233 pounds. Took a little less than an hour start to finish. Ended up with 24 pounds of windings (all copper), 2 pounds of dirty copper, 4 pounds of oil and 200 pounds of shred. Works out to about 37 cents a pound at today's prices or about 8.50 a compressor. Makes it easier to bid on them when I have a rough Idea of what all the components are worth and the time involved in tearing them down.

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    Good numbers to know Joe.

    At 23 pounds on average these are pretty small, not a bad profit!
    When the white man discovered this country Indians were running it
    no taxes, no debt, women did all the work.
    White man thought he could improve on a system like this. - Old Cherokee saying

    I did not surrender, they took my horse and made him surrender. - Lone Watie
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    They started out small but got heavier every time I moved them! I'm slowly building a data base on the yields of different kinds and sizes of compressors. That way when people offer to sell me compressors I can make a fair offer.
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