Re: (ET) walk behind electric tractor?

["David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <roden ald net>]

On 14 Feb 2003 at 11:07, SteveS wrote:

> Reminds me of the old "Peak IHF Music Power Rating" for advertising 
> power out
> on early stereo amps! (or do I date myself?)

No more than I date myself, 'cause I remember it too.  Peak IHF Music 
Power 
was, IIRC, one channel driven at 1kHz with astronomical distortion, with 
all 
the waveform jiggery-pokery.   And probably with the operator reading the 
meter while standing at about a 60 degree angle to the left (so the needle 
looked like it was reading higher).

And what do you know -- it seems to have resurfaced as the PMPO ("peak 
music 
power output") rating now given to cheap amplified computer speakers.

> Before you get too excited, it's 1/2 hp folks. 

Also -- is it for real?  The web page says "Our first production lot of 
this 
product is scheduled to be available in the early spring of 2001."  Either 
they haven't updated the web page in about 3 years, or the introduction 
date 
has, shall we say, slipped a bit.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
1991 Solectria Force 144vac
1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc
1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc
1974 Avco New Idea 36vdc
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