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bill barlow | 23:11 Fri 22nd Sep 2017 | How it Works
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If an electric motor is rated at 1.5 Kw is that the power consumption or max. output??
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"Mechanical equipment: Equipment is generally rated by the power they will deliver, for example, at the shaft of an electric or hydraulic motor. The power input to the equipment will be greater owing to the less than 100% efficiency of the device"

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23:16 Fri 22nd Sep 2017
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It is the maximum power output.

1.5 kilowatt = 2.010 723 860 6 horsepower [electric]
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