I'm a bit confused by your setup -- are you driving a linear load (with an "arm" on the motor) or a rotational load? What speed does the motor turn at? Cheers, -Neil. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donovan Parks" To: Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 1:57 PM Subject: [OT]: Physics Help - Force exerted by 1HP motor > Hello, > > I have a 1 HP motor (= 0.75kW = 553 foot lbs/sec) and need to know how much > force it can exert. I am looking for a 'best case' estimate - that is, what > is the most force it can exert if everything where ideal. What I am > thinking, is that if I have a load cell fixed to a wall then what will it > read. > > Power = Work / time = Force * distance / time > > So, Force = Power * time / distance > > At this point, my physics fails me. Certainly the time the motor acts on my > load cell will not effect the measurement and there is no distance > travelled.... help - where am I going wrong. > > Regards, > Donovan Parks > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu