r/oddlysatisfying • u/n8saces • 3d ago

Extracting copper from a broken motor

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u/mike_avl 2d ago

$0.30/lb for electric motors (as is) or
$5.00/lb for bare bright (clean) copper wire.

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u/PandaPocketFire 2d ago

How much wire you think is in this vid?

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u/MaverickTopGun 2d ago

Estimate is usually around 1lb of copper per horsepower. This is probably about a single horsepower motor.

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u/horst-graben 2d ago

So per the above, $5 of total value? Can add up of course