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"CM – I thought the max wattage output of the Levo was 530?
SB – That’s correct. The maximum output of the motor, but, it’s kind of funny
that they use the same terminology. A 250 watt motor that can put out 530
watts is kind of funny. There’s a nominal size of the motor that has to be
restricted. It’s like saying that your car has to be five liters or less. You
can’t have a seven liter V8 or something like that. It does not have to do
with how much power.
CM – Okay, so it’s equivalent to displacement for an internal combustion
engine?
SB – Precisely."
That's funny that Mr. Benedict finds it funny. I find that particular answer
tragic. He might as well have bleeted or barked or not answered at all. Every
standard electric motor has a (fairly constant) maximum power input that it
can convert into work (movement). Anything above that gets turned into heat
and damage to the motor. That "certain power input" is the power rating and
its base SI unit is the watt. The Levo has one. It's a figure of three
numerical digits. So…? Loud and clear, please.
As for Cam - sorry man, but to let him off the hook with the (inaccurate)
combustion engine analogy was kinda soft. Come on. 3 liters in a trashy old
pickup will squeeze out 150 horsepower and 3 liters in a short-stroke F1
engine from 10 years ago will put out 900. It says nothing on its own.
Dec. 22, 2016, 3:41 p.m. - zire
#!markdown "CM – I thought the max wattage output of the Levo was 530? SB – That’s correct. The maximum output of the motor, but, it’s kind of funny that they use the same terminology. A 250 watt motor that can put out 530 watts is kind of funny. There’s a nominal size of the motor that has to be restricted. It’s like saying that your car has to be five liters or less. You can’t have a seven liter V8 or something like that. It does not have to do with how much power. CM – Okay, so it’s equivalent to displacement for an internal combustion engine? SB – Precisely." That's funny that Mr. Benedict finds it funny. I find that particular answer tragic. He might as well have bleeted or barked or not answered at all. Every standard electric motor has a (fairly constant) maximum power input that it can convert into work (movement). Anything above that gets turned into heat and damage to the motor. That "certain power input" is the power rating and its base SI unit is the watt. The Levo has one. It's a figure of three numerical digits. So…? Loud and clear, please. As for Cam - sorry man, but to let him off the hook with the (inaccurate) combustion engine analogy was kinda soft. Come on. 3 liters in a trashy old pickup will squeeze out 150 horsepower and 3 liters in a short-stroke F1 engine from 10 years ago will put out 900. It says nothing on its own.