[TheForge] Smithing question

[Andy Vida]

1 hp is the power required to lift 33,000 pounds 1 foot in 1 minute,
or about 745 watts.  It is a measure of power that varies not with the
source or nature of the power.  It is a scalar quantity.

As far as I recall, the 33K # was the weight that a typical horse could
lift 1 foot in 1 minute through tackle back in the days when the unit
was first devised, which accounts for the odd-seeming number.

Phlip wrote:
> 
> Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...
> 
> > Thanks Dave:
> >
> > I knew you couldn't believe HP ratings on many motors anymore but AM a bit
> > surprised HP is HP watt ever it's turned to. <grin>
> >
> > Torque x RPM I can handle.
> >
> > Thanks again.
> >
> > Frosty
> 
> HP, if I remember my physica classes properly, is a set measurement, like
> watts, or inches, or the like. I just can'r remember what it's proprtional
> to, and I'd have no clue as to how it's applied to electric motors... I just
> try to use the numbers to get the most bang for my buck- what I'm supposed
> to need, plus 10-50%, if possible.
> 
> Saint Phlip,
> CoDoLDS
> 
> "When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
>  Blacksmith's credo.
> 
>  If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
> cat.
> 
> Never a horse that cain't be rode,
> And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
> 
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