Convert 38 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 38 watts? What is 38 watts in horsepower? 38 W to HP conversion.
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38 Watts ≈
0.050958839 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
38 watts is equal to about 0.0510 horsepower.
To a Percentage
38 watts ≈ 5.10% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
38 watts
= 3.8 x 101 watts
≈ 5.09588 x 10-2 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.