Scrapped a garage door opener

Originally Posted by Gnraxlrose88

I still havn't gotten to the motor, but from what I can see the windings look like copper...you can kinda see it in the video...

Hell if it's aluminum i think i'd just sell it as a motor and not bother breaking it down

You can leave the motor mounted to the case, just remove the two screws going through the motor and tap the motor case open. The core will pull out with little trouble.

Under that black cover is a transformer mounted on the board.

Oh wanted to mention the rails for the opener were made from recycled steel from railroad tracks!
Now the rails are cheap crap! I save the good old solid rails and put them on new opener heads and scrap the new rails!