How to Disassemble Copper Inductors

**DayOHScappin33** · 04-11-2018, 01:35 PM

Hi All,

Ive received about 2000 (roughly 800lbs) ferrite core copper inductors from my work as scrap. Ive gone through about 100 by hand and Im getting tired of un-winding. Any tips or tricks for getting the copper off these bad boys?

Thanks!

**hobo finds** · 04-11-2018, 01:49 PM

How much would a yard buy them as is? As they are on ferrite you could put them in a cloth sack and smash it with a hammer use a magnet to remove the steel

**DayOHScappin33** · 04-11-2018, 02:34 PM

The ferrite inside is super thin. So thin that it flakes, so Im only interested in the copper winding. I think the cloth would get torn up but Ive thought about smashing them in a bucket with a sledge. I live in an apt right now so I'm limited on my ability to just go whacking at these.

**NHscrapman** · 04-11-2018, 04:58 PM

You can cut them, nips, hacksaw\vise, sawsall depending on size. I'd take them outside in a pillowcase or old towel and smash them on the tar or a rock with a hammer. Take all of half a day to smash and pick 800 lbs

**hobo finds** · 04-11-2018, 07:28 PM

Weigh out a pound of them as is and then a pound of then clean and figure out if selling them as dirty would be worth it, take the cash and move on.....