Judging by this article, though, it looks like they're doing the next worst thing: torque. I'll let you take a guess what units they'd standardize on. Hint: it's not newton meters.
Remek On Feb 1, 2008 7:33 PM, Michael G. Koerner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From the 2008-02-01 Milwaukee, WI Journal-Sentinal (ran on the front page > below the fold): > > http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=713480 > > "Seems the term, 'horsepower' is going the way of the buggy > > By RICK BARRETT > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Posted: Jan. 31, 2008 > > When you buy lawn and garden equipment this spring, a familiar old term - > horsepower - will be missing from many engines. > > Blame it on lawyers, or engine makers who might have fudged the numbers, > but > horsepower is no longer the gold standard for small gasoline engines. > > Sears, for example, now advertises some lawn mowers rated by horsepower, > others by torque, and still others by cubic centimeters. And some mowers > have > no such designation at all. > > "Unfortunately, we are not giving consumers the answers they want," said > Bill > Rotter, an owner of National Ace Hardware stores in the Milwaukee area. > > There's no longer a horsepower rating for many Briggs & Stratton engines. > Last > year, Briggs chose torque as its rating system for push mowers, snow > throwers, > pressure washers and generators." > > (See link for rest of article) > > No mention of watts, but it appears to be a start. > > -- > ___________________________________________ ____ > _______________ > Regards, | |\ ____ > | | | | |\ > Michael G. Koerner May they | | | | | | rise > again! > Appleton, Wisconsin USA | | | | | | > ___________________________________________ | | | | | | > _______________ > >
