thats like the games sears plays with there table saws. i have a contractors table saw with a one and a half horse motor. but good ole sears clames it develops 3 horse power. hmmm jim At 05:54 AM 2/12/2008, you wrote:
>Dan, > >That's why I said looking at amps and Hp is apples and oranges. When >I bought the router I saw how many amps the motor pulled and made a >decision based on that. Well that and they were selling them for >$119 on a special I found... I remember the theory somewhat but >never gave it much attention because in machines it's based more on >gearing and mechanical advantage. But I'd bet a lot of sales come >from the HP rating for the bigger is better crowd. >I wish emails had a way of being read where Jaws could pick up a >laugh or grin in an email... I forget that a lot of times and I send >something back as a laugh and it isn't taken that way... >----- Original Message ----- >From: Dan Rossi >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 10:23 PM >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric motor question > >Bob, > >Just pointing out the wide variation between what theory says is possible, >and what people are claiming is reality. The 3.25 HP your router claims >means that it would draw 20.2 Amps at 120 Volts if the motor was perfect. >So, no I don't really believe that your router can continuously generate >3.25 HP. I do believe it can generate that kind of power very briefly >though. > >-- >Blue skies. >Dan Rossi >Carnegie Mellon University. >E-Mail: <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Tel: (412) 268-9081 > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.4/1275 - Release Date: >2/12/2008 3:20 PM
