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<blockquote data-quote="Mack45" data-source="post: 1619543" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>That 37 amp thing is one of the misleading, marketing things they put on a lot of electrical equipment to make it sound more powerful. It is probably the locked rotor current that is present only for a very short time until the motor comes up to speed. Locked rotor is typically 6 times the actual run current. So if you divide the 37 amps by 6 you get a little more that 6 amps which is probably what the shop vac pulls once it starts. But the gen will actually see the 37 amps for a short time, like less than a second. I would guess the shop vac motor is probably 3/4 horsepower.</p><p>I think that _CY_ has hit it on the head. Curious to hear if the generator will power up something larger than the drill but smaller than the shop vac. Short of rebuilding the carb, you might try running it with a little seafoam in the tank for a while first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mack45, post: 1619543, member: 34"] That 37 amp thing is one of the misleading, marketing things they put on a lot of electrical equipment to make it sound more powerful. It is probably the locked rotor current that is present only for a very short time until the motor comes up to speed. Locked rotor is typically 6 times the actual run current. So if you divide the 37 amps by 6 you get a little more that 6 amps which is probably what the shop vac pulls once it starts. But the gen will actually see the 37 amps for a short time, like less than a second. I would guess the shop vac motor is probably 3/4 horsepower. I think that _CY_ has hit it on the head. Curious to hear if the generator will power up something larger than the drill but smaller than the shop vac. Short of rebuilding the carb, you might try running it with a little seafoam in the tank for a while first. [/QUOTE]
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