Convert 8 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 8 watts? What is 8 watts in horsepower? 8 W to HP conversion.
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8 Watts ≈
0.010728177 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
8 watts is equal to about 0.0107 horsepower.
To a Percentage
8 watts ≈ 1.07% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
8 watts
= 8 x 100 watts
≈ 1.07282 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.