Interesting to see that the "Cobra" lathe advertised on the back page of the current MEW has a 150HP motor. -- Richard Email address is valid but remove burrs before sending!
"Richard Edwards" wrote in message news:942754pjc89ofctj5r58vk8hbr09tdu3ap@4ax.com... > Interesting to see that the "Cobra" lathe advertised on the back page > of the current MEW has a 150HP motor. > > -- > > Richard Ah well you see it's the new conversion factors now in use. 1 watt now equals 1 HP. Presumable very small horses? Henry
Dragon wrote: > "Richard Edwards" wrote in message > news:942754pjc89ofctj5r58vk8hbr09tdu3ap@4ax.com... >> Interesting to see that the "Cobra" lathe advertised on the back page >> of the current MEW has a 150HP motor. >> >> -- >> >> Richard > > Ah well you see it's the new conversion factors now in use. > 1 watt now equals 1 HP. > Presumable very small horses? > > Henry > > It's the EU (RSPCA approved) health & safety horse as you aren't allowed to tire them out to much.
In article <wtM4k.163789$UP6.147538@newsfe14.ams2>, "Dragon" in uk.rec.models.engineering wrote: > >"Richard Edwards" wrote in message >news:942754pjc89ofctj5r58vk8hbr09tdu3ap@4ax.com... >> Interesting to see that the "Cobra" lathe advertised on the back page >> of the current MEW has a 150HP motor. >> >> -- >> >> Richard > >Ah well you see it's the new conversion factors now in use. >1 watt now equals 1 HP. >Presumable very small horses? > It works both ways: there's those 50Watt computer speakers powered by a fat plug marked "15Vdc out at 0.75 A". Regards, David P.
"David Powell" wrote in message news:08v754hu7hs4vso4mpfm01kgrctuh6667h@4ax.com... > In article <wtM4k.163789$UP6.147538@newsfe14.ams2>, > "Dragon" in > uk.rec.models.engineering wrote: > >> >>"Richard Edwards" wrote in message >>news:942754pjc89ofctj5r58vk8hbr09tdu3ap@4ax.com... >>> Interesting to see that the "Cobra" lathe advertised on the back page >>> of the current MEW has a 150HP motor. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Richard >> >>Ah well you see it's the new conversion factors now in use. >>1 watt now equals 1 HP. >>Presumable very small horses? >> > > It works both ways: there's those 50Watt computer speakers powered by > a fat plug marked "15Vdc out at 0.75 A". > > Regards, > > David P. That one looks like an example of the old PMOP trick to make audio amplifiers look better (well louder) than they are. Henry
