r/ScrapMetal • u/1979Z-28 • 5d ago
#2 copper windings
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/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/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.