The other factor is that no one I found actually publishes the Constant K figure, which I had to work backward to find from a manual that offered me total watts, max torque output as Newton Meters, and the corresponding no-load max speeds. Combining this together, and using this as anything other than the roughest of estimates would be misleading.
I originally wrote this article back in In , Stuart over at ToolGuyd who holds a Ph. UWO is simply a value for which no useful cross-brand torque specs can be extracted. Well, yes… and no. If you are trying to find what drill has more overall power, Unit Watts Out is a great way to compare.
However, two drills can have the same Unit Watts Out rating, but one has higher torque on the low-speed setting. It is a combination of the two that gets results. Unit Watts Out is measured by a machine that takes into account how much speed the chuck has along with the amount of resistance which requires torque and has several different settings and tells the engineer the maximum that it produced. This most likely occurs in mode 2 on a three-speed drill.
If you need the maximum possible torque for an application, then you need to know the max torque outputs for the drills you are considering.
Ideally, knowing the Unit Watts Out and how it is translated as the max torque would be a measure that combines both into a truly useful set of numbers. It would be great to set up a shootout and know the overall power ratings before I even started testing. It would be great if all of them would put one more line to their spec sheet. Most would need to include that Unit Watts Out value. DeWalt and Porter-Cable would simply need to publish torque ratings again.
Then, you and I could decide based on which measurement of power was most applicable to us. One last note about the equations I gave you. Please understand that they are virtually irrelevant.
Statistically, there is too much error there to account for. It will change from tool to tool. On the clock, Kenny dives deep to discover the practical limits and comparative differences for all kinds of tools. Off the clock, his faith and love for his family are his top priorities, and you'll typically find him in the kitchen, on his bike he's an Ironman , or taking folks out for a day of fishing on Tampa Bay.
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