"Wow this bag of phone chargers is heavy" - Page 2

Originally Posted by tinman#30

Ok so i broke the black box apart after reading this earlier. But for the life of me i couldnt figure out a way that is time efficient to take the windings out. I tried breaking the metal retainers around it, to no triumph. Do they pay good for just the transformers and if not? Do you have any suggestions to get the windings out?

You could always take a hatchet to it. lol That being said, I've taken a tote full of nothing put plugs and those transformers and I remember getting a pretty good price for them. I think I even got more than insulated wire price for them.

On some of these transformers I run a thin cutoff wheel through the metal brick, then separate it that way.

On motors and such, I cut the windings level with the "brick" on both sides, then use a punch and hammer to drive them through.

For me, since I don't have a grinder yet. I use wire cutters, cut one side, then use needlenose pliers to pry up the other side, grab the wire from the top and bottom, roll to one side, then roll to other side, gradually pulling it out.

Thanks i may try that for now. I have torn apart everything i can find with a cord on it. Ive been throwing money away for years. Ive got a crate simply for motors. As of now motor weight is 100 lbs. And growing. Thanks.

Originally Posted by tinman#30

Thanks i may try that for now. I have torn apart everything i can find with a cord on it. Ive been throwing money away for years. Ive got a crate simply for motors. As of now motor weight is 100 lbs. And growing. Thanks.

Don't sell them as is bro! Take the time to open them and get the real money they are worth!!!
Big profit in there!

I dont know if every yard will accept that transformer for the insulated price.
They'll probably pay you alot less if you walk in there with a bag full of transformer/adapters

I took in insulated wire and got low r rate of .30 lb. ! Best i can tell the .25 lb is much better with all that metal weight with it. I cut two of them apart and got about .1 oz the transformers only weigh a quarter pound. So at my yard unless i can convince them other wise the motors are better weight than insulated or copper. I could see it if they were big. And i have considered harvesting those i still havent taken the crate in yet. But i really appreciate the advice i may take it i may not but keep it coming any way. I love this forum.

I was talking about your 100 pounds of motors you spoke of!
If your yard gives you insulated price for that copper out of motors and transformers I would find a new yard. That copper is #2 and pays around $3.25 per pound these days!

I'm new here and have looked through the forum for the answer to a question I have. I just can't find an answer. Here goes: I tore apart a phone charger and found 2 windings with wire on them. One is shiny cooper wire, the other is bright red wire.

Is the bright red wire copper?

Originally Posted by Scrap man

Yes, it's just painted. Someone mentioned somewhere on here that the makers of the windings will have them painted so the workers know what windings go where and don't mix them up.

Hi there, new here, just introduced myself a minute ago! -the windings are coated with a thin resin to provide insulation between each wire, the transformers work by either stepping up voltage and decreasing current or stepping down voltage and increasing current. This is done by the number of coils on opposite sides of the transformer which is why you will see one side has bigger coils but less of them and the other has smaller coils but more of them. If there was no insulation between the wires then both sides would basically count as 1 big wire on each side and so the transformer won't do it's job.

Even if it looks pure and not an off red orange colour it is still coated and this is why yards pay less for it. This applies to all wires in transformers, electromagnets and motors.

Originally Posted by little726

I'm new here and have looked through the forum for the answer to a question I have. I just can't find an answer. Here goes: I tore apart a phone charger and found 2 windings with wire on them. One is shiny cooper wire, the other is bright red wire.

Is the bright red wire copper?

I've seen so many shades of red its not even funny! Also shades of green and yellow. Most times the yellow will be aluminum but you get the occasional 'yellow' coated copper. Oh, welcome!

I just throw them in with electric motors at $.25 pound.

those bricks are somtimes made of a bunch of U or W shaped metal peices. If you can figure out wich way theyre facing and get a couple out, the rest come out very easy, worth a try. by the way, this is my first post and this site is awesome!

You better jump on over to intros and introduce yourself, or Dee will spank ya!

or Dee will spank ya!

Yea, she loves spanking the newbee's,,,

Wait wait wait, HOLD THE FREAKIN PHONE... Dee's a woman?

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Yea, she loves spanking the newbee's,,,