Convert 127 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 127 watts? What is 127 watts in horsepower? 127 W to HP conversion.
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127 Watts ≈
0.17030981 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
127 watts is equal to about 0.170 horsepower.
To a Percentage
127 watts ≈ 17.0% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
127 watts
= 1.27 x 102 watts
≈ 1.7031 x 10-1 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.