I have a 1.75Kw VL300 (original from Australia not the woodcraft version) sitting at my Vicmarc dealership here in Western Canada. I ordered a 3HP lathe, is the 1.75Kw lathe a 3HP or 2HP? I was told by an electrician that when you divide Watts by 746 you get HP so that means 1750 / 746 = 2.3 HP. I was also told that because of the frequency converter and 3Phase motor that the 1.75Kw actually produces 3HP. At the moment I am a bit confused by all the seemingly conflicting information provided to me, I thought that the 1.75Kw is a 2HP and the 2.2Kw is a 3HP. Could anybody clarify this for me?