On Jul 16, 2006, at 5:12 PM, Gudguyham@aol.com wrote:
> I have to laugh when the industry started to rate AC motors in PEAK
> POWER,
> like the wet/dry vac's and circular saws. Have you seen some of these
> numbers?
Yes, and they are based on 746w per HP with a locked-rotor.
> A 5 pound circular saw with a 3HP peak motor. I have a 2 hp motor
> on my
> compressor that weighs about 20 pounds or more. So when is it
> that the little
> saw motor is at 3 HP? When it first starts up and its drawing 100
> times its
> running current? Hogwash. Lou
Indeed, Lou. It's corporate ethics, the Achilles' heel of
Democracies. This is what "Enron, the Smartest Guys in the Room" is
all about.
>
R L MEASURES, AG6K. 805-386-3734
r@somis.org
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