On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:37:30 -0800, Lew Hodgett wrote:

Thanks Lew, that's useful information. I wonder when the use of "peak"
horsepower became common?
---------------------------------------------------- "Peak" HP is a
marketing gimmick that ONLY applies to some specific applications such
as vacuum cleaners.

That may be all it *applies* to, but it's used on just about everything.
Looked at router horsepower claims lately? Or any power tool from Sears?

I notice that Lowes is advertising a couple of Steel City "1.5HP" table
saws on their website. When you check the specs, the amps are shown as
"0.0". Guess that's one way of obfuscating the facts :-).

On a more hopeful note, I see a lot of products are now just stating amps
- no horsepower rating.

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