Engine/Motor
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Originally Posted by oldmaninva
Anybody got a simple explination of the difference in a Motor and an Engine?
I agree with almost every other reply in this thread.
I guess (as has been said) the only difference is 'the spelling'.
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From: Lynchburg Virginia.
Thanks everyone, I ran into a friend of mine last night who is an engineer and he gave me the following explination:
"A motor produces Torque WITHOUT motion"
" An engine MUST have motion to produce Torque"
If you could hold the shaft on an elictric motor and stop it you would feel that it is still trying to turn, same with a vacume moter (wipers,vent door,etc), air motor (air wrench). If you could stop an engine by hand once it stops there is no more power being produced. Seems simple to me. Doug.
"A motor produces Torque WITHOUT motion"
" An engine MUST have motion to produce Torque"
If you could hold the shaft on an elictric motor and stop it you would feel that it is still trying to turn, same with a vacume moter (wipers,vent door,etc), air motor (air wrench). If you could stop an engine by hand once it stops there is no more power being produced. Seems simple to me. Doug.
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