# Should I buy this motor?

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/should-i-buy-this-motor/6174>\
**Category:** Battery & Chargers\
**Created:** [July 2, 2016, 11:49am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/should-i-buy-this-motor/6174 "2016-07-02T11:49:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![andybarrett22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7993a0/32.png) [@andybarrett22](https://community.electricforum.com/u/andybarrett22)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 11:49am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/should-i-buy-this-motor/6174/1 "2016-07-02T11:49:20Z")

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I just recently got interested in doing an ev conversion as my next project. A friend of my family herd about it and was willing to sell me a 100 hp dc 230/460 volt electric motor from a grain elevator that is probably 20-30 years old but has been sitting for the last 10 yeas in his pole barn. The price is 250$. Is it worth buying? Thank you  
I am on a pretty small budget if that changes things

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**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/should-i-buy-this-motor/6174/2 "2016-07-02T16:14:29Z")

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Easy to answer. NO NO NO NO!!!