"fred" wrote in message
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On Friday, February 7, 2020 at 12:49:14 AM UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
fred wrote:
What is the power difference approximately between a 700w motor and a
550w induction motor in a pillar drill ?

Mine is a 500w induction motor and have rarely found it lacking in
torque.
Although I only ever use the lowest speed gearing anyway.

The previous one was IIRC 350w and prone to stall when using things like
a
hole saw.

Of course as with everything, you can never have excess power. ;-)

to paraphrase 'You cant' be too thin or too rich and now also too
powerful'

You can actually be too thin, that can be the evidence that its killing you.