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11-04-2019, 03:25 PM | #1 |
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Torque dimension
Hi, is there a difference between "foot/pounds" and "foot/lbs"? I'm irritated.
Thanks in advance!
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11-04-2019, 03:51 PM | #2 |
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Re: Torque dimension
lbs is the abbreviation for pounds.
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11-04-2019, 04:00 PM | #3 |
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Re: Torque dimension
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11-04-2019, 04:42 PM | #4 |
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Re: Torque dimension
Just to make it more confusing,
Some folks, like me, just say #, lbs or pounds The real term is pound/feet This language is strange isn't it. |
11-04-2019, 04:52 PM | #5 |
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Re: Torque dimension
Then you have inch pounds that read 1/12th of foot pounds.
Metric people think Americans are crazy...
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11-05-2019, 07:39 AM | #6 |
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11-05-2019, 08:52 AM | #7 |
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Not that it makes any difference with a Model A , they don't care.
Torque as in fasteners is pound/feet or Newton/meters. In other words force first. Torque as in engine output is foot/pounds. About as clear as mud. One deals with rotation while the other is linear. Pretty much all one cares about is the number/# they have the set the wrench to. |
11-05-2019, 09:34 AM | #8 |
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Re: Torque dimension
Made me look. Lb is abbreviation for Latin libra, meaning "balance" or "scales". Libra pondo = a pound by weight. Google is your friend.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/...ight.%E2%80%9D |
11-05-2019, 01:00 PM | #9 |
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I suppose that's why the English are leaving the EU because they did not make the transition to metric? :-)
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