Scrapping a GCI Inverter Huge Toroidal Transformer 

This small black toroid is an induction choke, if i read that correctly it's 750uH (micro Henry) so it might be pretty expensive!

M8 from one junky to another ( junky is the term used for us scrappers , since we deal with junk metal , not drugs ) there is nothing that brutal force , lack of k knowledge and a hammer can not fix. Great video keep on scrapping . God bless y'all.

👍I do enjoy the one off videos👍

Good video, thanks !

Always look forward to your videos

Great Video Ben Keep Bringing The Videos Dude 👍👍

love it

Another cool video!

I do like your channel. I have been looking around my house to see what I can scrap out. Window frames and brass taps my wife will not be happy but that's life 😂

great video as always been catching up on some of your videos today

Interesting. Stay Safe Ben

Here we go. Finally good content lol!!!

Thanks Ben, really enjoyed the teardown!👍👍I hope you get good money either way you run with it, cheers 💪💪

Another awesome informative video Ben! Congrats on the passing another Subscriber threshold! Keep it coming !

Hi Ben another good video take care your keep scrapping regard 👍👍👍👍🇸🇬

Thanks Ben 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

Great video my friend

Hey Ben, are you gonna open those transformer to see what they look like inside ?

I would imagine solar is a big deal down there with all the sunny weather you get.

I know a scrap steel export operation going on via rail from the US to Mexico where a company is processing some scrap leftover from the impolsion of old utility company facilities, specifically old coal stacks. They bring in loads of the steel and other scrap in these trucks that have giant bins on them. If you know the scrap bins at any industrial construction, its basically like a super version of the roll on/off bins. They've been piling it for awhile and boom, scrap went down. Their business instantly got quiet. And now they're quickly loading the stuff on rail to send out like 20-25 rail cars at a time. I think they're about to pull the plug in a few months. They rented out a yard from a port who had rail access. The trucks come in to get weighed, dump, weigh out and the equipment on site throws it in a pile but I thought it was weird that the loading of the rail was weighing the trucks again after loading then having them go over to the rail area to dump - double handling the cargo but I never thought of like when Ben mentioned how they may wait for prices to adjust which a cents on millions of tons of steel makes insane profit for a recycler which is great.

Great

I always wanted to see inside an inverter

Thanks youtube no notification .... but a very interesting scrap ........ Thumbs Up

The smaller one is a toroidal inductor, same construction than the transformer, but only one winding. Inductors purpose is to block high frequency noise, protecting both the device and the grid from unwanted high frequency noise, which is a common side product of inverters.

👍💪💰Transformers! 👊🍻Cheers!

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WOW !!!!

I've never seen or heard of a Toroidal Transformer!! I'll be keeping my out for them though! Have a GREAT Day!!!

Bp solar two things that should not be together since bp loves to contaminate as much as they can

Some nice big components in there. I'd be really conflicted on what to do with that toroidal transformer/inductor.

That's it mate :) head down and hoard hoard hoard LOL, i keep my VIR in postal sacks, max i can get in one 25Kgs so luggaboutable and you can stack then in a shed 2 high but they do tend to shift so you need stronge walls and pack em tight ! Great vid as usuall chap, keep yer chin up, yer head down and carry on scrapping ;)

I rly enjoy watching ur videos @eWaste Ben . Sadly i can't do any scrap everything is still closed here -.-!

Those capacitors are worth big $$$$ i wish i could get them

gday mate i do lots of these usually they’ve had a failure of some kind so i scrap them all as can’t test all the components. get good money from the aluminium case, boards and copper at least when prices were good

Can we get some more marathons/ scrap yard runs?? I love those videos!

I have one of these I pulled apart aboutv2 years ago identical components but mine had an aluminium top like the rest of the box. Everything about this inverter is heavy total weight was 38kg. Has anybody tried to remover the copper from a transformer like this? I still have all the parts dunno what to do it always wanted to see how easy or hard it will be to extract the copper windings

Definitely sell the coils!!

Wow, can't believe I was first to an Ewaste Ben video.

Where do you sell all of your computers?

The way most scrap yards work is that they are only paying you 25% to 35% of what they are getting. The Yards are just a Middle Man. I have a connection with a direct processor. Where the stuff is sent by the other scrap yards. But there is a some big draw backs with going to the processor/ distributor. 1. they will only take loads starting at 2 tons or more. And 2. they pay with a business check via direct deposit. So you have to have a business license to deal with them. But it is worth going direct as a business to get paid 4 times the avg. street value is.

Between this and the DJ gear you scrapped awhile back, you've run into some chunky transformers.

can't this inverter be re-used? surely there are many solar startup can use one of this

British Petroleum is trying to tap into solar power too? o_O

Thanks for sharing something interesting again! Looking forward to the next.

Hello Ben. Those Australian clothes moths must look huge when I see your shirt. Stay well and see you soon. Greetings from Berlin ;)

Inverta full a coppa LMFAOO

Is street scrapping in Australia legal.

No dude! That was well worth repairing if required!

profit is always in the buying.

All kinds of copper in those transformers. If they don't resell first!

Damn it lol

Hey ben i didnt forget youre birthday but because everything is locked and difficult youre present is stil in holland ill just send it later

No wonder they are so dam heavy

Ben? Make AC from your batteries that you charged from your windmill

Clean the heat sink and use in kitchen to speed thawing of frozen meat.

I got to ask What type of Bird is making the noise . LOL

I would imagine that people who build custom audio systems would be interested in this giant transformer.

The black one is an inductor

oh man all that good stuff going to scrap :(

I cant believe ur scrapping an solar inverter

17:36 Power MOSFETs generate a lot of heat! they are pretty pricey - could be worth desoldering. If it was in working condition it would be worth more than scrapping.

Bust that sucker open! I want to see Copper! Lay that large torroid on some bricks and whack the center with a heavy sledge! That resin/epoxy should break right away. I'd love to see you make another melt Video!

Thoese brown caps are 5 buck a pop

eerste.... groetjes uit belgium

Those things are German & cost about $5,000 new.

Are you a scrapper or a hoarder?

I scrapped a similar unit when I first started scrapping last year. I stripped the large transformer. 6kg of burnt copper.

Wow 380 views in 10 minutes...lockdown made us bored as hell all over the world...Please make more marathons and use some gloves for f... sake!!!

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Geeez what a waste. I don’t believe it

No dude! That was well worth repairing if required!