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[AMPS] Peak reading vs True peak

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Subject: [AMPS] Peak reading vs True peak
From: Peter_Chadwick@mitel.com (Peter Chadwick)
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 17:49:34 +0100
Rich says:

> My guess is that advertised peak horsepower ratings are always "True".  

I wonder how 'True', the rating is, though. It maybe that they take the 1
minute rating as peak, and the 1 hour rating as average. There's a fair bit
of difference in the two, and that's taken advantage of in electric trains.

Still, nothing like a bit of marketing hype, is there?

73

Peter G3RZP



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