Giant UPS Scrap with 144 Batteries

My biggest UPS to date, super heavy with 144 baterries.
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Keep scrapping & Have fun!

[@christopherinteriors6521]

For people who moan at Ben and say that he should sell this stuff.... I am not sure about Oz but in the UK I know that companies don't buy second hand stuff from scrap dealers. They buy brand new as it includes a warranty, comes with technical support included and it can go through the business accounts. If a company bought second hand PCs, servers and UPS units, they could lose everything if there is a fault. It is frustrating when you find things that cost £10000 new and is only worth scrap value now, that is just how it is.

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

My husband is a computer systems engineer and he says exactly this when we watch Ben's videos, they are just not allowed to get these things second hand from scrappers, there is no guarantee on how they have been handled and there is literally millions or even billions of pounds worth of data storage at stake with data centre parts, just not worth it for the big companies who would be the ones who can afford tens of thousands of pounds in second hand parts. Sadly it is what it is now and that is scrap👍

[@DJ-Brownie-UK]

Absolutely, I have experienced such fruitless endeavors and either you scrap it or your stuck with it

[@freedomfighter8958]

Yeah but all you need is one person who is interested in it, even for 1k...

[@toomaskotkas4467]

No one says to try to sell it to end customers. Ben should've sold it to the second-hand electronics dealers like the one Ben sells his laptops to.

[@perstaffanlundgren]

The components of the ups can be sold to someone who dont mind , Building a ups unit diy, these batteries are good quality lead acid batteries. Not to compere with cheap car batteries.

[@Kentboy05]

We paid $15,000 USD for those exact eaton units. Would have definitely been smarter to figure out a way to keep that unit whole. Even used they go for around 8k with old batteries. Even if you would have had to hire help to move it it would have been a good payday. Now it's just scrap and the little bit you can get for the batteries which aint much.

[@DJ-Brownie-UK]

ouch 🤭 ahh well thats scrapping !

[@freedomfighter8958]

Yep so so silly, thats why i stopped watching all the videos, just annoys me

[@DavidGillooly]

Yes I did a quick check and the series is mid-range 15kVA so they go in the USA for $15000. The chassis alone is worth $2500 empty. I was almost crying. AS I reacll some of his monitor and PC buyers had large wharehouses. Maybe one could have helped unload and stored. They might have seen the value. Such is the life of a scraper. There will be some money from it.

[@toomaskotkas4467]

Exactly what I said. Ben went cheappo and lost a good profit.

[@glennkooijman1386]

Well. I have 8 of these things... Sell them for 15k... And I let you share 5k profit....

[@paulwignell9733]

Use the van ben, some pieces of lumber screwed into the floor of your van... and slowly reverse would have got it upright

[@kevinyoung5119]

Hi Ben, shame it had to be taken apart but with the batteries selling for around £20 new, the cable and switch assembly probably in the £200-£300 range and each of the individual choke of a similar type at around £50 second hand, you should be on to a nice earner, if you can sell them.

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

Scraping the UPS in Your Driveway - I have seen it all now ! Real Value - Copper-Copper - Wires - Batteries - Alu - S/S and of Cause Sheet Steel etc,etc ! You could NOT Complain at all - well done ! There is Real Scrap Value here - I enjoyed the Video - have a Brake - have a Cold Drink and Relax - You have earned it Ben ! Cheers from QLD !!!!

[@soerenbode]

What a fun scrap! If it'd be possible to easily sell this one on the company would've surely done that (probably tried for a couple of months to do just that). So don't sweat it. With your work all the materials rejoin the circle! Great job Ben! 😇

[@SwampMonster1]

Come on Ben, give up the smokes mate

[@mozyrevo]

You made a call to the manufacturer first right before scrapping to see if they wanted to pick it up from you?

[@shoppy00]

A transformer has 2 coils, a choke has only one coil, it is used for managing the current flow or blocking AC while passing DC, for the scrapyard there is no difference between chokes and transformers.

[@alexlechner9330]

Doesn't matter what anyone says it's an awesome piece of scrap and you got to take it apart good score

[@ryanstruble5381]

A guys gotta do what a guys gotta do. No shame from me man. When the scrap is beyond our physical capabilities we do what has to be done. Great video Ben

[@lukelegg9915]

Don't beat yourself up for not saving it, that's enterprise grade stuff, A. No normal person is gonna want to deal with this, or even need it, B. No actual company with a need for one is going to buy second hand. Glad you didn't hurt yourself and good job getting it apart

[@josephcormier5974]

That scrap almost got one over on you 😂but as always you kicked it and won outstanding video great content thank you for sharing this with us six stars brother

[@MD4564]

probably be worth more as scrap.

[@jhinote1]

All those switches and components must be worth some good $$. I wouldn’t beat yourself up to much. Like u said you can only do what you can do.

[@Bugatti-rh1ds]

bye, now take a few beers .

[@PAYTOPLAY373]

Should've put the van in reverse chocked the ups cabinet and it would've sat it upright as you backed up. At least that's how I do heavy things off my van

[@davidranew8768]

Great Video Ben Keep Bringing The Video's Dude God Bless You And Your Family 👍👍🙏🙏

[@skidsnscrap2952]

In my humble opinion, I would have backed the van up. I think that would have stood the unit up. Maybe not. Thanks for all you do.

[@joeorlando9477]

Nice video🙌! It's awesome👍💪😍!

[@kenward3058]

Good work BEN sorted another challenge.Hope to transfer some tripped EWASTE your way in the near future Cheers Kenny

[@XM202LadyTrucker]

Whoops the yellow bow is sitting on the top shelf. BEN YOU ARE DRIVING BE CRACY 17 MINUITES INTO VIDEO! WHAT IS IN THE BOX!!!!!!!!😲 It is the color of Dewalt tools. 😊

[@firesurfer]

It's a rust preventer. It outgasses to prevent corrosion. 27:25

[@judybeckner9047]

Thanks for your scrap out Ben

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

Oh my goodness Ben my back is hurting just looking at that stack of batteries and the rack in that position 😲

[@Michael-db1ce]

WOO! that was a good one. Nice scrap!

[@escrapchannel]

Monster UPS 👍 I would pay more attention to the relays on the boards. Some nice surprises may lay hidden there 😃

[@mainf]

thats $30,000 new???

[@Andrew_Sparrow]

Such a nightmare!... it's a nightmare I wouldn't mind having every day of the week! 🤦‍♂ Could have paid for my flights from NZ to come and help move it and still made profit 😂

[@mainf]

@@Andrew_Sparrow yes lol very true. Australia worked different. I get better prices on cables if I sell on ebay. its about 3-4£ a kilo. same as working pcs

[@CompromisedCEO]

You won't find a company who will buy a second hand rack UPS. No company is going to invest in this without the warranty and support that comes with it when new. A huge potential risk. Can deff resell the batteries tho

[@SwampMonster1]

$22k plus postage to Aus

[@samvalentine3206]

300 Kw Eaton tower UPS units have price tags of up to $80,000 US

[@sharkscrapper]

I share your pain, literally 🤣 I've been in this situation plenty of times before, so frustrating. Would have been nice if you could have resold it, but that's frequently easier said than done for a system like this. One of the nice things about the mighty Sharkmobile is it being a pickup truck. I can climb up in the bed and scrap the heavy stuff in place - something I've had to do too many times 😟

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

And this Sharky is why my X5 struggle is real lol!

[@Wreck-Gar]

As soon as Ben started to scrap it out on the back of the van I thought "He's doing a Sollers!" 😂

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

@@Wreck-Gar 😂

[@shaneyork300]

I've watched every video you put out & that's got to be the biggest (as Weight goes) scrap you have ever done on video

[@lanitaorjeraldlewisdillorl2258]

Great video Ben!

[@no_more_free_nicks]

27:49 - this might be just for the original packaging and transportation, when you have large fans running, this will do nothing.

[@vaughndumas]

Great scrap mate!

[@rw9866]

Going to need a few beers after that Ben!

[@kb2ehj]

per google, that was a $20,000 UPS here in the USA

[@cuscrapping]

It certainly wouldn't have cost them a lot to hire a carpenter to widen the doorway to get that in. I live next to a Kraft factory where they have to take entire sections of exterior wall out to get equipment in and out. Nice tear down. Those heat sinks were really cool!!!

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

That sure was a monster UPS!! 😲

[@TheTorkerman]

DIY power wall with all those batteries Ben

[@travisseip665]

I really love this video this is definitely out of the ordinary nice video ben

[@sykoteddy]

Hey! Since the start when I begin watchin you, which is about 7 years now I thought you should have had a truck with a back lift. Over in Sweden they still go as a regular car as long as they don't go over 3,5 metric tons. And the lift usually just take around 750 kilos so in this case maybe it wouldn't have been sufficient anyway. A truck like that is usually for 8 pallets so you couldn't have packed it full with electronic waste anyway because that would have been way too heavy. The reason I would have done that is because I've driven such a truck in my daily work får over 10 years. Another limit would be the weight limit for the whole truck which is from 700-1200 kgs. But in any way it would have saved your knees and back all those years. I certainly think you should keep it as a powerwall, but at the same time such batteries isn't that good for a powerwall. I think lithium-ion batteries a lot better for that. Like those in electric vehicles, also such that isn't anymore fit for electrical vehicles are very good suited for use in a powerwall since you don't need those tops of the power. But it would be a hassle to sort out which are good for keeping and not. It surprices me that the company that gave it to you didn't consider returning it or sell it them selves since the cost of these UPS units are quite high!

[@user-uw5ce1qo5z]

You Rock Ben 😅

[@iffy9776]

The transformers are like ballasts on fluorescent light. They are also known as choke

[@steve5772]

That would be amazing if you wanted to go solar and off grid. I get what you're saying though, when we work for ourselves, by ourselves, sometimes we just have to turn things around as quickly and as best we can and get on to the next thing. Headspace is key though, never underestimate the power of going for a brew and considering your options.

[@alliet7834]

Scrapped one just the same but had to leave all the metal with the boss and he shouted us lunch yay

[@cs3194]

Oh man..... I found this for sale online, refurbished with new batteries - $9000

[@magthemagnificent8437]

I think we are due for a scrap marathon......

[@teembo]

Hey Ben! the only hard time you're gonna get here is.... where the hell are your gloves?

[@JasonsLabVideos]

Damn i wish i lived closer, id try to buy a few of those heatsinks off you !! Perfect for an Audio Amplifier !

[@ZXLNT]

Heatsinks, relays, large toroids, capacitors, all sorts of good stuff in there...

[@dr.a006]

That’s a lotta lead. And steel. And wire. And transformers. And…

[@johnnyseven5058]

Ooooh Ben Ben Ben Ben 🤦‍♀ I quess that for 1/15 of the price of that unit, that girl with baby from video (time 2:02) would lift it alone for you😋 I believe that you should start to make few viedos about "what do I have for sale this week" first and then scrap the rest. Maybe if you put something stable under the bottom and just try to push it by the van. It might work well. Good luck Ben!

[@gordonfreeman320]

What a tough scrap! Lead acid batteries are ridiculously heavy. Those four cooling fans are made by EBM Papst, really high quality. I'd be interested in them if you want to sell them!

[@MrArmenian17]

could part out things that aren't the batteries and sell them. like that switch at 7:16

[@stevendale7658]

Ben the batteries are great for e scooters if you were in finland id buy some of them

[@wayneday3916]

Sometimes you do what you can with what you got.

[@michailnicki2224]

Oh man, dismantling it like this seems kind of barbaric to me as I'm usually the guy who fixes this kind of stuff. It is pretty satisfying though, I enjoy your videos!

[@davehazel1994]

i would put a file on those heatsinks could be copper underneath coating

[@McCuneWindandSolar]

man I wish I would have some how found one brand new it would be nice to go with my system I have now. that thing would stay running for along time with what I have if I lose power. that's crazy they just get rid of it like that. that is like 15 grand worth of a battery back up.

[@dalecrary8738]

A waste of money, but good on you fir taking it and processing it. Thanks fir the video.

[@snoozinghipo]

£4200 on Ebay

[@lawrencehayes5140]

Cost for that unit in the US is $22,400.

[@firesurfer]

I literally would have removed the doorway, put the ups inside, and reinstalled the buck. Penny wise, pound foolish.

[@Very_Dark_Engineer]

Nice catch.

[@kevinraines4318]

the batterries will have a date when made on them if not to old they will sell think they are about £15 each in the UK

[@chuxxsss]

Need work ben, how many Amps are the batteries. the main switch how much did you want for that? Swap you cpus for it.

[@scrapwomblecreatives6944]

you could have made a little power out power supplies for your garage lights fan etc we are still in a SHTF world remember a few solar panels and your away.

[@starletboy9349]

Dont let the scrapyard know you chuck the stainless into the ally weigh ins 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@albertpaulo6079]

When it was halfway out put a furniture dolly under it and wiggle it out on to the dolly

[@mainf]

cool

[@freedomfighter8958]

Would make a great off grid set up, please sell those batteries...

[@joeorlando9477]

Hello eWasten Ben

[@joeorlando9477]

Hi eWasten Ben

[@shaggiedog1]

and the batteries are the same that goes into electric bikes £40 each in the uk

[@billwilson1320]

Who would buy a UPS without checking the size first. Probably ten grand down the drain!

[@no_more_free_nicks]

I think the cost is in electronics, I checked the batteries, 50$ a piece.

[@thadofalltrades]

Hope you tell us if you sell those batteries

[@mattyreardon3593]

Do old fuses have silver in them?

[@kalashnikov_47z]

You could sell those IGBTS 100$ each aaaah , that Hurts 😂

[@BezosAutomaticEye]

32:22 the irony

[@newyork9453]

you could easily do a reverse gear and fix it in place easyyyy

[@aaron6390]

You could make your own electric van!?🧐

[@whiterhino3781]

pff..so much money lost...those tech guys should think before buy things.

[@MrJTRfilms]

Does he not have a neighbor or friend he could have called. Crazy not wanting to try and save it.

[@albertpaulo6079]

Back the van up it might stand up

[@curbyourshi1056]

Those batteries are going for $50usd right now at the lowest 144 x 50 = 7200.

[@lawrencejelsma8118]

Only from a licensed batteries seller. No company or user buyer is going to risk "Sold As Is" with that amount of money vs buying from manufacturer with warranties. This hasn't been fully operational tested to be anything other than equivalency to defective electronics (being sold from a scrapper).

[@sheldonlatimer6688]

Dear Ben you don't have a two willner to move that heavy item or wooden dollies with wheels on them t look roll it with, you're the only person that I know that doesn't take along a helper or have a trailler to make it a lot easier to make pickups, you get great money for your boards , once you had a driver helper on one of your videos while street scraping

[@keithlevoir608]

Back your van up

[@wiwingmargahayu6831]

happy ramadhan fasting

[@gregalss]

have a beer

[@roachbag6969]

Gold Is 2k an Oz right now

[@tonypereira1484]

Just drive the van forward and it would fall to the ground ??? Then you can lift the light end up and put the heavy on the bottom ? Lol 😂 Simples 😊

[@mrdando]

I would of taken it directly to the scrap man and sell the batteries separately

[@XM202LadyTrucker]

What is in the yellow box on side wall on passenger side? A tool like alle wrench? Or security screw for top of bolts or screwheads?😊

[@firesurfer]

It's a rust preventer. It outgasses to prevent corrosion. 27:25 ''ZERUST® VCI rust inhibitors release a harmless, non-toxic, odorless, colorless vapor into the air around your metal item. As a result, protective molecules settle on all exposed metal surfaces, forming a very thin protective layer just a few molecules thick. This molecular layer inhibits electrochemical reactions on the surface of the metal that cause corrosion. ''

[@williampeterson4416]

I would have take a reciprocating saw to it and been done with it.

[@stefanlonnberg8171]

hello, use the batteries 4 solar panels...

[@waltwood4113]

#happyscrapping

[@thesvalker3720]

Is metal worth nothing in your country? otherwise, people wouldn't throw it away

[@markavargosr36]

mabey yer buddy would buy the parts

[@ashtonsseries6968]

Should of just drove the van forward and let it drop too the floor.

[@ashtonsseries6968]

And could you not take it to your ewaste buyer

[@krystiankucharski7299]

Leets goo 🎉😊

[@greekgods3399]

love it

[@jakewollman6340]

Sell it all you didn't need it before and you need later 😊

[@Andrew_Sparrow]

Such a shame... you would have got $$$$$$ as a complete system, worth paying someone to come help!

[@jayroxx2378]

Id like see you try and sell it and have the resources to do so!

[@cockpill]

Why didn’t you show up to help do the work?

[@gigitammyodwyer8793]

I agree such a shame to tear it apart. 😢

[@markavargosr36]

call yer buddy that buys your laptops and see if he wants to buy it.