Lew Hodgett wrote:
Toller wrote:

Geez no; you can get 3hp on a 20a circuit and 5hp on a 30a circuit.

One horse is roughly 1200w.

Don't give up your day job to go into the electrical business.

Those numbers aren't all that bad. The amerages are reasonable numbers
for a 240V motor, as long as the breakers protecting the wires are sized
for the startup load.

The wattage number is a bit wonky, though still in the ballpark.

1HP is 746 watts, plus power factor correction, plus efficiency correction.

Chris