Torque?

[PAR_WIG1350]

Originally Posted by Ninja_Bait

I like to use ounce-miles.

1ounce*1mile/1 * 5280 ft/1 mile * 1lbf/16oz = 5280/16 ft*lbf = 330 foot-pounds. Actually, that isn't an unreasonable unit for some applications, impact wrenches come to mind (especially the big pneumatic ones).

[Chris Hibner]

Originally Posted by Ninja_Bait

I like to use ounce-miles.

I had a first year college class where we were reviewing unit conversion. In one of the problems the professor had us calculate the speed of an object in furlongs per fortnight. Every time I think of unit conversions, I laugh about that.

[DonRotolo]

How about kilogram-miles?

[PAR_WIG1350]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

How about kilogram-miles?

kilogram--> unit of mass, not force

sorry, I just had to say it. If enough people know it, maybe motor specs won't use kg-cm as torque units anymore