[Amps] Peak power ratings

[R L Measures]

On Jul 16, 2006, at 5:12 PM, Gudguyham at 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.
>

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