capasiters

**EcoSafe** · 06-15-2011, 11:04 PM

looked for a thread on capasiters, didnt find any thing.

are they worth any thing, or worth breaking down, Im talking small capastters, from elc motors ect. got a bucket full of them.

**IdahoScrapper** · 06-15-2011, 11:31 PM

"capacitors". Found 11 results.

No idea if they're worth breaking down. I toss them in with the tin scrap.

**EcoSafe** · 06-15-2011, 11:38 PM

sry guess I gotta spell it right to get results

It seem to me if they hold a charge there must be something in there to hold that charge, but Im afraid to break one open till I find out what else is in it.

**Mechanic688** · 06-15-2011, 11:39 PM

Are you talking about the round ones, the ones they call disc capacitors ?

A lot of them used to have copper legs on them, you might check them with a magnet.
If you want to read up about them, here you go
http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/pub...B5LiXaWg=s90-c

**EcoSafe** · 06-15-2011, 11:45 PM

some times they are round and some times kind of a flat shape an inch or so thick, usually silver. detsched from the motor connected by 2 wires silver in color, looks like alu skin.

whish i could post a picture but cant, suposedly they can hold a charge. when they are on a telaphone pole they calll them transformers I think.

**Mechanic688** · 06-16-2011, 12:17 AM

Something like this?????
http://www.gallawa.com/microtech/images/cap.gif
A little reading for those style,

**parrothead** · 06-16-2011, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by olddude

. when they are on a telaphone pole they calll them transformers I think.

Those are transformers on the pole, but they step down voltage to a usable level to feed the house. Very similar to a transformer that we rip out of electronics, just a monster version. I would love getting my hands on some of those to break down.

**Dumpster-Dee** · 06-16-2011, 10:43 AM

I wonder what they do with them when a squirrel somehow causes them to explode !

**Mechanic688** · 06-16-2011, 01:29 PM

I think they are sent to a company that basically guts them out, repaints the case and puts new innards inside.

Those are transformers on the pole

**parrothead** · 06-16-2011, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

I think they are sent to a company that basically guts them out, repaints the case and puts new innards inside.

The squirrels?

**parrothead** · 06-16-2011, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by Dumpster Dee

I wonder what they do with them when a squirrel somehow causes them to explode !

There is a very large breaker on the side that hopefully blows before that happens. It can be seen dangling when blown and can easily be reset from the ground via a nice set of lay up sticks.

**Dumpster-Dee** · 06-16-2011, 11:01 PM

just repeating what a neighbor said that the power company told her.

**easyrecycle** · 06-16-2011, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by parrothead

There is a very large breaker on the side that hopefully blows before that happens. It can be seen dangling when blown and can easily be reset from the ground via a nice set of lay up sticks.

Yea...I have see the huge switch at the power plants where I use to work at...its a shock at how much power is there when they go to flip them up into place....the power DANCES all over the place.

Another thing if you can get close to high power lines...you will hear a humming sound..something else that is kinda odd but...you CAN hear power in the power lines....just my 2cents.