Today in the Garage. Questions & Pics!

**spinroch** · 08-10-2014, 04:06 PM

Like parttime said, disconnect & remove the batteries first.
Then, take an insulated handle beater screwdriver and short the terminals on each electrolytic capacitor.
Remove the caps.
Voila!

**ryanw** · 08-10-2014, 04:50 PM

Those PTAC units are nice and easy to take apart. I don't know what you get for scrap, but that would be 6-700 for me broken down.

Some notes - leave the ends on the rads even if they're steel. They are so small it comes out as a wash cleaning them.
An angle grinder is easier to put a hole in the sealed units than a drill.

Have fun!

**armstrt8** · 08-10-2014, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by ryanw

Those PTAC units are nice and easy to take apart. I don't know what you get for scrap, but that would be 6-700 for me broken down.

Some notes - leave the ends on the rads even if they're steel. They are so small it comes out as a wash cleaning them.
An angle grinder is easier to put a hole in the sealed units than a drill.

Have fun!

600-700 for those ACs?! No way im getting that. Im thinking 300ish. What do you mean about the steel ends? If I leave them on (and they arent small) I get a lower price for the entire rad

**ryanw** · 08-10-2014, 06:51 PM

I get 1.20 for dirty rads and 1.40 for clean. The loss of weight basically evens it out...even selling the ends for 0.40/lb. Do the math yourself before and after.

Also yes I didn't count them correctly. 3-400 is right.

**armstrt8** · 08-10-2014, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by ryanw

I get 1.20 for dirty rads and 1.40 for clean. The loss of weight basically evens it out...even selling the ends for 0.40/lb. Do the math yourself before and after.

Also yes I didn't count them correctly. 3-400 is right.

I see what your saying on the rad ends. They definitely have some girth to them. In the past I have used a MASSIVE spike to smash them off.... took probably 5-10 minutes per rad and it wasn't easy on the hands. Prices here are 1.08 dirty and 1.31 clean (Going to check a couple other yards before I bring this load in). Not sure if its worth the 50 cents or not that it takes to get the ends off this way.

This time I will be giving the sawzzle method a try. Just going to get all the copper ends off but leave most of the rad whole. Since I will take the ends off there is no reason at that point to no just pull the iron piece off

**ryanw** · 08-10-2014, 08:23 PM

Saw all works best for that. If you can clamp them upright on the side, just run it down each end. If no vice big enough for that, you can put some nails through a piece of plywood and slap them onto it. Make sure the wood is attached to something elevated ( so the ends hang off and give the blade space ). Also make sure it's secured to the ground or something really heavy.