Sears and many others state their HP (often in small print)as instantaneous HP.I spent many years in the electrical field,about 20 as an electrician, and in the real world this is no load power. The true HP is stated as the full load power or HP. An approximate way to determine no-load HP is Volts times amps divided by 746- although it disregards power factor this is very close. To say this is misleading advertising is being kind. Buy the Porter Cable.
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Jerry |