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  1. 05-16-2015, 12:06 PM #1
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    Electric motors

    Just took apart two small electric motors. They looked identical, but as I got to the internals, one was pure copper windings, and the other had just a small amount of copper, and the rest was a very brittle lightweight bright yellow metal. What is this stuff, aluminum? I did save it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 64Goat View Post
    Just took apart two small electric motors. They looked identical, but as I got to the internals, one was pure copper windings, and the other had just a small amount of copper, and the rest was a very brittle lightweight bright yellow metal. What is this stuff, aluminum? I did save it.
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    Might have been copper coated over alum.
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    Always scratch test the windings before pulling them. Also check transformers too before splitting them.

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