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You would want to separate the metals before selling to a scrap dealer to get maximum amount of money.
If you just turn in a car to be scrapped in Europe they just run the whole car through a giant grinder and separate the metals and plastic that way.
In North America the process is similar but not so centralized.
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How can you make money with Catalytic Converters?
Sell it to a scrap metal dealer.
What was Leonardo da Vinci's theory about the motor vehicle?
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Can i check compression with motor out of vehicle?
Yes, but only if you can crank engine at normal starter speed.
What were the circumstances of Hsu's life?
Born in Taiwan, Hsu immigrated to the United States in the 1980s. He found work in Los Angeles, California, at a business that exported scrap metal to China
What type of motor is used in a starter motor?
None, it is an electric motor In fact, most cars have SERIES connected starter motors - an electric motor where the field windings (the ones that are fitted to the case of the machine and don't move) have the same current flowing in them that the armature (the rotating part of the motor) has. A series motor has very high starting torque, so it's ideal for getting a large lump of scrap metal turning over, but it has poor running (high speed) torque and poor speed control. (Speed control is so poor that if you spin up a starter motor without a load, it may over-speed and possibly throw its windings out of the armature!) Some starter motors use permanent magnets for the field system - these magnets are quite powerful and give the motor good starting torque, and magnet systems are smaller than the series coil systems, and make the starter motor a bit lighter and cheaper. These motors also have a lower top speed at no load, too.
