From: Paul A. Thomas (bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com)
Date: Mon Oct 20 2003 - 21:03:19 PDT
Thanks Arthur, that's what I was searching for
Paul
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At 11:34 PM 10/20/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>To find the wattage requirements for an electric motor, multiply the
>horsepower rating by 746. Then divide the answer by 120 (or 240) to find
>amperage draw. Remember that an electric motor will draw up to several
>times its running current, when starting.
>
>apb
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul A. Thomas" <bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 9:59 PM
>Subject: Re: [MV] Wiring for Air Compressor
>
>
> > > It'll just need lots of amps.
> >
> > None of the spec sheets I've seen have the Amps required listed. Nor
> > Watts... only Volts. My fuzzy recollection of working with electricity
>says
> > I need more than that to compute the amps required, both running and start
> > up.. Does that sound right? Or is there a way to pull the required amp
>info
> > from something like this
> >
> >
>http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00919260000&tab=specs#tablink
> >
> > I can't afford to replace my electrical service, so am looking to do as
> > well as I can with what I now have. And am happy to avoid doing laundry
>if
> > it will help the compressor run. <g>
> >
> >
> > Thanks guys
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
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