Convert 1,200 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 1,200 watts? What is 1.2 thousand watts in horsepower? 1,200 W to HP conversion.
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1,200 Watts ≈
1.6092265 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
1,200 watts is equal to about 1.61 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
1,200 watts
= 1.2 x 103 watts
≈ 1.60923 x 100 horsepower
Watts
A watt is the standard unit of power. It is the power needed to do one joule of work per second. A typical incandescent light bulb uses 40-100 watts.
Horsepower
Mechanical horsepower is commonly used to measure the maximum power of a car's engine in the United States. It is slightly different than Metric horsepower, which is used in Europe.