Well, looks like its 74 pounds of #2 copper wire. Don't know the weight of the many heavy as hell rotors in each motor, the steel that holds the windings, (also heavy as hell), the split motor housings, and the cast alumunum from the ends of the motors. Also the fan housings that they were in.
The weight and density of the copper varied per motor. The 3phase motors were actually much easier to get the copper out of than the smaller motors. Big gobs of pretty wire as opposed to little clumps of tight wire.
The 3 phase motors averaged 3.0-3.75 pounds of copper and the smaller motors were between 1.5 - 2.5lbs Cu each. Right about 15% copper yield across the board.
Will sit on the copper and aluminum, and sell the rest as shred.
Like I said, found money. I will keep cutting em up. I like the challenge. A country boy can survive.
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