<Ross@home> wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:02:07 -0400, brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>
>>"jmcquown" wrote:
>>>
>>>I think the guys at the grocery store finally got fed up with my
>>>selecting
>>>meat and asking them to grind it for me. So I broke down and bought an
>>>electric meat grinder. It's mfg by Sky Enterprises USA and is a 2.6HP
>>>2000W
>>>grinder (with all the attachments, including those for stuffing sausage
>>>casings).
>>
>>Where did you buy that grinder?
>>
>>A 2.6 horsepower grinder is more then what's at most butcher shops.
>>So I looked it up...
>>If the specs are true it's a remarkabel bargain:
>
> Those numbers are just a sleazy way some companies use to grossly
> inflate the power of small electric motors. Creative marketing?
> What they show is not the continuous power rating. Rather it's the
> power calculated on the split second current draw at the instant of
> stall (locked rotor current).
> Even given a generous efficiency rating of 70%, a motor with a
> continuous power rating of 2.6 HP would draw approximately 24 amps at
> 115 volts. That'll kick off your normal household breaker in an
> instant.
> So, you take your new grinder, cut up some meat, feed it through the
> grinder and if it gives you the results you're looking for, be happy.
>
> Ross


I'm not the one who was questioning or complaining about the "specs". I
merely reported what was advertised for the grinder I purchased. I'm sure
I'll be perfectly happy with it

Jill