I found this article about electric motor horsepower that answered a lot of
my questions.
http://www.bacharach-training.com/norm/electric.htm
BillG
OKC
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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mike Rambour
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:49 PM
To: Karl Vacek
Cc: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] single vs. dual stage compressors
Karl Vacek wrote:
> Then there are horsepower ratings. I hope Randall will expand on this
> because I really don't like thinking about electronics, but be aware
> that horsepower ratings are often a complete fairy tale, particularly
> in consumer brands. I strictly look at voltage and amperage, and
> compare from there.
AGREED, I learned while shopping Craftsman stuff...IGNORE the HP
rating, look at the amperage draw of the motor, there is just no way
that Craftsman motors can put out 5HP with only 12amp draws, they rate
them differently I forget which, startup or stall or who knows. The
amperage is the true HP of the motor.
mike
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