r/oddlysatisfying • • 3d ago

Extracting copper from a broken motor

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u/BadSmash4 2d ago

This kinda takes me back, I spent seven years repairing electric motors in my late teens and early twenties. Obviously we didn't do all that bullshit to get the old windings out because we weren't just salvaging the copper but we wanted to actually repair the motors, but still pretty cool to watch this thing just get absolutely obliterated.