Scrapping a UPS for Transformers & Lead Acid Batteries
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- Uninterrupted Power Supplies are very heavy but contain reasonably good scrap value in large Transformers & Lead Acid Batteries as well as a heavy circuit board.
The steel casing itself is a very heavy gauge steel and the covers can be use for other steel projects so I don't send the covers to the scrap yard.
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Glad to see I am not the only one saving brackets and tin covers.
Really love your videos, you sound great, and it's just all very laid back, yet organised : )
I look forward to all your vids mate. Must of missed this one. your always welcome here if you fancy a trip to the UK. Keep up the good work..
That last UPS you tore apart would have made a great inverter for a solar setup... And I'm pretty sure it was a good unit just with bad batteries. They almost always are.
Electronic hobbyists would love a lot of the gear you've got there.
Some of these ups are good & just needs a new battery & u can sell them for good price , these things are super expensive brand new specially the last one was a good unit apparently.
Deano here from the Napa Valley, CA, USA. Any chances of getting shocked by anything as you scrap these ? I enjoy your site. You are very thorough and explain things well. I also like when you tell what's valuable and what isn't.
scrapped a small UPS today, 2 batteries and a transformer and several
thick 1/4 inch aloominim plates. Plastic case though. Found a dried up centipede inside
the UPS
You mention keeping things. Do you ever find you just have piles and piles of stuff?
Great info, GREAT VID!!!
I like to use them batteries for the kids ride on cars! not paying 45$ at walmart for a new battery. :)
O and thanks for the vid. Keep up the good work.
Nice work :-).
i must say 1st thank you for the videos they are very educational and help alot...I just wanted to say from my experience almost all lcds specially the older types have a nice strip of gold plating. as you removed the first LCD you removed the cover and then the white plastic bits you pulled out have nice gold plating on it. i found all the older screens iv scrapped have these white sheets. just saying if you didnt already know. once again thanks for the videos
Make sure to always disconnect the batteries before you start
Hey Ben, what are UPS'S and what are they used for? Thanks so much for your information
Hardware hackers paradise right there, money to be made from reselling modules boards etc.
i found one in an abandoned building and it had 10 12v batteries but they were all dead :C
They can be rejuvenated easily. Look on youtube.
Another tantalum question... those very small round capacitors that are on those boards. are they tantalum? they are the exact same color as the stand-up style yellow tantalum capacitors but they're usually way to small for me to read the markings on them and also to see if they have a "+positive" sign on them
+zackcat276 yeah the little ones on the second board are tantalum, but if too small to read they're usually too small to remove, they crumble easy, but yeah epoxy dipped tantalum capacitors.
+eWaste Ben thanks again! wasn't sure on those. I never tried removing them, I just put them in their own pile to work on later. I'll give it a shot taking them off of the board because worse case they crumble, best case they get added to the tantalum jar. worth it because it's not like it takes any weight away from the board
zackcat276 - Get a heat gun. You will have all the SMD parts you want. I have a 5 gal bucket half full.
Wheres a good place to sell transformers and stuff like that? Any good forums or just eBay?
Stick to scrapping videos. You do well. Lots of us can learn from your experience in this area.
How do you test the batteries? I know you can check the voltage. How do you check that it will hold a charge?
+Us Scot It's only a basic test but I charge the battery, volt test, connect a little dc motor from a printer and run for 30 seconds and test to see if it holds charge, if it drops a lot it's probably spent.
Get a tester at a junk tool sale. They are everywhere. Maybe $10.
test the voltage if i'ts not to low try charging them, a good charger will indicate iff they are dead and not charging. if the voltage is around or 0 don't bother try charging them they will be probably dead
how about the platinum on the lcd?
those bateries are not lead acid there are gel batteries
Thanks for that explanation. I did not know the difference, now I do.
can you give one big ups
never scrap transformers leave em as they are they are more worth that way to makers and amateur engineers
Why can't ANYONE Tell how to Dissemble and get Lead from 12 Volt, 7Ah hour Alarm/UPS Batteries. No Videos yet say, They Do say in description, Have Probably 60-80 from old Alarm/UPS Panels. MAYBE Razor Knife around top, Mabe Chill to freezing and Break, Sawzall?, Chainsaw? I will have to look more, But When Searching Scrapping 12 Volt Alarm/ UPS Batteries, PLEASE DON'T SAY IN TITLE. No more Looking Tonight, Don't think anyone REALLY knows.
PITA. NIT your fault, was just last one I searched with no Luck. Wish you the Best, Wish even more you would say.
scrapped a small UPS today, 2 batteries and a transformer and several
thick 1.4 ich aloominim plates. Plastic case though. Found a dried up centipede inside
the UPS
scrapped a small UPS today, 2 batteries and a transformer and several
thick 1.4 ich aloominim plates. Plastic case though. Found a dried up centipede inside
the UPS