You just invoke $ units in terminal and punch the conversion you want ? That's awesome
On Wed, Apr 11, 2018, 21:14 Erik Christiansen <dva...@internode.on.net> wrote: > On 11.04.18 15:08, John Kasunich wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 11, 2018, at 10:30 AM, David Berndt wrote: > > > I'm looking to output about 1000lbf in a linear direction via a > > > crank/slider or ballscrew with peak speed of about 1m/s. So that's a > real > > > 5hp of energy. > > > > Mixed units are making my head hurt.... > > > > 1000lbf = 4448 newtons I think? > > At 1m/s, that is 4448 watts. 1 HP = 746 watts, so 4454 watts = 5.96HP. > > Yup, that'd make my eyes water too ... unless we're on linux: > > $ units > ... > You have: 1000 lbf * 1 m/s > You want: hp > * 5.9651634 > / 0.16764 > > The reciprocal conversion can be suppressed by invoking "units -1". > > Erik > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
