Motors, Worth the effort?

**c4f5** · 05-27-2011, 04:15 PM

Like I said, I think a guy just needs to figure up the numbers that are available to him and go from there. I get low dollar for the steel & copper and high dollar for whole motors. So yeah, the numbers really do make a big difference.

On the down side, I do have to cut the cases off of refrigerant compressors to get motor price for the innards.

EDIT.....My #'s were based on the same 12# motor used in the original post.

**injunjoe** · 05-27-2011, 05:58 PM

Oh one more point c4, you are getting screwed on scrap prices, were are you from a third world country?

**injunjoe** · 05-27-2011, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by c4f5

On the down side, I do have to cut the cases off of refrigerant compressors to get motor price for the innards

Wow, that is the hardest part! You are cutting open the compressor yet selling the thing as a motor? Are you sure? Did I read this right?

You have scrapping all F'ed up!