Personally Im gonna get flamed....donning my flame suit now. But...the best way is stick them in a deep fryer basket and cook in a wood fire. Then they come right part. personally dont feel this is illegal like burning wire. Cause the only stuff on the transformer is paper and varnish...non hazardous fumes.

Hell my buddy has run a salvage yard for 25 years, now retiring on the place. Offered to sell it to me on one condition, that nothing will be there ecexpt a house and grass.



But he use a turkey fryer. Just the burner. Fires it up, holds the basket, and COOKs the money free. Then dumps in a ice bath. The copper and metal just falls right apart. Quickest 50 a hour you can make.

I actually got my batch right out the door in a 5 gallon bucket. Just need a new basket. Note only a fry basket will hold up to the propane jet. Regular dishwasher basket wont. Oh and cook long enough to free copper, too much, and ya burnt ya profits.

NOTE I do not recommend burning pcb wire...only the varnish on transformers....