Quote Originally Posted by hills View Post
Gee ... the AC unit was a nice little score. It seems like every ACR is a little different but i like to cut the loops off with a circular saw that has a metal cutting blade installed. It gives a cleaner cut and makes it easier to pull apart. Sometimes the angle grinder w/ a 1/8" cutting wheel works better and other times the sawzall. The thing with the sawzall is that it's hard to clamp the ACR down because the aluminum fins are so soft. (You really should have two hands on a saw when you're cutting.)



Not crazy about doing sealed units but that one looks bigger than average. I usually get about 2 lbs of oily #2 copper out of them but the yield on that one might be better. Might be worth trying just for the experience of having done one ?

Thanks for the advice. I have seen some seal unit stuff go pretty poorly. I think they are filled with oil/liquid too and I dont really want to mess with that. My local yard has a "seal unit" category at the same price as electric motor. Ill probably just turn the whole thing in as that and not take it apart. For how big it is it actually seems like it shouldnt be too hard to get apart (the whole AC unit, not the sealed unit)