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Charles A. Sherwood
 
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The Baldor is rated at 1.5 hp, but unless you are using it the motor
is not going to draw much current. The better the motor the less
current it will draw.


Well if you do the math 2.5amps @ 240V 3 ph is
2.5*240*1.7 = 1000 watts. No way is that 1.5HP.
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