Smile on my face

Finally got back to scrappin a bit this week. I picked up a large load about a month ago from a school, 22 Dell server blades and 20 incomplete laptops. One thing I got was a beast; a Dell PowerVault 130T. Thing weighs in around 160lbs with no tapes in it. I got it tore down last night.

Soda can for scale


Both drives were shot. I will tare those down at a later date.


Almost all sheet steel, heavy gauge. Came apart fairly easy tho.


Only one large controller board mounted on the power supply tray.




The robot arm assembly came out in one chunk. The arm worked and did its little dance in its demo mode when I powered it on to test it. I'm hoping to re-purpose it someday ... maybe.


Overall, disappointing. Surprisingly very little wire. Only one large high grade, one mid grade and one power board. Ended up with over 135lbs of steel. Only good thing was very little plastic.