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It was a large server UPS.
Board fried out in it. It had four battery modules (each with 5 or 6 small Pb batts), but my guy kept two of them because they tested out fine.
He is the IT Admin for a hospital, and I was pretty d@mn glad he is a former USMC still in fighting form, because that mutha was HEAVY. The transformer was about 80lbs.....it had a plaster(maybe) core that came out easily enough when the copper started coming out. Didn't have the toughness or mass of epoxy for sure.
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Hey Bear,
are you talking about the large UPS' that have an inverter in them? Or ALL UPS's? What do you do with the inverters?
Thanks for answering what is probably a stupid question
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Probably get elec moto price for that, but would need a pic to judge.
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Not stupid at all CFoote, check out this thread http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/elect...hts-radio.html , lots of good ideas there(and beyond) I'm working now on another addition to it, and hoping to add more in timeOriginally Posted by CFoote
Hey Bear,
are you talking about the large UPS' that have an inverter in them? Or ALL UPS's? What do you do with the inverters?
Thanks for answering what is probably a stupid question
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Here is one.. just like yours... first layer of copper it was 11lbs of copper,, and then the second layer of copper was just a bit more.. not much..
but it came out of a server port for pluggable items.. not really a backup.. just allows you to plug more componets without the lead acid battery..
The whole unit weighed in at 112lbs after metal and the copper transformer,,, and all the itsbitsy stuff.. I came out ahead.. I only paid 8.00 for the whole thing,, I knew it didn't have batteries in it,, told them there a hung of metal in it.. so.. here a few pictures... its a nice score.
just to give people an idea.. first layer is the tape.. and then copper ,,, and then tape.. and then copper
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What are these out of?
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they are server rack power supplies.. basically.. it allows you to plug in more then one perphieal at a time.. I belive it had a total of 8 plug in.. like a big power supply basically.. and the cord that plugs into a wall is 220
I got a big server UPS and am wondering if it is possible to rewire for 110v? Mike.
"Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}
Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked
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I'd suggest trying to find the specs and user manual, maybe search for a schematic
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I be trully honest.. I don't think 110 will be able to push thru that loops.. if it able to probably won't be as clean making a 220 is really simple... takes two breakers, 30amps will do... and one a pair of 10gage to a 220 outlet and wire it according... its not that expensive... and You will actaully save money... in electric.. ;-) figure that one out.
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Hey guys, first post here however this is something I am somewhat familiar with (well their use rather than disassembly.)
They are referred to as Toroidal Transformers and are generally used in specialty power applications...
Also PS.... big ones like these can be relatively expensive depending on the intended application/rating...
digikey.com/product-detail/en/MED4000/MED4000-ND/2505668
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Welllllll got a few of these to tackle. Anddddddd ole Bro couldn member dem big words...Toroidal Transformers
sozzzzzzzzzz searched using copper donut...BINGO...found it
Next would have tried ... BIG HONKIN
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My yard bought mine 8 cents a pound. Said it's cbm. Well is it really?Anyone ever disassembled one of these big honking transformers? If so, how, and what was the inside like? I messed with this one a little bit, but I have no dern idea how to EVEN approach disassembly..... and I thought that there was nothing I couldn't take apart!!
I even bounced it off the concrete driveway a time or two pretty hard, not even a dent!
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My yard buys mine along with motors and other transformers for .22 a lb.
8cents, you could do as well throwing it in the shred pile. Same price.
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LOLOLNext would have tried ... BIG HONKIN
""BIG HONKIN"" is a technical term of almost as much importance as toroidal.
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Do these qualify as "big honkin"?
An no, their not mine. LOL. I love the smaller ones of these, smack with hammer, remove copper, repeat till done.
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hey, it's all about the keywords. it got me back to the thread! kinna like lookin up the one on fluff. <---nudder onedem tekneekul termsLOLOL
""BIG HONKIN"" is a technical term of almost as much importance as toroidal.
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Hey, there's nothing wrong with the word honkin. We use it as an adjective all the time here in Nashville.
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