Convert 208 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 208 watts? What is 208 watts in horsepower? 208 W to HP conversion.
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208 Watts ≈
0.27893259 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
208 watts is equal to about 0.279 horsepower.
To a Percentage
208 watts ≈ 27.9% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
208 watts
= 2.08 x 102 watts
≈ 2.78933 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.