You don't have enough info on the motor. Idealy what you need is the stall
torque, which can be determined if you know what the voltage rating of the
motor is. TTYL

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> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Donovan Parks
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 14:57
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> 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
>
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