how would you determin the horsepower of a motor without a
nameplate

Answer Posted / prof. dr. k. manjunath

CONDUCT HEAT RUN TEST, PLOT TEMPERATURE TIME CURVE AND THEN
USE RMS POWER METHOD FIND ITS POWER RATING. THEREAFTER YOU
CAN COMPUTE THE HP BY USING THE RELATION 1 HP = 735.5 WATTS

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