high grade and low grade motors?

**Chrissm14** · 05-13-2014, 06:12 PM

Went to my yard a few weeks ago and took a bunch of stuff, including a few buckets of transformers and motors. They classified them as high grade motors and low grade motors. Only got .10/# for low and .15/# for high grade. Doesn't that seem awfully low? I'm very tempted to break down all my copper motors now.

**MattInTheHat** · 05-13-2014, 07:32 PM

post the other prices you know so we can help figure out if its just one or two items, or the whole list thats low.

I am not surprised that some yards might be doing different grades of motors. .15 seems kind of low though. The yard I use is .18, but I get .21

**ryanw** · 05-13-2014, 07:36 PM

They could be separating aluminum windings from copper windings. Also, electric motors pay better at the yard I go to than transformers.

Maybe either of those reasons.

**bcrepurposing** · 05-13-2014, 07:57 PM

agree with the aluminum windings. my yard pays 0.08 for aluminum and aluminum / copper but 0.17 on copper wound. transformers / copper bearing i get 0.17. so double check what you take in. my yard hits any motor with exposed windings with an angle grinder to check. big transformers too.

**happyscraper** · 05-13-2014, 08:22 PM

WOW!!! I've been getting .34# for all electric motors even the fans from computers. They never check the windings and they even help unload. I feel blessed.