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Mike_In_Plano
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I'm a sparky, so forgive my ignorance regarding many things mechanical...
I'm puzzled why a small air motor that's rated to put out about 3.5 shaft watts requires 4.3 CFM @ 60PSI while the compressor on the other end is rated to consume roughly 1200 watts to maintain the flow at the stated pressure.
Is it likely that I'm reading the specs incorrectly, are the CFM values quantified differently at the two ends, or is this process so horridly inefficient?
Best Regards,
- Mike
I'm puzzled why a small air motor that's rated to put out about 3.5 shaft watts requires 4.3 CFM @ 60PSI while the compressor on the other end is rated to consume roughly 1200 watts to maintain the flow at the stated pressure.
Is it likely that I'm reading the specs incorrectly, are the CFM values quantified differently at the two ends, or is this process so horridly inefficient?
Best Regards,
- Mike