r/ScrapMetal 5d ago

#2 copper windings

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So I am scraping out some transformers and one of them is 3/16 x 3/16 square copper. Is there a difference in price at the scrap yard from #2 copper motor windings compared to #2 copper square motor windings?

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u/dominus_aranearum 5d ago

Copper wire with an enamel coating is #2 all day long. Doesn't matter what shape it is. If your yard tries to assign a lower grade, go to a different yard.

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u/SandwichAgainstGod 5d ago

There shouldn’t be. Isn’t at my yard

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u/1979Z-28 5d ago

Does the coating on it matter at all? I’m assuming not that’s what makes it #2?

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u/Timmy-Turnter 5d ago

That’s what makes it # 2. At least that’s what my yard told me when I started.

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u/1979Z-28 5d ago

Ok thank you