Massive Electrical Gear Breakdown Pt 1

[@EndLine1988]

Opening electrical appliances gives me a sense of relaxation and I really like opening all kinds of screws and disconnecting wires and removing electronic components.

[@ProjectShopFl]

It's like therapy. lol

[@tinathompson2877]

You never fail to give us great content. Thanks for sharing

[@ProjectShopFl]

Comments like this make me want to give you better videos. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@scrappingadventures290]

Wow, this is going to be very interesting, thanks for sharing and happy holidays 👍👍😃

[@ProjectShopFl]

I hope you enjoy It, and Happy Holidays to you as well.

[@kenord3437]

What a mixture of stuff to strip, made super interesting by all the copper. I’m with you on the subject of waste, which is why I alway dismantle everything, for scrap and any usable bits and pieces. My family refer to my workshop as Grandads Hardware. They recon that if grandad throws it out, then it is really buggered.regards Ken from Australia.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks Ken, If I had more space I would have so much stuff. lol

[@wesleydavis1532]

Man so many of us scrappers don't realize just how much more could be realized if we just spend a little extra time on certain things.So many of us get excited over the tin shred weight and forget about the non-ferrous materials that can be had..Great video FS👍 Happy Holiday

[@ProjectShopFl]

Happy holidays to you as well. I'm kinda the opposite I guess I get excited about non-ferrous and I try and avoid tin shred. lol Thanks for watching

[@wesleydavis1532]

@@ProjectShopFl Yes sir, The non-ferrous is where it's at man.lol So many times I have went too the scrap yard and seen thousands of dollars worth of copper,brass,ect just thrown in the regular tin shred.As you pointed out..It's crazy.👍

[@afineliner740]

What a fantastic load of electronics to breakdown. I see more micro scrapping ahead. 👍👍

[@ProjectShopFl]

You would be correct on the micro scrapping. lol Thanks for watching

[@SuperClarky666]

Really enjoyed that look forward to part 2 .greetings from england 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 👍🏻

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank you and happy holidays from the USA.

[@TECHNICUSChannel]

Interesting work with electric screwdriver this is awesome fine work! Keep scrappin'

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks 👍

[@vanikloh7388]

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[@nickimpala8886]

I have a bunch of industrial breakers… it’s so nice to get silver from scrapping but it’s such a beach to get them apart

[@ProjectShopFl]

I am gonna try and put them in the press. lol

[@iffy9776]

Hi I love electrical boxes with copper busbars. Cool video

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@dericbarnwell1477]

WORK TABLE ORGANIZATION: SOMEWHERE BETWEEN "FUBAR" AND "SNAFU". THANKS FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND SCRAPPING KNOWLEDGE.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for watching

[@chrismarsden8958]

I may have commented this before but..... Hockey arena glass for your sleuth. Scratch resistant and see through. Could cut a rabbet joint and a water proof adhesive to hold it together.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Interesting idea. Are you talking about the safety glass for the spectators? One of my customers is the FL panthers well the arena they plat in. lol Im gonna ask for some.

[@chrismarsden8958]

@@ProjectShopFl exactly

[@jtlatitude]

Respectfully as a professional dewalt user, if you want one that doesn't shut off, then don't get one with a selectable torque setting. They shut off because the circuit doesn't allow it to over amp. It's not even about protecting the motor. It's also about protecting you from a battery exploding in your face from circuit overamping. Get one that is all or bust or get a stronger one. They make like 12 different sizes of them.. The reason dewalt makes that one is for the people who strip shit instead of feathering on things that an impact shouldn't be used. Don't blame the tools if you don't know their intended purpose in a situation where it's being used how it's not intended. I like scrapping videos but just pointing out, it's not always the tool's fault. Another thing is you have to factor in why companies have those measures in place any way. People sue companies for things blowing up when not used properly and the courts side with customer in many cases so companies have to protect themselves as well. Feel free to blame stupid people for warning labels and safety designed into things. Remember Bleach bottles still say "DO NOT DRINK".

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the info. Can I ask what you do or what a professional dewalt user is? Just never heard that term. All my cordless tools are dewalt, I like them just not the shutting off so soon part.

[@ikessul1429]

Can't wait for part 2

[@ProjectShopFl]

Me too! lol should be up soon. Thanks for watching.

[@Superduty_59]

I know you can't hang on to everything and most of this stuff you would have a hard time trying to resell equipment but dang! I am a generator technician. I work for a large Cat dealer now but used to work for a large Kohler generator dealer. That big Thompson ATS costs around $8-10K. I have replaced 1200amp generator output breakers that were $12k new. The bad part is scrap value for most stuff is pennies on the dollar!

[@ProjectShopFl]

I've tried for years to sell this stuff, I don't like scrapping out good working equipment but I don't have the space to store it. It is sad because like you said scrap value is pennies on the dollar. I am working on getting a proper space where I can hold things and start a eBay or online store. Thanks for watching.

[@Superduty_59]

@@ProjectShopFl Good luck!

[@vanikloh7388]

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[@maxd5802]

I always love scrapyard action

[@ProjectShopFl]

I will try and get more yard footage but that yard don't like cameras so I have to be careful. lol

[@a.joegevara3519]

"Yeah, I'm going to save all that hardware" 10-5 gallon buckets later... A coworker was given a whole air compressor that he didn't process, I snagged the breaker. He got $3-400, I got $1600. I sell what I can then process everything I scrap. Oh, and as an electrician, you get way more torque with a flathead as opposed to phillips on wire lugs.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank's for the info

[@jessicadavis7746]

Love your videos!!!!!!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment,I really do appreciate it. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you a happy New Year!

[@doggybonz2967]

Not to mention small transformers in those breaker boxes. I just scrapped two hammers yesterday.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Nice! Anything with a transformer in it is not safe around me! lol Thanks for watching

[@cuscrapping]

Great as always. I'm starting to get some of that larger electrical stuff from my plastic factory! Good stuff!!! Do you ever get/what do you do with larger fuses with big ole chunks of copper? Would love to see a video on them! 👍

[@ProjectShopFl]

I got a hole pile of fuses I've been saving. I usually use my big cable cutters but I am going try the jaws of life next time.

[@gremlin3362]

Anytime I’m tearing stuff apart all the hardware goes in a $5 magnetic tray from Walmart so I can sort through it. It sticks to pretty much anything we scrap so it’s always right there. Might help some. Damn good score

[@ProjectShopFl]

I love recovering hardware, something I'm more excited about that than the scrap. lol Thanks for the suggestion and for watching.

[@eby6114]

I like the tray idea. Dump the stainless, aluminum, brass and scrape off the steel into a bucket sounds great

[@EndLine1988]

Hello brother, don't worry, my name is Hamid and I am Iranian. I like your work very much and I have a small shop and my job is typing and duplicating, but I open electrical devices such as transformers, armatures and wires and remove the copper and aluminum inside and sell them, can you give me Can you help me with what tools I should prepare for this to help me make things easier?

[@ProjectShopFl]

The tools you are gonna need is gonna depend on what you are taking apart. Also there is more than one way to do a space job so it kind of comes down to your preference. I would search for videos on the specific things you are taking apart, watch a few different channels and see what they are using. Good luck

[@eldiablo8019]

Seems like you should be able to sell some of that stuff for more than it's scrap value. I would try to contact some local electrical contractors, and see if you could E-mail them pictures of stuff. Stuff like that full spool of wire, that 3 phase disconnect, and those new lights, even at 50% off new, should be worth a lot more than scrap value. Tell them they need to pick the stuff up. Less work, more money. 😁

[@ProjectShopFl]

I've tried in the past but a lot of electrical gear is job specific and hard to resell. If I had the space to hold it I could start an online store ( I had one before) but even with brand new stuff in the box I had things sitting taking up space for over a year. I probably need to put more energy in to this. I'm looking for someone that can help me sell this stuff.

[@eldiablo8019]

@@ProjectShopFl I understand what your saying about some of that switch gear being hard to sell. Another Idea might be to talk to some electrical supply companies. They might be interested in stuff like that big new disconnect. I don't know prices on stuff like that new, but I imagine it's A LOT. I looked up the price for 500 ft. of #12 stranded, and found it for $109 a spool. Any elec. contractor that does commercial work will use loads of that if it's black, red, blue, or brown, orange, yellow, green. Best of luck, Happy New Year.

[@vanikloh7388]

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[@GeorgeRichardson-cv4xz]

Square's very rarely strip all should be Robertson screws.

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍

[@greekgods3399]

love it

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@robertlivingstone3947]

Very interesting video

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank you Robert

[@prospectorpete]

What do u do with the gold contacts

[@ProjectShopFl]

I save them

[@harleyfan3875]

You should use the lights for your shop and then we don't have to be in the dark when filming.

[@ProjectShopFl]

It was not as dark in person. lol It's a work in progress I will be more mind full of the lighting in the future. Thanks for watching.

[@eby6114]

Rectifier might be for the LEDs

[@ProjectShopFl]

Maybe, also could be for low voltage lighting witch is big in south Florida. LED lights usually have a electronic driver specific to the light.

[@eby6114]

@@ProjectShopFl Thanks we enjoy your videos, happy new year to you

[@kenord3437]

You now have a mountain of stuff to sort or micro scrap, so you will end up with millions of bits to sort.

[@ProjectShopFl]

I have that 5 gallon bucket still so sort. I am gonna make a micro scrapping video.

[@nickyaws]

Let me know if you get electrical that I can buy as reusable. We buy 480v -15kv panels, breakers, motor controls.

[@ProjectShopFl]

I get that stuff all the time, but don't have the space to store it. I'm looking for a shop at the moment then I can build up a innovatory of things to sell.

[@billjunking_fool5549]

💯👍

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for watching

[@williamdawson3353]

Thumbs up except for 5 mins of blackout.

[@ProjectShopFl]

What do you mean five minutes of black out?

[@douggolde7582]

Do you have an ebay store?

[@ProjectShopFl]

I did at one time, but I was so busy with other things it was hard to keep up with. I am looking to start a new one and looking for help

[@vanikloh7388]

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[@danielwharton4088]

cannot see oh well

[@ProjectShopFl]

Cannot see what?

[@ricardboswell7490]

You should do well

[@ProjectShopFl]

I hope so! haha Thanks for watching

[@killjoy987987]

A whole lot of silver buttons

[@ProjectShopFl]

I have a pile I have been saving.

[@brandievans5551]

That is all reusable equipment look for electrical buyers

[@ProjectShopFl]

I will thanks for the suggestion

[@bradcole558]

As well as the computer boards with the gold chips,and the silver grounding bars , dumb ass.love your stuff

[@ProjectShopFl]

Ok thanks

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!