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minus-squareWesternInfidels@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month ago30W is 0.04 HP. That engine is just way, way bigger than you’d use if you were designing something like this from scratch, I think. Like putting a truck engine in a go kart, and being surprised that uses a lot of gas.
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month ago 30W is 0.04 HP anything but metric :/
minus-squareWesternInfidels@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoI like metric fine, I just figure US audience is more familiar with small engine HP.
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoIn the US, most small engines are rated in CC’s, like for lawnmowers, mopeds, etc. but then tiny motors are back to HP, like a 1/3 HP sump pump. Makes sense to someone, I guess.
30W is 0.04 HP. That engine is just way, way bigger than you’d use if you were designing something like this from scratch, I think. Like putting a truck engine in a go kart, and being surprised that uses a lot of gas.
anything but metric :/
I like metric fine, I just figure US audience is more familiar with small engine HP.
In the US, most small engines are rated in CC’s, like for lawnmowers, mopeds, etc. but then tiny motors are back to HP, like a 1/3 HP sump pump.
Makes sense to someone, I guess.