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by ryanmarsh 3660 days ago
How many watts can you reasonably generate with 3 hp?
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userbinator 3660 days ago
Approximately 2237.
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geon 3660 days ago
I was going to nitpick about efficiency of the generator not being 100 %, but apparently a generator can be 99 % effective.
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ChuckMcM 3659 days ago
Yeah, if you start from the break HP of the motor, pretty much all the work can be converted into electricity. If you start from the energy in the fuel, and go all the way to the generator, its like 50%.
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