Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Jim Wilkins" Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking Subject: Re: Stupid (Big) Small Tool Score - SCORE! Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 07:17:53 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 18 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:18:42 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="767c9e46aacd07b34b7453a05c524170"; logging-data="3164455"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18We69rc/nYXblN2/XfSOK+kSumYv0vvb0=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:kqe5W5VcIZ4G3QUjyMKC/0NiHtY= In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V16.4.3505.912 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 16.4.3505.912 X-Antivirus: AVG (VPS 240625-0, 6/24/2024), Outbound message X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Priority: 3 Bytes: 2314 X-Original-Lines: 1 "Clare Snyder" wrote in message news:me919jl1mokcdj1thq62getmq7o0ctv952@4ax.com... The CH stuff is not what it used to be and the 5 is REALLY a 3.5 or 3.75 and the 7.5 is an honest 5, in my experience. It took a 5HP current production replacement motor to replace the old 3.5 I had on my compressor. ------------------------- Mine is an 80 gallon Husky that apparently fell over, it had a small base and is very top heavy. I got it for $75 minus the control and compressor head and put an HF replacement on it. The tank claims 7 HP peak, the original motor's label gives 2.98 KW (3.99 HP) and the wattmeter I added shows 2.4 KW (3.2 HP) with a smaller than original pulley. I'm not suggesting that an air compressor deserves a wattmeter, it serves as a 240V 100A Kill-A-Watt to display power to other things I can plug in for testing such as a 240V Variac.