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Will a 1/3 horse power sump pump motor burn up at half power?

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03-04-2010, 01:18

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Re: Will a 1/3 horse power sump pump motor burn up at half power?

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Originally Posted by EricH

Power (or energy): force*distance.

power and energy are not the same thing.

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Work: power/time.

you have that backwards.

power = work/time

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Gearboxes multiply and divide torque and rotational speed, which translates via wheels to linear power and linear speed.

torque translates to linear force, not linear power.

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