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    I would clip the wires off that motor and throw the whole motor in with my electric motors. Not worth the time to remove the copper.


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    Quote Originally Posted by happyscraper View Post
    I would clip the wires off that motor and throw the whole motor in with my electric motors. Not worth the time to remove the copper.
    This is my observation, too. I will usually break down electric motors, but I usually draw the line at those little ones. Plus, I always manage to cut myself somehow when I break the real tiny ones apart.

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    Sometimes on the wet version, the screws are stainless. I do the same thing on the alum handles.
    Every little bit helps.

    Bossandy

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    thinking you might want to take those batteries and that motor and your HAND POWERED screwdriver and see if you can rig something up


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    Sometimes I just put it in as is in the dirty alum pile. I get .25 a pound for dirty alum. Do the math. If it weighs 3 lbs. (1 lb alum, .25 lb elect motor, 1.75 lb plastic and batteries) Dirty would get me $0.75. Breaking it down (while fun!) would get me $0.57 and plastic and batteries to get rid of!
    Last edited by hobo finds; 05-23-2013 at 09:31 AM.

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