"B A R R Y" wrote in message
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:53:30 -0700, "
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Have you ever noticed that in the horsepower place on the motor
dataplate it says something like "SPL"?

The motor mfg doesn't want to be complicit on the out right lying
done by the compressor mfgs, who never heard that 750 watts = 1 hp.

NOTHING beats Shop-Vac HP ratings.

6HP from a 15 amp 120v outlet! Awesome! G

240% efficiency is very impressive--for a single phase motor!

The last time that I wandered through the tool department at Sears, I saw
what appeared to be the same compressor that I used to own. Mine could
manage about 2CFM at 40PSI, and claimed to be 2HP on the aforementioned 120V
circuit--IIRC with a continued draw of about 10A. The new ones were
claiming either 4 or 6 CFM, and I believe that the pressure may have been
higher as well, on the same electrical power. So the problem is not new,
but it is getting much worse.

Peter
(In the future, tools will be rated like sound systems.)