Convert 5 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 5 watts? What is 5 watts in horsepower? 5 W to HP conversion.
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5 Watts ≈
0.0067051104 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
5 watts is equal to about 6.71 thousandths of a horsepower.
To a Percentage
5 watts ≈ 0.671% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
5 watts
= 5 x 100 watts
≈ 6.70511 x 10-3 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.