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Originally Posted by phoebeisis
40NM is about 28lb-ft of torque.
Wow, somebody other than me who remembers the correct English units for torque! :-)

I've given up correcting folks who ignorantly use "foot pounds" when they should be referring to lb-ft.

The foot pound is a unit of work or energy. The pound foot is the unit of torque. At least that's what I learned in high-school physics.

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