motor help

[nowthen]

G ot 3 old motors to get rid of and I wondered if they have any value, either as working motors or scrap or if I should just take them to the dump.

Two work fine - smooth and quiet and no funny smells. No 3 might after replacing the perished rubber insulated wiring.

Any advice esp any help identifying them welcome.

Working #1

Is the make Unity? Lenity? Body size abot 18cm x 12.5cm dia


Working #2

I assume its made by hoover as a motor, ie not taken out of a washer.

Cant read the data plate very well. About 19cm long by 15cm square.

Not working

Turning by hand it feels like it would run smoothly. 20cm x 18 dia. Pretty heavy.


So for each one, eBay or metals bay I suppose I,m asking

 

[Burnerman]

Car boot or ebay, maybe?
The first one sports a Stauffer screw down greaser, and the last one looks like it may have had a start capacitor originally.
John

 

[Iggifer]

Think motor scrap is about 30p/kg so not even worth it unless you can barely lift them.

I had one a few years ago that took two men to lift, didn’t bother weighing it in in the end. Would have taken too much effort for the payoff

 

[nowthen]

Ta, thats worth knowing.

 

[Nozzle]

Take the copper windings out. Last time I traded copper in, it was £3500/tonne!! £2500/tonne for brass.

Nozzle

 

[SimonH2]

Think motor scrap is about 30p/kg so not even worth it unless you can barely lift them.

Depends - the weight soon adds up, so could be a fivers worth, so whether it's worth it depends a lot on whether you have somewhere close by to take them to.

My local gave me 28p/kg a couple of weeks ago, price varies over time and between yards. Soon adds up when you've half a ton - it was "hard" parting with some good motors but they had to go

 

[Iggifer]

It was probably in the 100-150kg range, but a) it was on a roof and b) the nearest yard that isn't a rip off merchant is about 15 miles away. Worth it for cable, but I wasn't going to do a trip for the motor alone. Left it for someone else to get off the roof just like the guy before me had done (tbh, it's probably still there)

 

[stillp]

Try them on ebay - that saw bench would go for a few quid.

 

[JohnW2]

Try them on ebay - that saw bench would go for a few quid.

Judging by the dates of some of the British Standards mentioned, a museum might have an interest

Kind Regards, John

 

[nowthen]

I couldnt in all honesty sell it as a saw - no brake, no emergency stop, no guard, no riving knife. Its an amputation waiting to happen.