Convert 8 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 8 horsepower? What is 8 horsepower in watts? 8 HP to W conversion.
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8 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
5,965.5990 Watts
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Result in Plain English
8 horsepower is equal to about 5,970 watts.
In Scientific Notation
8 horsepower
= 8 x 100 horsepower
≈ 5.9656 x 103 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.
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.