Flyback Transformers

Probably a newbie question to you guys but is there any value in scrapping flyback transformers? I've been saving em for a couple yrs and got about 50 or 60 in a pile but wasn't sure if they're worth anything. Thanks

Originally Posted by newattitude

Hi Jon,

I took them off as well and used the shear at work to break one open, they have a small ring of copper in them, not as much as I thought they would, mostly fluff filling as I called it. I no longer remove them from the boards because my yard pays the same price for each item.

Always wondered what it'd take to get them busted open. Smashing with a hammer never got me anywhere lol. Might have to use your method on one just to see what it's like

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

I throw them in with other transformers and motors, my yard buys them that way.

Awesome, have to give it a shot. Already have a 5 gallon bucket more than half full of other motor/transformers too small to tear apart so adding 50 or so flybacks to that pile would be a nice addition to that

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Just remember to check with your favorite yard to see if they'll take them, some won't.

Yea, I plan on it. Gonna keep them separate from the motors and transformers til I find out for sure. My luck they won't and they'll give me lower price on the whole bucket lol

in with the electric motors here

Like Mech an Hobo, mine go with motors/transformers.

They add up.

Sirscrapalot - Positive anything is better then negative nothing. - Elbert Hubbard

Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot

Like Mech an Hobo, mine go with motors/transformers.

They add up.

Sirscrapalot - Positive anything is better then negative nothing. - Elbert Hubbard

Yea they do! They probably outweigh alot of the smaller transformers I have in the motor/transformer pile so that'd be nice. Sure be better than piling them up and not knowing what to do with them too lol

Took them to the yard today and they told me they only pay sheet steel prices for them. Disappointment lol. Might have to look into ebaying them for now on

Lol, yea gonna ask mgr next time I go. I got $3.12 for 40lbs of them at the price they gave me today. Wishing I would've just kept them instead of selling at that rate. Live and learn though I guess

Think it's time to shop around at other yards in the area too. Been going to the same place for 5yrs but still get a feeling they're robbing me somehow more than half the time I go, even after being loyal to them that long

Flyback transformers, specifically the sorta of "c" shaped piece of metal that goes from the top, down the side and into the bottom. What's it called? anyone know? Just a observation, most of the ones I have found to be 300 series stainless steel. I have found some to be just regular steel. Every once in awhile I find them to be brass and even copper. Sometimes the transformers have no metal rod attached. What is this piece of metals purpose in life? Anyone? A curious mind wants to know!

Went to my copper yard with two 5 gallon buckets of flyback and other small transformers. Both buckets were mixed with the flybacks and they were only going to pay light steel. So took both buckets back and will now separate the two types of transformers. Now will need to find a yard that will pay better then shred for the flybacks! For now going to look at it as a "positive", maybe I will find a better yard.

Originally Posted by bigburtchino

Went to my copper yard with two 5 gallon buckets of flyback and other small transformers. Both buckets were mixed with the flybacks and they were only going to pay light steel. So took both buckets back and will now separate the two types of transformers. Now will need to find a yard that will pay better then shred for the flybacks! For now going to look at it as a "positive", maybe I will find a better yard.

This is what we all need to do with low prices now, if you don't like the price or how they are grading the material take it back home!