Sell Your Fusible Switches & Disconnects
If it switches power on and off, we buy it. Safety switches, heavy-duty disconnects, bolted pressure switches, load break switches, automatic and manual transfer switches — from the little 30 amp disconnect behind an AC unit to a 4,000 amp bolted pressure switch out of a main service.
Same drill as everything else we buy: photo of the nameplate, text it to (951) 903-9804, get a number from a real person.
The switch family we buy
Heavy-duty and general-duty safety switches make up the volume — every brand, fusible or non-fusible, NEMA 1 indoor or NEMA 3R rainproof. Above those sit the specialty switches where the real money lives: bolted pressure switches (Boltswitch, Pringle, Square D), high-amperage load break switches, and double-throw transfer switches.
Automatic transfer switches deserve their own mention. ASCO, Russelectric, Zenith, Onan — if you're decommissioning a generator system, the ATS is worth serious money and we'll buy the switchgear around it too.
- Heavy-duty safety switches, 30A–1,200A, fusible and non-fusible
- Bolted pressure switches — Boltswitch, Pringle, Square D
- Automatic transfer switches — ASCO, Russelectric, Zenith, Onan
- Manual and double-throw transfer switches
- NEMA 3R, 4X, and stainless enclosures bring premiums
Where these come from
Service upgrades, solar installs, and generator replacements all orphan perfectly good switches. Contractors accumulate them in conex boxes; facilities stack them in maintenance mezzanines. Twice a month somebody sends us a photo of a shelf they forgot they had, and twice a month somebody gets a bigger check than they expected.
New-in-box surplus from cancelled projects is the top of the market — if you're an electrical distributor or contractor with dead stock, we buy shelf-wear surplus all day long.
Fuses are money too
Don't throw away the fuses. Current-limiting fuses — Bussmann, Littelfuse, Mersen/Ferraz Shawmut, especially Class L and Class J — have real value new or used. A box of big Class L fuses can be worth more than the switch they came out of. Send a photo of the fuse labels along with the switch.
What safety and fusible switches are worth
This category trades on size and quantity. Small disconnects are commodity items that make sense in volume, while larger fusible switches — 400A, 600A, 800A and up — carry real individual value because they are expensive to buy new and slow to arrive.
Enclosure type matters more here than in most categories. NEMA 3R, 4, 4X, and hazardous-location ratings expand the buyer pool because they can go outdoors or into wash-down and classified areas. Fuses themselves have value when they are current, unused, and in common classes.
| Fusible switches, 400A and up | Strong individual value |
|---|---|
| Fusible switches, 100–200A | Volume category; palletize |
| Non-fusible disconnects | Sell in quantity |
| NEMA 3R/4/4X and classified enclosures | Premium over indoor equivalents |
| Unused fuses in common classes | Bought alongside switches |
| Panel-mount and rotary disconnects | Bought in quantity |
Preparing switches and disconnects
Photograph the nameplate on each distinct size, and note the enclosure rating — it is printed on the plate and it changes the number. Count by size rather than photographing every unit individually.
Keep covers, handles, and interlocks with the units. A switch missing its operating handle or door is worth noticeably less, and those parts are easy to lose in a cleanout. If fuses are installed and unused, leave them in; if they are spares in boxes, include them in the lot.
Palletize by size. This category ships well and is one of the easiest things to sell from anywhere in the country, because the units stack densely and survive transit.
- Photograph one nameplate per size; note enclosure rating
- Keep handles, covers, and interlocks attached
- Include unused fuses and boxed spares
- Count by amperage and palletize by size
- Outdoor and wash-down ratings are worth calling out
Before you scrap anything, send one photo
Scrap is priced by weight. Used electrical equipment is priced by what the next facility needs, and those two numbers are rarely close. A scrapyard has no reason to tell you that the item in your hand keeps a plant running somewhere.
There is no cost to finding out. Text photos to (951) 903-9804 — labels and nameplates if you can get them, wide shots if you cannot — and you will have a real number, usually the same day. If the honest answer is that your lot is only worth scrap, we will tell you that too, and you have lost nothing but a text message.
Common questions
Do you buy non-fusible disconnects too?
Yes. Fusible units usually bring a little more, but heavy-duty non-fusible disconnects sell steadily, especially larger amperages and 3R/4X enclosures.
What about old bolted pressure switches?
Absolutely — Pringle and Boltswitch units are in constant demand for service replacements. These are among the best-paying items we buy. Never scrap one.
Do you buy automatic transfer switches with controllers?
Yes, and complete units with their original controllers bring the best prices. Include a photo of the controller face in your batch.
Loose fuses — really?
Really. Class L, Class J, Class RK1 current-limiting fuses, new or used. Label photos and a count get you a quote.
Are small disconnects worth selling?
In quantity, yes. Individually they are low-value items, so they make the most sense palletized or riding along with other equipment in a larger lot.
Do you buy the fuses too?
Unused fuses in current, common classes have value and we will include them. Old, blown, or obsolete-class fuses generally do not, and we will tell you rather than quietly bundling them in.
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Got equipment to sell?
Call or text us photos. We'll give you a price and take it from there.