A Simpler Explanation Of The Measurement Of ONE HORSE POWER
One horsepower equals 550 foot pounds (pound feet) per second. In high school, in physics class, I generated 1 horsepower by running up a flight of stairs. :) Housted
Forum Discussion
Dusty R wrote:
I don't know why but I have found that it takes a 2hp gas engine to do the same work that a 1hp electric motor will do.
Dusty
Since horsepower is horsepower - of course there have to be other factors at play.
Instantaneous-response shaft torque of an electric motor over that of a gas engine, for instance?
However once the torque change has been dealt with and the load is back to running as steady-state - and if the proper gearing is used for both spinning motors for conversion of their horsepower - then a 1 HP gas engine must be able to do the same as a 1 HP electric motor.
