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SWBTATTReg

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7. I'll bet if you leave it in the alley (at least around where I live), it'll be gone before you ...

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Sun Dec 1, 2019, 07:53 PM

Dec 2019

know it. Ha, I bet my neighbor one time that people would end up taking stuff out of the alley (instead of the trash bins, stuff was metal junk of sorts, and the bet was a 12 pack of beer), and it was gone within the hour!
I didn't make the neighbor give me the 12 pack. I just knew what the junk people wanted, driving up and down the alleys all day.

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Is there any recycling value for a dead condenser motor from my a/c? [View all] Beartracks Dec 2019 OP

It depends on where you are ramblin_dave Dec 2019 #1

Appliance recycler? Turbineguy Dec 2019 #2

Try your metal recyclers RainCaster Dec 2019 #3

Ditto that. Same for old transformers. Since it's largely *not* copper, you won't get much $$. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 #5

Any Chance To Repurpose It Into A Steampunk ...... global1 Dec 2019 #4

If you are talking about the compressor, you might not be able to dispose of it. Kaleva Dec 2019 #6

I'll bet if you leave it in the alley (at least around where I live), it'll be gone before you ... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #7

The junkers here in Chicago are brutal. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #8

Yes, I know. They'll bust the TVs apart for some of the components (I'm guessing... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #9

Home Depot BunnyMcGee Mar 2020 #10

Ooh, thanks. Cuz I've got a lot more, not just that motor. Beartracks Mar 2020 #11