Jronman Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 Would anyone like to explain what unit watts out is and what in/lbs is. Why does SB&D use UWO on their drills instead of in/lbs like other companies. Are there any key differences, advantages, disadvantages to using UWO? Should other companies switch there drills to UWO or stay with in/lbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 If you go on Dewalts european websites they will show the power output in NM which can be converted into inch/foot-pounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmcmillan Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 in-lb is the torque, typically hard torque which is how tight it's going to get something like a bottomed out bolt. Soft torque is rarely specified but that's how hard it can realistically push while driving in something like a lag. UWO stands for unit watts out which is the power. That'll approximate how fast the tool will run when bogging down at a given torque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 Dewalts round about way of making up stats so they sound fancy and can't compare to other companies, I remember at one point there is only a loosely mathematic something or other to convert to in lb of torque, maybe it's theoretical power some over paid engineer came up with Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeating3 Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 UWO is just the power generated (in watts) when the drill or whatever is going full tilt. Torque is a measure of the drills ability to turn an object, like a screw. Using similar units, UWO is in Nm/s (Newton-metres per second) and torque is in Nm (Newton-metres). The reasoning from Dewalt is that looking at torque over time gives a more accurate description of a drill's potential than peak torque (which is, I think, what most torque listings tend to be; thank you Surge marketing materials). This reasoning makes sense to me because you run a drill over a period of time rather than for an instant. Any engineers on the board might have a more informed opinion than I do about this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpamatmat Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 UWO is a unit of measurement used if one manufacture cannot beat another manufactures in*lbs rating Kidding, jkeating3's response seems reasonable to me. 52 minutes ago, jkeating3 said: UWO is just the power generated (in watts) when the drill or whatever is going full tilt. Torque is a measure of the drills ability to turn an object, like a screw. Using similar units, UWO is in Nm/s (Newton-metres per second) and torque is in Nm (Newton-metres). The reasoning from Dewalt is that looking at torque over time gives a more accurate description of a drill's potential than peak torque (which is, I think, what most torque listings tend to be; thank you Surge marketing materials). This reasoning makes sense to me because you run a drill over a period of time rather than for an instant. Any engineers on the board might have a more informed opinion than I do about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rma Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 They just don’t want you to compare their product with another that’s what it comes down to. so you have a hard time trying to figure out what the differences are. plain and simple. They can’t just come out with the same standards as everybody else. To me it’s like they’re trying to hide something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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