HOW TO TAKE Copper Wire OUT OF A Electricity Transformer scrap. Recycle old transformer has expired.

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  • HOW TO TAKE Copper Wire OUT OF A Electricity Transformer scrap. Recycle old transformer has expired. Electrical Power Transformer Old transformer that has expired. How to Recycling Copper Wire from Electricity transformers scrap.

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  • @MakeGold
    @MakeGold  4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    👇🏾 below 👍🏾
    Copper tends to yield the most money compared to other recyclable scrap metal. If you renovate your home or own a business that produces junk metal, consider recycling it for extra cash. Most copper wire requires a little prep work to command the highest price. It often has insulation or other attached components that brings its value down. Collect scrap copper wire until you have about 20 lbs. or more, remove the components and bring it to a recycling center to sell.
    1. Separate your copper wire into grades. Grade three includes copper foil and other thin pieces of copper. Grade two includes copper wire that is corroded, tarnished or painted. Grade one copper wire is clean and has no paint, varnish or any other alterations. Recycling centers pay the most for grade one wire and the least for grade three.
    2. Call local recycling centers and junk or scrap centers and ask about their current copper prices. The price of copper fluctuates often and you might find a better deal depending on where you go. Ask each recycling center if they give you a lower price for your copper wire that still has insulation attached to it.
    3. Remove any metallic components the copper wire might have. These can include end fittings and brass connectors. Removing these components raises the value of the copper, but leave them on if they do not come off easily with your hands.
    4. Strip the insulation off if the recycling center pays less for wire with insulation. Slide a sharp knife along the insulation and peel it off. Small-gauge copper wire is challenging to strip; if you have trouble, leave the wire as is and avoid risking injury to your hands.
    5. Bring your copper wire to the recycling center and watch while the clerk weighs it. Ensure that none of the wire hangs over the edge of the scale. The clerk calculates the price he will pay you based on how heavy the copper wire is.
    Things Needed
    Warnings
    Avoid burning copper wire to remove the insulation. (reference 2)
    Avoid selling to recycling centers or scrap dealers who use portable scales. These scales can become inaccurate and you might make less for your wire.
    How do you recycle copper wire?
    How do you clean scrap copper wire?
    What is the scrap price for copper wire?
    Can you scrap copper wire?

    • @wischiwaschi1204
      @wischiwaschi1204 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alter wenn ich dich in deinen Badelatschen seh wird mir schlecht

    • @satishgori9126
      @satishgori9126 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi

    • @satishgori9126
      @satishgori9126 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Give me contact no ber

    • @castelaronly
      @castelaronly 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      PCB = CANCER .
      NADA DE PROTECCIÓN QUE MAL QUE TRABAJAN AHI

    • @bilgikupu2946
      @bilgikupu2946 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ttt

  • @kevinb9407
    @kevinb9407 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wow, "safety sandals" -- so much more comfortable than the steel toe work boots, and other other safety items they insist we wear at work....

  • @bradleywilliams2401
    @bradleywilliams2401 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ReCycling is Resourcefulness at it's Best !!
    🇨🇦

  • @RickyCollins5
    @RickyCollins5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love how they spin the wrench a quarter turn and then take it off and put it back on, just spin it in a circle really fast and then the bolt will come off faster lol

    • @ciaranharrington4141
      @ciaranharrington4141 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you look closely he has a lifting lug in his way, a battery impact would be the ticket, but he only has a ring spanner so he is limited in his operational capacity. Plus he has all day and little to show for it, you don't want to wreck yourself

  • @stanley4006
    @stanley4006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have scraped a large 500KVA dry transformer already and let me tell you it was a lot of work and I had power tools. The good part was I got $3500.00 for the copper

  • @MrKabDrivr
    @MrKabDrivr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's easy to see that workers protection is of paramount importance at this plant...

  • @nelsonf982
    @nelsonf982 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    O.H & S would have a field day there lol

  • @tractorman4461
    @tractorman4461 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Isn’t the oil carcinogenic ?? I may be mistaken but years ago an old guy told me there were PCB’s in commercial transformer oil.

    • @brianbarrett3468
      @brianbarrett3468 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes, I believe it to be extremely toxic to humans and most animals

    • @buckbundy8642
      @buckbundy8642 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      No. It’s made from seed oils.

    • @ryanjones7543
      @ryanjones7543 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I noticed transformers from some electronics I took apart had an odor, almost metallic smell....wh at is that?

    • @galeselvage4002
      @galeselvage4002 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes you are right

    • @blitzerrrrrrr
      @blitzerrrrrrr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If the oil was made before the seventies it had pcb'sin it. todays oil is mostly mineral oil or silicone oil, silicone being cheaper to insure because it doesnt burn if the transformer caught on fire, example a lightning strike or a short in one of the coils.

  • @jackpotdigger834
    @jackpotdigger834 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    If only could find some of those on the curb once in a while

    • @hippywomg
      @hippywomg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i wish i wish

    • @lucifchristo
      @lucifchristo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should see the Transformers Inside old forklift battery chargers I bought one from a scrap yard for 50 bucks and within an hour had 60 lb of copper from these two Transformers inside of it alone and the windings were half inch square pieces of copper not actual wire

    • @eyeopener1993
      @eyeopener1993 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I found 1 on some wasteland the other day heavy didn't have oil it had grease in it.

  • @charleshopp3881
    @charleshopp3881 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    these men are really talented at what they do. I scrap so i have some idea of what they are doing. image how much more they would process with some battery or pneumatic tools.

  • @dan422b
    @dan422b 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    nice to see such large transformers, but would be nice to have a place where you can collect the remaning oil of the parts, not the soil...

  • @dougiejohnstoe4363
    @dougiejohnstoe4363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nice 👌.. If that fell on his foot don't think he would be happy 😊

  • @scottsome2007
    @scottsome2007 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice work there lad's cheers from Scott's recycling ♻️ 👍

  • @dr.a006
    @dr.a006 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those open toed sandals look totally OSHA approved and safe.

  • @jonnaughton
    @jonnaughton 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Watching this video makes me realise there’s more than meets the eye....

  • @ronjohnson2693
    @ronjohnson2693 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    What about the health hazards of PCB's to the workers? Other than that the copper would be good.

    • @paullosasso7147
      @paullosasso7147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ron Johnson they have their osha supplied safety crocs on, its fine

    • @wally8075
      @wally8075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@paullosasso7147 lmao

    • @keirstin2010
      @keirstin2010 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes that's the best way to assure the workers have a bout with some form of, usually brain cancer In the future. The oil is toxic/radioactive. I've handled such oil in my younger years one time and was surprised to find simply allowing it to get on my hands was enough to cause my mouth to become completely numb. I quickly realized I shouldn't be playing with that crap. It's almost not worth going after the copper due to having to deal with the oil which almost always finds it's way into the ground at the spot where the transformer is dropped/stolen off the telephone pole.

  • @flaplaya
    @flaplaya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Who else would rather hear the natural background sound rather than the over dubbed elevator music?

  • @onefixitman
    @onefixitman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    These guys are working with tools from the stone age.

  • @flamingrecykling8193
    @flamingrecykling8193 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    An interesting episode, I also dismantled such a large transformer :)

  • @WarHawk427
    @WarHawk427 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    These people would benefit greatly from some power tools

  • @cachhomevideo1546
    @cachhomevideo1546 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    First time to see inside high voltage transformer

  • @charlestaylor9499
    @charlestaylor9499 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wish i had that copper in my back yard L O L . interesting video, chuck out.

  • @spits55
    @spits55 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    If only they had the proper tooling they could finish in a quarter of the time.

    • @user-kx3xg1dk8p
      @user-kx3xg1dk8p 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they are getting paid a quarter of the day

    • @dr.a006
      @dr.a006 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same thing I thought in the first 30 seconds when they had hand wrenches

  • @ricardocastellanos80
    @ricardocastellanos80 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    antes vi video empresa USA,MUY LIMPIA ,con maquinas hasta para ir al baño. y no me sorprenderia fuese filial este taller empresa de la anterior empresa, aqui con la minima herramienta y aunque tratan de no contamirar lo hacen y se esponen fisicamente,sin siquiera botas de seguridad o sea es traspatio de USA. De seguro.

  • @buckbundy8642
    @buckbundy8642 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gotta admire their hard work. But... from the scrap from one transformer you could have a nice battery impact. Get that shot done three times as fast making three times the cash.

  • @bluekindasustho3370
    @bluekindasustho3370 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro be living my wildest dream rn

  • @dibbla
    @dibbla 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    All the correct safety gear ....

  • @Samisven
    @Samisven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mmmm.... i love the taste of PCB-oil in the morning

  • @estebancabrera8344
    @estebancabrera8344 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really don't mind to get the copper, but watching how a machine like this is built inside

  • @mccc4559
    @mccc4559 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow that's amazing And thanks for sharing the details....I had no idea.....how much does it cost new and how much as scrap? I'm curious and thanks for the update.

    • @mccc4559
      @mccc4559 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @CYRUS DAWSON thank you, you're awesome!

  • @Javier..Escobar
    @Javier..Escobar 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gracias por su explicación del Bobinado.

  • @thelastmanlefthere
    @thelastmanlefthere 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those guys working in that yard in sandals....damn how many toes been lopped off!

    • @vladnickul
      @vladnickul 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      say thanks they are not barefooted

  • @user-xq2fb9sj4c
    @user-xq2fb9sj4c 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    я в детстве также добывал медь из трансформаторов на электроподстанции

    • @user-yo2yd5wd3u
      @user-yo2yd5wd3u 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      а потом бегал от милиции))) я из списаного воен оборудования и старых телевизоров и мониторов добывал

  • @wdowa94
    @wdowa94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1$ for 1L of transformer oil?
    WOW! Give me a contact

  • @pradeepchauhan2745
    @pradeepchauhan2745 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for uploading this video

  • @eugene251
    @eugene251 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:31 that is an interesting fygocentric pump.What is their standard price ?

  • @rednose900
    @rednose900 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thats a big one!!Damn....💪👍👍👍

  • @944tim
    @944tim 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    and the average lifespan of these workers, exposed to PCBs all manner of industrial toxins
    and happy to have a job.

  • @erikdevries9208
    @erikdevries9208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder how many galllons of PCB laden oil has been poured out on the ground at that site.

  • @juanitobautista4314
    @juanitobautista4314 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How many kilos of copper in this kind of big transformer? I am just asking refference, pls. Reply!

  • @tilxan6779
    @tilxan6779 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mga bossing, meron ba kayong for sale na scrap electric power transformer.? Very interesting sir..

  • @henryamaya7890
    @henryamaya7890 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish I could get my hands on some of those transformers

  • @instrumentfixer35yearsexp90
    @instrumentfixer35yearsexp90 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG, This must be Mexico. In the USA even the 'non-PCB oil has some PCBs in it as both were made in the same plant. Now of course, nowadays totally non PCB oil is used.
    IT MIGHT be that non PCB oil was used in these countries as PCB oil was more expensive. By the way oil is used as an insulator.

  • @tonyr8443
    @tonyr8443 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is an electric power company recycling depot. These people don't make money recycling, they get paid dismantling. All these still belongs to the power company. So dream on people

    • @MRlebellion
      @MRlebellion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      highyly dangerous too, highly toxic

  • @user-rn5ip9ec6j
    @user-rn5ip9ec6j 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    great good tehnikal video!!!!

  • @johngoldman5823
    @johngoldman5823 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where can I find those transformers in U.S ? I want to buy them for their copper wiring inside. I need 2000MT per month.

  • @batscher61
    @batscher61 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    für 100kg Kupfer bekommst in Gernany 500 € 18000 Bath

    • @MakeGold
      @MakeGold  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good copper price

  • @francoscalas9512
    @francoscalas9512 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Belle le scarpe anti infortunistica. Ľ olio fenolico ci friggi il pranzo o lo butti nel fiume?

  • @DavidBerquist334
    @DavidBerquist334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What was the secondary voltage of the first one i never seen 4 secondary terminals only 3

  • @tonybaines3332
    @tonybaines3332 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    it would be quicker with an impact wrench ?

  • @CNC-BARNAUL
    @CNC-BARNAUL 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Шихтовал я такие трансформаторы в Барнауле...

  • @ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441
    @ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder if they check for pcbs in the oil

  • @Mark-bb2zx
    @Mark-bb2zx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some large xformers are worth many times the copper value.

  • @ARN8250
    @ARN8250 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Transformer ka old/expire Aluminium wire ka per kg price kitna hai??

  • @denp54z
    @denp54z 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Isn't that oil PCB oil , handle with care a and avoid direct contact on your exposed skin, rubber gloves guys. Probably need some respirators as well.
    Careful disposal of oil is a must it is full of dioxin if I remember correctly.

  • @eckhardschwarm5133
    @eckhardschwarm5133 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man beachte die Sicherheitsschuhe, sowie das PCB haltige Transformatorenöl im Boden. Wie war das noch mit Umweltschutz?

  • @ruslankuliev7623
    @ruslankuliev7623 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Шутка формата "теперь понятно откуда дорогущее масло идемитсу берётся" была?

  • @Electromaniac420
    @Electromaniac420 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about PCB's?

  • @hardscorerockkssss
    @hardscorerockkssss 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    did it have any electronics inside?why was that part skipped??

  • @cdmChase1
    @cdmChase1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder if they have an accident book if he drops a copper coil on his flip flop and watches his toes fall off.?? He'll be OK though..

  • @timtenbrinke8130
    @timtenbrinke8130 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice sandals

  • @MrManta2012
    @MrManta2012 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    they need a pnuematic socket drive. it would make quick work of the nuts and bolts

    • @kellydouglas9402
      @kellydouglas9402 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they are wearing flip flops bro.....

  • @frankbing1
    @frankbing1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anyone know where I can get 23456...... of these transformers from and a pair of those safety sandals from.

  • @eduardoramonbrauer1618
    @eduardoramonbrauer1618 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    El PCB no es peligroso?

  • @hugoperez7044
    @hugoperez7044 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    dont use security boots?

    • @kevinsukdolak5007
      @kevinsukdolak5007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No osha in 3rd world

    • @tanjaoli4ever427
      @tanjaoli4ever427 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's also the first thing that came to mind when I saw them. The 2nd being that they did not have a mask either (like the gases contained in these transformers) and that anyway they did not protect not the soil on which they dismounted their stuff ... So I stopped the video because frankly I do not see the interest of showing the destruction of our Earth by pronouncing a so-called "ecological recycling" !!!
      Pfff, a beautiful bunch of morons beach tap !!!

    • @brazilonline8154
      @brazilonline8154 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Which country is that? Sandals for total security kkkkk

  • @ricksahagun16
    @ricksahagun16 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm sure they did proper tests for PCB's

  • @rustombuhungan7401
    @rustombuhungan7401 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How can we know that it was safe to open, i want also to dismantle one

  • @saginogboko7291
    @saginogboko7291 ปีที่แล้ว

    In my country Nigeria, we prefer to refurbish it than to scrap it

  • @røntgen226
    @røntgen226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why do you have so many transformers!!! and where can i find so many?!

    • @røntgen226
      @røntgen226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @CYRUS DAWSON Or you can make high voltage

  • @rocksolid6494
    @rocksolid6494 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Only in other countries can you wear sandals instead of work boots to a dangerous job site.

  • @jimnicoll9863
    @jimnicoll9863 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This should have been titled "How to die before you reach 50 yrs old".
    I'm sure the owner is sitting at home, far enough away from those PCB's.

  • @ericmcguire5469
    @ericmcguire5469 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bet they only got like $5 per transformer, would make a lot more here in the STATES

  • @stalkerghost9227
    @stalkerghost9227 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    how much do you cost 1 kilogram of copper and aluminum?

    • @omerfarukari4447
      @omerfarukari4447 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      copper sells for 6$ - 4,30$ per kg
      allumiun sells for 1,50$ - 1$ per kg
      in my country (Turkey)

  • @jokycrack
    @jokycrack 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Que hacen con el aceite ?

  • @denp54z
    @denp54z 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You sell the oil by the liter for $1 dollar. What are they doing with the oil after buying it , do you know ?

  • @royclayton7121
    @royclayton7121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How much money do you make per hundred pounds

  • @glasslinger
    @glasslinger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Duh! Wat's PCB??? :)

    • @patprop74
      @patprop74 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right!!!! lol that was my first thought too! do you even think those poor works knows, they are swimming in Polychlorinated biphenyls contaminates !

  • @mysterybuyer3738
    @mysterybuyer3738 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Probably would get more for it as a scrap transformer lol.

  • @albertstorch5224
    @albertstorch5224 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bei uns Plastiktüten verbieten und dort literweise Altöl im Erdreich versickern lassen. Wie krank! Na wenigstens haben sie teilweise Handschuhe an.

  • @tegarwirawan9971
    @tegarwirawan9971 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    how much is the price of 1 transformer, sir

  • @saginogboko7291
    @saginogboko7291 ปีที่แล้ว

    Transformer doesn't expire. It's either faulty or it needs maintenance.

  • @traviseastwood
    @traviseastwood 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    All that copper is heaven for tweakers

  • @CoalCrackerCummins
    @CoalCrackerCummins 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    They did that the hard way lol once you have the copper bearing parts you toss them into a nice hot fire with wood over the top of that and it won't even smoke

    • @CoalCrackerCummins
      @CoalCrackerCummins 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      All you have to do is dunk it in water and it's number 2 copper it's like 10 cents a pound less lol

  • @jedrichardson215
    @jedrichardson215 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    title needs to be how to make another Superfund site.

  • @badjiguindo2687
    @badjiguindo2687 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Très cool

  • @dilippatel7261
    @dilippatel7261 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you sell this copper.?

  • @dubstep_kicks
    @dubstep_kicks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where is this at?

  • @vovan8547
    @vovan8547 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    12:53 на твк110лм похож.
    Только побольше

    • @OldSkoolF
      @OldSkoolF 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      PCB's just dripping on the ground.. LOL

  • @ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441
    @ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    With all the money they're making you figure they could afford some power tools it go a lot faster but I guess over there labour is cheap

  • @gorerippergoreripper3114
    @gorerippergoreripper3114 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very high oil contamination of soil.

  • @antonioblocker3292
    @antonioblocker3292 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about the PCBs?

    • @wally8075
      @wally8075 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      3rd world countries don’t care about health or just don’t know what the word carcinogenic means

  • @lucifchristo
    @lucifchristo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    But isn't that loaded with carcinogenic pcbs and pretty much everybody working there as going to likely have cancer in the next 15 years

  • @bobosstopshelf4217
    @bobosstopshelf4217 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Only in the Orient will ya see a busted ass forklift used as a crain

  • @RobertHawthorne
    @RobertHawthorne 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Open toe shoes. Cloth gloves, for some. No eye protection. Would imagine personal safety equipment is a bring your own there. Some of those transformers look pretty old. Wonder if the oil they are selling for a $1 a liter has PCB's?

  • @psychoskin3797
    @psychoskin3797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Put some steel cap boots on ya feet

  • @mikeunivers
    @mikeunivers 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    aluminum is normal is the low voltage side of the transformers

  • @Jansplinter-pf3dx
    @Jansplinter-pf3dx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    On his Flip flops 🚑

  • @batscher61
    @batscher61 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mein Gutester das gibt bei uns viel Kohle beim Schrotti bei so viel Kupfer metall

  • @christiantaylor2351
    @christiantaylor2351 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Uh hah...now I see why people go crazy when a telephone pull falls down..

    • @Tsamokie
      @Tsamokie 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      telephone pole*

  • @TheSpidersoftheworld
    @TheSpidersoftheworld 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    they need a compressor and some impact tools.